| 单词 | podded |
| 释义 | podded, a.|ˈpɒdɪd|
[f. pod n.2 + -ed2.]
1. Bearing pods; leguminous; growing (as a seed) in a pod.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Lotus, The yellow, podded, sea lotus, with a thick, fleshy, and smooth leaf. 1762Mills Syst. Pract. Husb. I. 465 In the culture of this, and indeed of all other podded grains. 1805R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 622 For cleaning and earthing up different sorts of podded crops. 1869Ruskin Q. of Air (1874) 94 Podded seeds that cannot be reaped, or beaten, or shaken down, but must be gathered green.
2. fig. (transl. F. cossu podded, fig. well-off.) Well-off, comfortable, snugly secure from harm.
1889Spectator 16 Nov., The working city being tainted with the deep envy of superiors, and especially of superiors leading joyous or ‘podded’ lives—as the French describe the lives of well-to-do citizens. 1895Ibid. 21 Dec. 886/1 They may trade with profit and live on the profit in podded luxury.
3. Aeronaut. Mounted in a pod or pods.
1959Times 26 Feb. 10/6 It has not been British practice to build aircraft with podded engines. 1960New Scientist 5 May 1115/3 Unlike the United States, which has remained faithful to podded engines slung beneath the wing, Russia has resorted to both podded and buried engines in placing the power units of the Bounder. |
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