| 单词 | Jacob's ladder |
| 释义 | Jacob's ladder (once / 26621 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Jacob's ladder USAGE EXAMPLESIcarus, Mephistopheles and the Valkyries fall, saints and angels ascend either on wings or up Jacob's ladder to the certainty of heaven or cosmic oblivion. The Guardian(Aug 17, 2012) "Hurry, pigs of Englishmen!" ordered the German petty officer, indicating a "Jacob's ladder" that hung from the side of the Kondor. Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis), With Beatty off Jutland—A Romance o...(2012) A clergyman had preached on the subject of Jacob's ladder, and his son, who was present, was much impressed. Chambers, F. W., Ever Heard This?—Over Three Hundred...(2012) 1 n pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers 2Syn|Hyper Greek valerian, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae, charity polemonium any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions n (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps Syn|Hyper jack ladder, pilot ladder ladder steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down |
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