| 单词 | wild west show |
| 释义 | > as lemmasWild West show Wild West show n. (also Wild West exhibition) a circus or fairground entertainment depicting cowboys and Indians with exhibitions of riding, shooting, etc.; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > show of skill > in riding, etc. rodeo1824 bull riding1835 fantasia1838 Wild West show1885 1885 in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore (1944) i. 150 Buffalo Bill's ‘Wild West’ Prairie exhibition and Rocky Mountain show. 1895 ‘M. Twain’ in N. Amer. Rev. July 8 A man who could hunt flies with a rifle and command a ducal salary in a Wild West show. 1914 A. Bennett Price of Love vii. 133 Skating-rinks, Wild West exhibitions, Dutch auctions. 1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder xxiv. 268 ‘Shut up. This isn't a Wild West show.’ ‘You give me the lie!’ ‘Oh, for God's sake don't go native.’ 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 20 June 8- c/2 Later, the way it worked in the ‘wild west’ shows of the day, the U.S. cavalry came along, rescued the passengers and drove off the Indians. 1979 J. Wainwright Duty Elsewhere vii. 29 ‘Y'mean—illegal methods?.. Something of a wild west show.’ ‘That's one way of putting it.’ < as lemmas |
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