| 单词 | rasper |
| 释义 | rasper|ˈrɑːspə(r), -æ-|
[f. rasp v.1 + -er1.]
1. One who or that which rasps; a rasping-machine for beetroot, etc.
1725Lond. Gaz. No. 6382/11 Richard Sill,..Harthorn-Rasper. 1865J. T. F. Turner Slate Quarries 17 The wages due to the sawyers, planers, and raspers. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 1881/1 Rasper, a file for rasping the burnt surface from loaves of bread. 1882Spon's Encycl. Manuf. 1824 The potatoes are introduced by the hopper, and are forced..against the short saw-like teeth of the rasper.
2. Hunting. A high difficult fence.
1812Sporting Mag. XXXIX. 232 Having to surmount in every field, what in sporting phrase is denominated a Rasper. 1841J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk I. 79 Many raspers and bullfinches were cleared by the little Shetlands. 1929H. A. Vachell Virgin iii. 53 In front was a big solid fence, a rasper.
3. slang. A person or thing of sharp, harsh, or unpleasant character; also, anything remarkable or extraordinary in its own way.
1839Dickens Nich. Nick. lvii, He's what you may a-call a rasper, is Nickleby. 1844Spirit of Times 19 Oct. 403/2 She promises to be a perfect ‘rasper’, and will have some ‘tall’ chronicling in the ‘Spirit’ before all of her yarn is spun. 1860Sir T. Martin Horace 16 His bat at cricket was a rasper. 1886Field 27 Feb. 256/3 Her course with Carsehill was such a rasper that there was little hope for her in the final. 1977Scollins & Titford Ey up, mi Duck! II. 52 Rasper, another expression of excellence; often describes a good goal in football. |
英语词典包含277258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。
相关内容11：
相关热词搜索：rasper英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
单词 acrimony 释义 acrimony|krmn|[ad. L. crimnia pungency, f. cri-s sharp; see -mony. Cf. ......
字词 布局的 释义 【计】 topological 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基本涵盖了全......
字词 布局设计 释义 【计】 topological design 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基......
字词 布局分析 释义 【计】 topological analysis 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，......
字词 布局文件接口 释义 【计】 layout file interface 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词......
字词 布局定义 释义 【计】 layout definition 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基本......