| 单词 | railroad of life |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrailroad of life b. figurative. A well-defined or restricted path or way; a predestined route. Frequently in railroad of life. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] > continuous progress or advance of anything > course in which anything progresses channel1631 railroada1838 a1838 L. E. Landon Life & Lit. Remains II. (1841) 92 To be as indifferent as you can possibly contrive—to aim only at present amusement and passing popularity—is the best system for a steamcoach along the railroad of life. 1847 W. Hamilton Let. to De Morgan 5 Mathematicians..leaving the level railroad of their own [science]. 1870 in J. Strouse Alice James (1981) vii. 142 Good wishes..and a prosperous jaunt o'er the rail-road of life! 1993 M. Castro Homeopathy for Pregnancy 38/1 I see birth rather like a station on the railroad of life: you get off the train to have your baby and then embark on the journey again. 2002 L. DeSalvo in L. DeSalvo & E. Giunta Milk of Almonds 327 My mother decided it was time for her to go to a nursing home, that final stop on the railroad of life's journey. < as lemmas |
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