单词 | down-home |
释义 | down-home From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdown-homeˈdown-home adjective [only before noun] American Englishtypical of the simple values and customs of people who live in the country, especially in the southern US → homely down-home family recipesExamples from the Corpusdown-home• In this climate, a down-home bear hug and attendant back slapping probably wouldn't go amiss.• It comes from her personality, which can make you feel like a down-home lemonade or a fine Chablis.• Hartley's letter is chock full of down-home metaphors that question the intelligence of your readers and our customers, the musicians.• I fear your quaint down-home speech is wasted on me, my friend. |
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