| 单词 | slack wire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasslack wire slack wire n. a wire not drawn tight, on which an acrobat performs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > rope-walking or dancing > rope or wire ropeeOE low rope?c1635 slack-rope1749 slack wire1753 tightrope1801 blondin1863 high wire1863 slackline2002 1753 N.-Y. Mercury 20 Aug. 3/3 The Surprizing Performances of the celebrated Anthony Joseph Dugee..On a Slack Wire scarcely perceptible and without a Balance. 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1185 Another female danced on the slack-wire. 1866 M. Mackintosh Stage Reminisc. xi. 138 Andrew was at once a good tight-rope dancer and slack-wire vaulter. 1977 E. Ambler Send no More Roses viii. 183 A slack-wire baggy-pants act out of a third-rate circus. < as lemmas |
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