单词 | old west |
释义 | > as lemmasOld West Old West n. = Wild West n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > area or time characterized by disorder Wild West1849 Old West1897 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > western states Western States1787 west1796 Wild West1849 Old West1897 1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 558 The commerce of the new far west..will just as naturally look to Indiana for its supply of iron and steel.., as the old west formerly looked to Pennsylvania.] 1897 N.Y. Times 8 Aug. 18/3 As they saw the old West gone forever,..they turned their hands to the ways of civilization and did as best they could. 1933 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 14 Nov. 3/2 The Lake Boren district near Newcastle is still the ‘Old West’ as far as cattle roaming where they will is concerned. 1994 Harper's Mag. May 46 Lives of crime are plentiful, as well as those of derring-dodaddies from the Old West. < as lemmas |
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