| 单词 | in ribbons |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin ribbons P1. in ribbons: in torn strips suggestive of ribbons; in tatters; in shreds; also figurative. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a fragment > torn off > torn strip(s) stripping1601 targeta1774 rata1796 in ribbons1820 flinders1869 1820 P. B. Shelley Vision of Sea in Prometheus Unbound 174 The rags of the sail Are flickering in ribbons within the fierce gale. 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Bliss 137 Now my best little Teneriffe-work teacloth is simply in ribbons. 1943 Chicago Tribune 22 Oct. 18/4 The digs will start coming your way... You can take your reputation home in ribbons. 1996 S. Deane Reading in Dark (1997) i. 28 The slashed wallpaper was hanging down in ribbons. < as lemmas |
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