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单词 in-and-outer
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in-and-outer
in-and-outer n. one who is only moderately skilled or is erratic in performance; one who holds office intermittently.
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the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > inconstant person or thing > inconstant person
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1905 Outing Feb. 572/2 Whippets run in more consistent form than horses, and there are few ‘in-and-outers’.
1934 E. B. Marks They All Sang 210 He was an in-and-outer..and this was one of his ‘out’ periods.
1952 Assoc. Press 8 Oct. Reynolds has 30 knockouts among his 52 victories but he has been an in-and-outer.
1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 29 Mar. 53/3 There are a great many ‘in-and-outers’ who know mighty little of the art of breeding.
1967 Economist 5 Aug. 496/1 The British unfamiliarity with the American concept of ‘ins and outers’—men who alternate between private careers and public service.
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