请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Greenacre
释义

Greenacre

/ˈɡriːneɪkə/
British slang. Now historical
noun
An instance of goods spilling or falling from a sling during the loading or unloading of a ship.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in The Observer. Apparently from the name of James Greenacre, English criminal, who was hanged at Newgate for the murder of Hannah Brown.

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/14 21:16:56