英语词汇“to step on the gas”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to step on (hit, etc.) the gas: to cause a motor vehicle to accelerate by depressing the accelerator pedal (frequently figurative or in figurative contexts); also to punch the gas at punch v.¹ 10c. Cf. to step on it at step v. Phrasal verbs 2.

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the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (intransitive)] > increase speed

to go betc1386

to mend one's pace1592

quicken1617

echea1644

accelerate1661

swiften1839

to step on the gas1916

to pull one's finger out1919

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive or operate a motor vehicle > accelerate or decelerate

accelerate1902

to open up1903

to open out1906

to step on the gas1916

to step on it (her)1923

to turn the wick up (or down)1948

to hit the floorboard1971

1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap vii. 289 Once she'd tramped on the gas of a ninety-horsepower racer and socked him against a stone wall.

1919 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 14 May 10/6 Hack put his foot on the gas and started in pursuit.

1920 C. W. Hoffman in C. L. Gregory Condensed Course Motion Pict. Photogr. xxii. 322 Any suggestion to him that—‘He get a move on’, or ‘Step on the gas’.

1927 E. Huntington & L. F. Whitney Builders Amer. 329 The only question is whether we shall stubbornly keep our foot on the gas until there is a collision.

1929 Times 6 Nov. 15/4 The time may come when, to speed up the cause, he may tread on the gas with the best of them.

1955 L. P. Hartley Perfect Woman xxviii. 249 Something that can keep people going and make them feel their value, which..is what we want to feel—without stepping on the gas and running people down.

1963 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 18 Oct. 17/1 With more than a half mile to go, Lamb Chop slammed on the gas and roared away from the field.

1977 Field & Stream Sept. 125/3 If you hit the gas too hard when you're running directly into the wind and waves, an inflatable is inclined to..flip end over end.

1997 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 3 Jan. 6 The suspect slammed the gas as an officer started to take the keys out of his car.

2001 L. Wick Bamboo & Lace 237 ‘How are things going?’ Gabe sighed. ‘Well, all lights are green. I just don't know how to put my foot on the gas.’

单词	to step on the gas
释义	> as lemmas to step on (hit, etc.) the gas a. to step on (hit, etc.) the gas: to cause a motor vehicle to accelerate by depressing the accelerator pedal (frequently figurative or in figurative contexts); also to punch the gas at punch v.¹ 10c. Cf. to step on it at step v. Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (intransitive)] > increase speed to go betc1386 to mend one's pace1592 quicken1617 echea1644 accelerate1661 swiften1839 to step on the gas1916 to pull one's finger out1919 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive or operate a motor vehicle > accelerate or decelerate accelerate1902 to open up1903 to open out1906 to step on the gas1916 to step on it (her)1923 to turn the wick up (or down)1948 to hit the floorboard1971 1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap vii. 289 Once she'd tramped on the gas of a ninety-horsepower racer and socked him against a stone wall. 1919 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 14 May 10/6 Hack put his foot on the gas and started in pursuit. 1920 C. W. Hoffman in C. L. Gregory Condensed Course Motion Pict. Photogr. xxii. 322 Any suggestion to him that—‘He get a move on’, or ‘Step on the gas’. 1927 E. Huntington & L. F. Whitney Builders Amer. 329 The only question is whether we shall stubbornly keep our foot on the gas until there is a collision. 1929 Times 6 Nov. 15/4 The time may come when, to speed up the cause, he may tread on the gas with the best of them. 1955 L. P. Hartley Perfect Woman xxviii. 249 Something that can keep people going and make them feel their value, which..is what we want to feel—without stepping on the gas and running people down. 1963 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 18 Oct. 17/1 With more than a half mile to go, Lamb Chop slammed on the gas and roared away from the field. 1977 Field & Stream Sept. 125/3 If you hit the gas too hard when you're running directly into the wind and waves, an inflatable is inclined to..flip end over end. 1997 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 3 Jan. 6 The suspect slammed the gas as an officer started to take the keys out of his car. 2001 L. Wick Bamboo & Lace 237 ‘How are things going?’ Gabe sighed. ‘Well, all lights are green. I just don't know how to put my foot on the gas.’ extracted from gasn.² < as lemmas
随便看	to hoise out to hoise out forth to hoise sail to hoist down to hoist or strike one's flag to hoist out to hoist, lower, strike the topsail to hold a brief to hold a brief for to hold a candle to another to hold a candle to the devil to hold a chapel to hold a commission to hold a court to hold a etc in contempt of court to hold a etc tack to hold a etc tack to tack to hold a finger against to hold a finger against a person to hold a finger against a thing to hold a finger in the wind to hold a finger to to hold a finger to a person to hold a finger to a thing to hold a finger to the wind

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