| 单词 | streets ahead |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstreets ahead (also better) c. streets ahead (also better): far ahead of someone or something, far superior. ΚΠ 1885 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 10 Oct. 6/6 M J Hayes..won streets ahead of a very weak opposition. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 1 Feb. 6/3 The English are better photographers than the Americans, but as regards mechanical ingenuity..the latter are streets ahead. 1911 Times 22 Apr. 8 In the matter of nutriment Manitobas were ‘streets’ ahead of any flour that could be produced from English wheat. 1958 Times 27 Oct. 4 His distribution was streets better than that of Greenwood, who was always in trouble. 2005 Daily Tel. 27 Oct. b 5 The company [sc. Toyota] is streets ahead of GM on profitability. < as lemmas |
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