| 单词 | heave-ho |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheave-ho heave-ho v. (intransitive) to cry ‘heave ho!’; also v. transitive, to heave or lift with force. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > lift or take up > lift with force heave1715 heave-ho1964 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 81 They were heave-hoing, stopping and unstopping, pawling, catting, and fishing, for three hours. 1964 New Yorker 18 Jan. 84 A groaning mass of men heave-ho'd the snow car up the ramp. 1968 Listener 5 Dec. 768 During a rehearsal of Billy Budd, a singer was asked why he was just lolling about in the wings, not heave~hoing with the rest of them. 1971 Guardian Weekly 7 Aug. 17 The [Congolese] women who, apparently 12 months pregnant, nonetheless are constantly hauling and heave-hoing on this packing case of merchandise or that basket full of provisions. < as lemmas |
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