| 单词 | to make a rise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a rise c. colloquial. Originally U.S.; Australian in later use. A substantial profit or gain (in later use esp. from gold-mining). Chiefly in to make a rise. ΚΠ 1838 Spirit of Times 9 June 134/2 I thought I'd make a rise on chuck-a-luck, but you..never saw such a run of luck. 1851 J. J. Hooper Widow Rugby's Husband 20 No matter how I make an honest rise, I'm sure to ‘buck it off’ at farrer. 1876 ‘Eight Yrs.' Resident’ Queen of Colonies 165 Hundreds who had before been in great poverty, ‘made a rise’ on Jimna. 1898 Bulletin (Sydney) 2 July 15/1 A Gippslander tells of the origin of his ‘rise’…I picked up a stone to throw at my dog..but saw gold glistening…It was a half ounce specimen, an' set me hunting for the reef. 1918 A. Wright Breed holds Good 167 I suggested making a rise by robbing the homestead, thinking no one was there. 1940 I. L. Idriess Lightning Ridge xv. 99 Andy sank five hundred shafts, toiled for years and years, and never made a rise. 1978 D. Stuart Wedgetail View 111 He made this great rise on the Melbourne races. < as lemmas |
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