| 单词 | big mo |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbig mo big mo n. (also with capital initial(s)) [ < big adj. + mo- (in momentum n.); compare mo n.7] U.S. (originally and chiefly Politics) apparently irreversible momentum, esp. during a political campaign. ΚΠ 1980 Economist 26 Jan. 32/3 Saying that ‘the big mo’ (meaning political momentum) was on his side, Mr Bush predicted he would be ‘unstoppable’ if he wins next month in New Hampshire. 1987 Spectator 23 May 6/1 Who's got the big Mo? This..is always the question in American elections. Momentum is all. 1993 Chicago Tribune 4 Jan. c1/2 We've got some Big Mo going here, said Mike Baly III, president of the American Gas Association. Natural gas use rose by about 5 percent in 1992 from a year earlier, the sixth annual increase in a row. 2001 Nation 23 Apr. 6/1 McCain and Feingold seem to have Big Mo: soft money could now face a total ban. < as lemmas |
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