| 单词 | orient express |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOrient Express Orient Express n. a luxurious train, popularly associated with espionage and intrigue, which ran (from 1883 to 1977) between Paris and Istanbul and other Balkan cities; a successor to this train, following (part of) its original route. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [adjective] > of the nature of spying cloak and dagger1841 Orient Express1883 spooky1975 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > in contrivance or machination > concerned with intrigue Orient Express1883 society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > passenger train > express or non-stop > specific Flying Dutchman1813 Scotsman1871 Flying Scotchman1872 Orient Express1883 Twentieth Century1902 Royal Scot1927 Rheingold1928 Red Arrow1934 trans-Siberian1939 TEE1963 1883 Times 2 Nov. 10/1 A small folded card,..the back giving the timetable of the journey up to Constantinople,..and the front, under the heading ‘Orient Express’, the direction ‘M.—is requested to take his seat, in carriage—, bed No.—’. 1904 A. E. Housman Let. 23 Sept. (1971) 75 I can pay the sum they ask, but I very much object to, as Constantinople and the Orient Express are both pretty expensive. 1925 C. Connolly Let. May in Romantic Friendship (1975) 81 I was thinking of..vanishing on the orient express. 1965 Observer 16 May 9/1 Amateurish-sounding Orient Express techniques..are widely used... Master agent Lonsdale passed messages via drawing pins stuck..in a Lyons Corner House. 1977 Daily Tel. 2 May 6 (advt.) Thursday, 19th May, 1977, will mark the death of a legend... On that day..The Orient Express..will begin its final run... On 22nd May the great train comes to rest in Istanbul's Sirkeci Station. 1989 Holiday Which? Jan. 42/1 You can still take the Orient Express route from London as far as Istanbul, if you're rich enough. 2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 1 Nov. 56 From mid-March, skiers can go from London to Austria on the Orient Express. < as lemmas |
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