单词 | to come to a juddering halt |
释义 | > as lemmasto come to a juddering halt That judders; accompanied by juddering, esp. in to come to a juddering halt. ΚΠ 1950 Air Reserve Gaz. Jan. 26/1 The dear old R.4, the juddering but lovable crate of fabric and dope, levers and push-rods, that trained so many pilots throughout the world. 1962 T. W. Pearce in G. Chatterton Wings of Pegasus viii. 153 We landed sideways, rushing through the tall French corn to a juddering halt. 1973 Weekly News (Glasgow) 11 Aug. 3/3 A sustained campaign has been under way on behalf of crippled people who are provided with those juddering little three-wheeled cars to get about in. 2011 C. Russell & C. Russell Quest of Warrior Sheep xiv. 125 By the time it [sc. the car] had come to a juddering halt and Luke and Saffron had got out of the ditch, the sheep had disappeared. < as lemmas |
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