单词 | taking——over |
释义 | > as lemmastaking——over b. U.S. taking——over: considering (a country, etc.) throughout its whole extent.Cf. over prep. 7d. ΚΠ 1860 A. Lincoln Let. 1 May in G. A. Tracy Uncollected Lett. A. Lincoln (1917) 144 I think S. weaker than B. in our close Legislative districts; but probably not weaker taking the whole State over. 1916 L. M. Terman Measurem. of Intelligence 12 Taking the country over, the ratio of ‘accelerates’ to ‘retardates’ in the school is approximately 1 to 10. 1927 Harper's Mag. Oct. 530 The correlation between scholarship and football eminence, taking the country over, is depressingly low. 1936 J. Tait Medieval Eng. Borough ii. ii. 64 Taking the country over, such a court is a normal burghal feature, but the smaller boroughs of the south-west are exceptions. < as lemmas |
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