| 单词 | on the ramble |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (also upon) the ramble on (also upon) the ramble: engaged in rambling. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > travelling from place to place [phrase] > wandering on (also upon) the gad1628 on (also upon) the ramble1664 1664 G. Etherege Comical Revenge 53 Grace. You are a very bold Lover. Cul. Widow, let you and I go upon the ramble To night. 1668 T. Shadwell Sullen Lovers v. iii, in G. Saintsbury Thomas Shadwell (1907) 109 'Tis a sweet time of night to go out upon the ramble. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical iii. 19 I will set both his and my Imagination on the Ramble. 1733 J. Swift Corr. (1841) II. 714 Since I left that place..I have been still upon the ramble. 1792 C. Smith Desmond III. 167 I..shall be upon the ramble for some time. 1807 C. Smith Beachy Head 76 For now her mate again was on the ramble. a1879 J. B. Buckstone Flowers of Forest (1890) 25 She'll be here immediately, and sooner if possible. We've been out on the ramble together. 1922 A. Thomas Print of Remembrance x. 179 I roamed the corridors and rotundas,..and on the ramble drifted into the Supreme Court room. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Aug. a17/1 These are not Okies on the ramble after work,..but rather, in many cases, Americans from northernmost Michigan propelled by fuel..to southernmost Florida. 1996 M. A. Doody True Story of Novel ii. ix. 185 Whether on the ramble or seeking a fleece..characters in narrative fiction..are constantly given to traveling. < as lemmas |
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