| 单词 | to burn rubber |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto burn (also lay down) rubber (b) to burn (also lay down) rubber and variants: to wear down the tyres of a vehicle, or leave tyre marks on a road surface, by rapid acceleration or deceleration; (hence) to drive at high speed. ΚΠ 1916 Los Angeles Times 22 Dec. iii. 2/4 Wilbur D'Alene..has not yet burned up a lot of practice rubber at the speedway. 1921 Sunset Apr. 33/3 The driver may burn rubber for ten yards and yet have to endure the soul-sickening experience of running down and maiming or slaying one of that merry little party. 1942 ‘S. Sterling’ Kindly Omit Flowers in Black Mask Mar. 112/1 ‘We'll have to burn rubber to make it.’.. The department sedan zoomed over to Park and Thirty-fourth. 1951 Western Folklore 10 248 To lay rubber, to spin the rear tires so as to make a squeal, at the same time to leave a streak of rubber on the pavement. 1976 N. Thornburg Cutter & Bone iv. 91 The huddled figure..going round the car and out of sight for a few moments and then back into it almost immediately and laying down rubber again. 2001 M. Blake 24 Karat Schmooze xvi. 295 Two Squad cars burnt rubber and screamed to a halt by the gates. < as lemmas |
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