英语词汇“to have the legs of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(c) to have the legs of (also on): to be able to go faster than; to outstrip or beat in a race.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > gain (ground) upon > catch up or overtake > outstrip > by running

of-runOE

overruna1425

outrunc1460

fore-run1513

to have (also get) the heels of1649

to have the legs of (also on)1861

to give a stone and a beating to1885

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. viii. 140 The beggar had the legs of me.

1886 A. C. Hobart Sketches Life xiii. 135 I knew we had the legs of her [sc. a gunboat].

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey (1927) ii. xi. 147 He was not gaining, Wilfrid had the legs on him—to overtake him, he must run!

1994 Sporting Life 28 Oct. 15/6 His previous win, at Goodwood, was over this slightly longer trip and he should have the legs of his eight rivals here.

2004 J. Leigh & D. Woodhouse Football Lexicon (2006) 114 If a winger has the legs on his full back, he is just plain quicker.

单词	to have the legs of
释义	> as lemmas to have the legs of (also on) (c) to have the legs of (also on): to be able to go faster than; to outstrip or beat in a race. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > gain (ground) upon > catch up or overtake > outstrip > by running of-runOE overruna1425 outrunc1460 fore-run1513 to have (also get) the heels of1649 to have the legs of (also on)1861 to give a stone and a beating to1885 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. viii. 140 The beggar had the legs of me. 1886 A. C. Hobart Sketches Life xiii. 135 I knew we had the legs of her [sc. a gunboat]. 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey (1927) ii. xi. 147 He was not gaining, Wilfrid had the legs on him—to overtake him, he must run! 1994 Sporting Life 28 Oct. 15/6 His previous win, at Goodwood, was over this slightly longer trip and he should have the legs of his eight rivals here. 2004 J. Leigh & D. Woodhouse Football Lexicon (2006) 114 If a winger has the legs on his full back, he is just plain quicker. extracted from legn. < as lemmas
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