| 单词 | slow as molasses |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(as) slow (also thick) as molasses Chiefly North American. In similative and comparative phrases, as the type of something that has a thick consistency or moves very slowly; chiefly in (as) slow (also thick) as molasses and elaborated variants.In as thick as molasses also with reference to an accent, esp. one associated with the southern United States: very noticeable or strong. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > very slow snail-paced1597 as slow as molasses1854 snail-slow1900 the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [adjective] > very dense trans-solid1898 as thick as molasses1921 1854 N. Amer. Rev. July 150 ‘That horse of yours,’ said a friend of ours to a farmer, ‘is very handsome.’ ‘Yes,’ was the drawling reply, ‘but he is—as—slow—as—cold molasses.’ 1921 World News (Roanoke, Va.) 1 Aug. 1/2 The campaign rumors are thicker than molasses in cold weather. 1956 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 29 June 4/2 Americans are the most active travelers in the world, but a lot of their ‘motion’ in recent years has had the speed of molasses in winter. 1982 N.Y. Times 14 Nov. 88/1 Mr. O'Neal..affecting an accent as thick as molasses. 1985 E. Minus Kite 129 She..headed back toward the living room, moving slow as molasses. 2019 Norman (Okla.) Transcript (Nexis) 16 May You're not talking and the tension is just as thick as molasses. < as lemmas |
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