单词 | in places |
释义 | > as lemmasin places (e) in places: in some locations or parts, esp. when these are distributed incidentally within a larger whole. Cf. in parts at part n.1 Phrases 1a(a)(ii). ΚΠ 1787 G. Washington Diary 25 Oct. (1979) V. 207 These potatoes were also missing in places, and more in the undunged than dunged part. 1853 F. H. Scott Routes Penins. India 169 Covered with a low jungle very thick in places. 1880 Chicago Med. Jrnl. 41 522 On examination, the epithelium of the tongue was patchy, thick in places and thin in others. 1922 D. H. Lawrence England my England 132 And I sensed I was a prisoner, for the snow was everywhere deep, and drifted in places. 1924 A. D. Sedgwick Little French Girl ii. v. 139 The long iron staircase down the face of the cliff was almost as steep as a fire escape in places. 1970 Guardian 1 Aug. 5/7 Main Street, built for horses and carts and largely unchanged since the days of the Brontës, is so narrow in places that large vehicles can hardly pass each other. 2017 National (Scotl.) (Nexis) 13 Feb. It is a controversial film but I think people will be fascinated by it. They can expect some fireworks and it is funny in places. < as lemmas |
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