| 单词 | to pour on the coal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pour on the coal(s) P4. transitive. slang. to pour (the) coal to (or into): to cause (a vehicle, esp. an aircraft) to accelerate; to pilot an aircraft at high speed. Also to pour on the coal(s). ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > fly (in) an aircraft [verb (intransitive)] > at very high speed to pour on the coal(s)1937 1937 E. C. Parsons Great Adventure xix. 233 I poured coal into the old Hispano and lit out like a scared jack rabbit. 1944 T. H. Wisdom Triumph over Tunisia xxiii. 183 The bombs gone away, Jimmy put the nose down and poured on the coal to escape. 1961 J. M. Foster Hell in Heavens 58 He poured the coal to his plane and banked to avoid passing too close. 2000 Ralph 7 July 141/1 To nail the perfect corner, rush in at about double your normal clip, point, pour on the coals and get ready to catch a hint of oversteer as the bum starts to step out under power. < as lemmas |
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