| 单词 | two-forty |
| 释义 | > as lemmastwo-forty two-forty n. U.S. colloquial an expression for a high speed (properly, at the rate of a mile in 2 min. 40 sec., formerly a ‘record’ pace for trotting). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] swiftc888 swifta1050 currentc1300 quickc1300 hastivea1325 hastyc1330 ingnel1340 swiftyc1380 speedfula1387 fasta1400 swippingc1420 speedy1487 fleet1528 tite?a1540 scudding1545 flighty1552 suddenly1556 flight1581 feathered1587 Pegasean1590 wing-footed1591 swift-winged?1592 thought-swift-flying1595 wind-winged?1596 swallow-winged1597 Pegasarian1607 skelping1607 rapid1608 night-swifta1616 celerious1632 clipping1635 perniciousa1656 volatile1655 quick-foot1658 meteorous1667 windy1697 high-flying1710 fleet-footed1726 aliped1727 wickc1760 velocious1775 flight-performing1785 fast-going1800 fast-moving1802 meteor1803 wight-wapping1830 fleety1841 speeding1847 swiftening1848 two-forty1855 fire-swift1865 pennate1870 spinning1882 percursory1884 zippy1889 meteoric1895 pacy1906 presto1952 1855 M. M. Thompson Doesticks ii. 20 I had introduced..a team of ‘two-forty’ reindeers. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Two-forty. To go at two forty, or at two forty pace, is to proceed at a high rate of speed. The allusion is to the record pace at trotting matches, at one time a mile in two minutes forty seconds being considered very good. 1896 G. Huntington in Chicago Advance 26 Mar. 450/3 Now, get a two forty move on you, nags! < as lemmas |
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