| 单词 | light at the end of the tunnel |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslight at the end of the tunnel f. Applied figuratively to a prolonged period of difficulty, suffering, etc. Frequently in light at the end of the tunnel and the like: a long-awaited sign that a period of hardship or adversity is nearing an end. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > time of > prolonged Way of the Cross?1504 siege1840 tunnel1879 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [noun] > sign inspiring hope light at the end of the tunnel1922 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 7 July (1956) VII. 178 Though I am getting out of the tunnel into daylight, this renewal of weakness..makes it seem as if we should be wiser to defer the visit. 1899 H. James Awkward Age x. xxxvii. 437 We've worked through the dark tunnel of artificial reserves. 1922 J. M. Murry Let. in A. Alpers Life K. Mansfield (1980) xx. 359 I begin to feel that the horror may move away and that there is a big round spot of real daylight at the end of the tunnel. 1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xxxv. 283 The work..seemed to him a long way off,..seen at the end of a tunnel. It had retreated from him. 1971 Guardian 6 Sept. 2/5 The world has reached a crucial point in its drive to reduce illiteracy, UNESCO reports today. There is now ‘light at the end of the tunnel’. 1975 Ld. Robbins Against Inflation (1979) xviii. 89 I confess I do not understand the suggestion..that there is any strong light at the end of the tunnel, the way we are going now. < as lemmas |
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