单词 | ruddy-faced |
释义 | > as lemmasruddy-faced ruddy-faced adj. ΚΠ a1634 R. Chapman Hallelu-jah (1635) ii. 134 The gracious favours which were bestowed upon him, as his exhaltation from a poore ruddy-faced Shepheard, to sit upon a Princely throne. 1780 St. James's Chron. No. 2938/3 On a sudden, a ruddy faced Man rode up, and asked him whether he was bound for London. 1880 Harper's Mag. June 86/1 She raises her head, and perceives the ruddy-faced doctor hanging on by the rat-lines. 1940 A. M. Lindbergh in War within & Without (1980) 74 He is bent over, a small man, baldish but still ruddy-faced with keen eyes. 2006 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 22 Jan. (Extra section) 13 The platform was packed with sweaty commuters and ruddy-faced tennis fans waiting for the late 7.05pm to Sandringham. < as lemmas |
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