| 单词 | ticker tape |
| 释义 | > as lemmasticker tape ticker tape n. the paper strip on which telegraphic messages are recorded in a tape-machine; this or similar paper material thrown from windows as a form of greeting for a celebrity; also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > [noun] > other tokens of palmOE peal1509 illumination1797 feu de joie1801 confetti1815 street decoration1846 piñata1868 Venetian mast1883 serpentin1894 ticker tape1902 society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [noun] > telegraphic message > ticker-tape tape1884 ticker tape1902 1902 H. L. Wilson Spenders 407 For two days he clung to the ticker tape as to a life line. 1922 M. B. Houston Witch-man xiv. 194 He has all the hilarious charm of a piece of ticker tape. 1957 Listener 10 Oct. 556/1 A traditional ticker-tape reception is to be accorded. 1972 D. E. Westlake Cops & Robbers (1973) x. 135 The Wall Street ticker-tape parade is a tradition. 1976 H. Wilson Governance of Brit. iii. 51 On the afternoon of the second day, the ticker-tape carried a story that President Truman had said that General MacArthur, supreme commander in Korea, had the authority to use the nuclear weapon there, without reference to the President. 1980 L. St. Clair Obsessions ii. 48 Tomorrow's ticker-tape welcome to Commander Richard E. Byrd. < as lemmas |
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