| 单词 | neck-breaking |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈneck-ˌbreaking ˈneck-ˌbreaking n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [noun] > breaking the neck neck-crackinga1627 neck-breaking1648 1648 M. Prideaux & J. Prideaux Easy & Compend. Introd. Hist. 194 In his time Simon Magus plaied his pranks in Rome, & got to be honoured as a God, but that St Peter encouraged him there to his neck-breaking, we find not. 1799 W. Render Robbers i. vi. 33 Perhaps it will be a neckbreaking enterprize; at least it may cost us our heads. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour i. vii. 32 Fox-hunting.., though exciting and exhilarating, does not..present such conveniences for neck-breaking as people..imagine. 1992 J. Lees-Milne People go Places (1993) xii. 178 At neck-breaking speed he dictated to Mason and me. < as lemmas |
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