单词 | all-round man |
释义 | > as lemmasall-round man all-round man n. colloquial a man (originally a cricketer) with ability in many departments; an all-rounder. ΚΠ 1863 Illustr. London News 31 Jan. 119/1 Surely three all-round men can be found in the two ‘Elevens’ to beard the Cambridge trio. 1895 W. James in Psychol. Rev. 2 293 We find the all-round men like Washington, Cavour, and Gladstone. 1943 H. G. Lamond From Tariaro to Ross Roy 27 Shearers then were bushmen, all round men, who did all classes of station work. 1992 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Jan. 37 Despite more than half a century of enforced immobility, David was an all-round man. < as lemmas |
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