英语词汇“long drink of water”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

colloquial and humorous (originally U.S.) long (also tall) drink of water and variants: a tall, slim, long-limbed person.In early use chiefly mildly derogatory, suggesting a lack of strength, vitality, distinctive character, etc. Later also used appreciatively, esp. in the form long cool drink of water.

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1913 Technol. Rev. Nov. 670 Harry Waterfall, that long drink of water, built much like the ‘sec.’, has left the employ of the Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company.

1920 R. W. Ritchie Trails to Two Moons 183 A-Long-Drink-of-Water, the town denominated this pale, rather sickly young man.

1939 D. Stote Men too wear Clothes iii. 39 A vest with long-ish ends with the points rather wide apart will make a broad line that helps to take away that long-drink-of-water suggestion.

1963 Billboard 14 Sept. 13/2 Ruth Gillis, a tall drink of water with an excellent voice and delivery, is also a delight.

1983 P. Gzowski Unbroken Line iv. 214 The horseman in charge at Fox Run was..a long, cool drink of water.

1996 C. Brookmyre Quite Ugly One Morning viii. 48 Miserable-looking sod called McGregor and a big drink of water named Gow.

2007 Wall St. Jrnl. 27 Mar. d7/2 In build, he's a long drink of water.

单词	long drink of water
释义	> as lemmas long (also tall) drink of water colloquial and humorous (originally U.S.) long (also tall) drink of water and variants: a tall, slim, long-limbed person.In early use chiefly mildly derogatory, suggesting a lack of strength, vitality, distinctive character, etc. Later also used appreciatively, esp. in the form long cool drink of water. ΚΠ 1913 Technol. Rev. Nov. 670 Harry Waterfall, that long drink of water, built much like the ‘sec.’, has left the employ of the Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company. 1920 R. W. Ritchie Trails to Two Moons 183 A-Long-Drink-of-Water, the town denominated this pale, rather sickly young man. 1939 D. Stote Men too wear Clothes iii. 39 A vest with long-ish ends with the points rather wide apart will make a broad line that helps to take away that long-drink-of-water suggestion. 1963 Billboard 14 Sept. 13/2 Ruth Gillis, a tall drink of water with an excellent voice and delivery, is also a delight. 1983 P. Gzowski Unbroken Line iv. 214 The horseman in charge at Fox Run was..a long, cool drink of water. 1996 C. Brookmyre Quite Ugly One Morning viii. 48 Miserable-looking sod called McGregor and a big drink of water named Gow. 2007 Wall St. Jrnl. 27 Mar. d7/2 In build, he's a long drink of water. extracted from drinkn. < as lemmas
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