| 单词 | by a street |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby a street d. by a street: by a wide margin (originally of a sporting victory). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > to a great extent or by far great quantityc1330 far forthly1362 by farc1380 well awayc1390 by half?a1400 by mucha1450 far (and) away1546 by a great sort1579 to stand head and shoulders abovea1683 (by) a long way1741 by a jugful1831 by all odds1832 by a long, damn, etc., sight1834 out and away1834 (by) a long chalk1835 by chalks1835 by long chalks1835 by a street1886 a whole lot1886 1886 City of London School Mag. 10 166 [Monroe's] best performance was the Quarter Mile under fourteen, which he ‘won by a street’. 1896 Fores's Sporting Notes 13 4 ‘Won by a street,’ repeated Dick, thoughtfully... ‘Well, I'll buy him, then, and if he can't win the Grand Annual, I shall be very much astonished.’ 1952 Times 13 Aug. 2 Compton fought the spin of Laker..with all the skill and experience at his command... Had Compton gone Surrey would have been home by a street. 1982 Age Monthly Rev. (Melbourne) Mar. 11/3 Any label embracing such a wide range of usage is too wide by a street. 2000 M. Beaumont e 165 They'd done a campaign for 7UP... It was the best thing they had by a street. < as lemmas |
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