单词 | in dry dock |
释义 | > as lemmasin dry dock b. in dry dock (figurative): inactive, unemployed; in quarantine; in hospital. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adverb] > confined by ill health abedc1475 in dry dock1927 the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > unoccupied [phrase] out of play1661 at libertya1690 in dry dock1927 society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed servicelessc1450 unlabouredc1450 masterless1471 unwrought1550 unplaced1558 labourless1576 flag-fallen1609 unlabouring1619 disemployed1651 hireless1651 unengaged1654 unemployed1667 unworking1696 untoiling1748 workless1758 occupationless1822 placeless1828 out of work1833 non-working1841 unhired1852 jobless1862 out of (or in) collar1862 non-employed1876 spare1919 on the beach1923 in dry dock1927 off-the-job1950 on (also upon) the street(s)1980 unwaged1981 1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 58 Those who have been in close contact with the infected patient may have to remain in quarantine or dry-dock. 1929 H. A. Vachell Virgin iii. 55 June found herself in dry dock, and likely to remain there, when her services were most in demand. 1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel 153 Janey I'm in dry-dock girl. < as lemmas |
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