单词 | to flag down, in |
释义 | > as lemmasto flag down, in a. To inform or warn by flag-signals. spec. To stop (a train) by signalling with a flag. Hence, to stop (a vehicle, person, etc.) by waving or signalling. Also absol. So to flag down, in. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > render immobile [verb (transitive)] > stop the movement of > by waving or signalling flag1856 society > travel > rail travel > [verb (transitive)] > direct or manage a railway engine > specific operations work1835 shunt1845 flag1856 slip1866 whistle1869 sidetrack1872 signal1888 switch1891 target1893 highball1905 plunge1923 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > race motors [verb (transitive)] > stop car by signalling to flag down, in1954 1856 N.Y. Herald 12 Jan. 1/3 I flagged the Albany express train..with my white flag. 1871 Scribner's Monthly 2 433 Old Tom, who flagged at the Cherry street crossing. 1886 Leeds Mercury Nov. At Mineke some men working in a limekiln flagged the train on account of an obstruction on the track. 1899 A. H. Quinn Pennsylvania Stories 168 At Broad Street the outfit was flagged by a Sergeant. 1915 P. G. Wodehouse Something Fresh iii. 63 George, that nice, fat carver is wheeling his truck this way. Flag him, and make him give me some more of that mutton. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xii. 270 And I flagged that car with my right hand. 1932 Kansas City (Missouri) Times 18 Feb. 22 Fellows who flag a newspaper man down in order to.. pay a subscription. 1940 R. Stout Over my Dead Body xi. 149 A taxi appeared and I flagged it. 1943 N. Coward Middle East Diary 23 Sept. (1944) 100 The car broke down..however we flagged a passing lorry..and whirled off. 1945 E. Bowen Demon Lover 93 Eric, do you think you could flag the maître d'hôtel? 1954 L. Klemantaski tr. G. Fraichard Le Mans Story viii. 80 Faroux flags in Chinetti's 2 litre Ferrari. 1957 S. Moss In Track of Speed vi. 86 His pit attendants..flagged him in after the race had been in progress for some time. 1966 Listener 6 Jan. 23/1 I was driving along Holland Park Avenue..when I was flagged down by three women. 1970 ‘H. Carmichael’ Remote Control ii. 22 Mrs. Melville managed at last to flag a passing taxi. < as lemmas |
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