| 单词 | welcome wagon |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswelcome wagon welcome wagon n. North American a car bringing gifts and samples from local merchants to newcomers in a community; also figurative. ΚΠ 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Welcome wagon. 1970 A. Toffler Future Shock vi. 94 We have in many American suburbs a commercial ‘Welcome Wagon’ service that accelerates the process by introducing newcomers to the chief stores and agencies in the community. 1971 H. T. Walden Anchorage Northeast 13 The welcome-wagon type of hospitality is not here. 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Jan. 4/3 He was never serious about moving to America, fearing perhaps that the American welcome wagon, by killing his habit of resentment with kindness and pelf, might stultify his..literary gifts. < as lemmas |
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