英语词汇“meccano set”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. A proprietary name for: a children's construction toy consisting of a set of metal and plastic components which may be used to create model machines, cranes, vehicles, and other structures. In extended use: any construction resembling or suggestive of this. Frequently attributive, esp. in Meccano set.

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Meccano1907

erector1915

Lego1957

Deely bobber1969

Tinkertoy1972

1907 Trade Marks Jrnl. 23 Oct. 1893 Meccano... Constructional toys. Frank Hornby,..Liverpool; manufacturer of constructional models.

1908 (title) Meccano (mechanics made easy): manual of instructions for the whole series of models.

1924 H. de Sélincourt Cricket Match iii. 56 I shall make a prison cell of meccano, and pretend you're locked..inside.

1928 Television May 20/1 String, cardboard, and pieces of rough wood with Meccano parts;..all combined to make the television machine.

1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement vi. 307 It seemed only yesterday when he was..putting the Meccano set by the boy's bedside.

1945 J. Betjeman New Bats in Old Belfries 45 Pressed 'neath the box of his Meccano set.

1972 Guardian 14 Oct. 3/2 The Eiffel Tower..is quite a piece of Meccano: there are more than 18,000 structural components in the 985 ft high tower.

1990 Dalai Lama XIV Freedom in Exile ii. 23 One of my [favourite gifts]..was a Meccano set... As I grew older, I acquired several more sets of Meccano.

单词	meccano set
释义	> as lemmas Meccano set 1. A proprietary name for: a children's construction toy consisting of a set of metal and plastic components which may be used to create model machines, cranes, vehicles, and other structures. In extended use: any construction resembling or suggestive of this. Frequently attributive, esp. in Meccano set. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > construction sets Meccano1907 erector1915 Lego1957 Deely bobber1969 Tinkertoy1972 1907 Trade Marks Jrnl. 23 Oct. 1893 Meccano... Constructional toys. Frank Hornby,..Liverpool; manufacturer of constructional models. 1908 (title) Meccano (mechanics made easy): manual of instructions for the whole series of models. 1924 H. de Sélincourt Cricket Match iii. 56 I shall make a prison cell of meccano, and pretend you're locked..inside. 1928 Television May 20/1 String, cardboard, and pieces of rough wood with Meccano parts;..all combined to make the television machine. 1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement vi. 307 It seemed only yesterday when he was..putting the Meccano set by the boy's bedside. 1945 J. Betjeman New Bats in Old Belfries 45 Pressed 'neath the box of his Meccano set. 1972 Guardian 14 Oct. 3/2 The Eiffel Tower..is quite a piece of Meccano: there are more than 18,000 structural components in the 985 ft high tower. 1990 Dalai Lama XIV Freedom in Exile ii. 23 One of my [favourite gifts]..was a Meccano set... As I grew older, I acquired several more sets of Meccano. extracted from Meccanon. < as lemmas
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