| 单词 | axe-grinder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaxe-grinder axe-grinder n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > self-interested person propertarya1425 proprietary?c1450 self-seeker1585 turn-server1611 propriétaire1789 axe-grinder1884 main chancer1940 1884 G. Dolby Dickens viii. 227 Willard's Hotel..with its clientèle of bar-loafers, swaggerers, drunkards, and ‘axe-grinders’ (a class of politician peculiar to Washington hotels). 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 12/2 Axe-grinders (American). Men who grumble, especially political. 1916 E. V. Lucas Vermilion Box lii. 57 I have known many journalists, but hardly one who was not either a cynic or an axe-grinder, or both. < as lemmas |
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