| 单词 | winning post |
| 例句 | "Can you imagine losing that great prize, such a traumatic event, the horse spread-eagled 50 yards ... from the winning post." 2010-02-14T17:57:00Z After winning the big race again, she scattered some of One For Arthur's ashes by the winning post. Triumph, tears, protest - a day of Grand National drama 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z The first victory for Rummy, who is buried by the Aintree winning post, came 50 years ago and Minella Trump will have strands of the Aintree legend's mane woven into his bridle. Pinstickers' guide to the Grand National 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z His brother William, who had also ridden in the race, was there to cheer him at the winning post, having fallen at the 19th fence. Remembrance Sunday: The WW2 pilot who won the Grand National 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Mr Trump will be hoping that there remain enough Republican supporters of his approach to help push him past the winning post on election night. US election 2020: Trump's impact on immigration - in seven charts 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z The winning post for votes in the House of Commons is 320 if everyone turns up - seven Sinn Fein MPs do not sit and the Speaker and three deputies do not vote. Johnson to begin charm offensive over Brexit deal 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The winning post for votes in the House of Commons is 320 if everyone turns up - seven Sinn Fein MPs don't sit and the Speaker and three deputies don't vote. Johnson 'very confident' MPs will back deal 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The Breeders' Cup Classic winner, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Mike Smith, bided his time before emphatically striding to the winning post at Gulfstream Park in Florida. Pegasus World Cup: Arrogate beats California Chrome in $12m race 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z After turnout from some counting areas is known, BBC analysts will be able forecast an estimated "winning post" target. How the referendum votes are counted - BBC News 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z And the winning post is the organ bank. Wait not in vain 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z "From a racing point of view, I'm quite glad he won't be there to do me on the line before the winning post comes." Farewell to the 'invincible' McCoy 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z The horse even went out for an encore after the final race of the day, passing the winning post a second time as he was paraded before the stands. On cloud nine after National triumph 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z After 20 minutes of the set, with the winning post tantalisingly close, his challenge was to protect a 3-1 lead against one of the game’s great finishers. Kei Nishikori stuns Novak Djokovic to reach US Open final in four sets 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z The Group One of venues to socialise, for those allowed entry, is car park number one for owners and trainers, about a furlong on from the winning post, where picnics have silver service cutlery. Posh toilets, private butlers and plenty of bubbles 2013-06-22T12:48:49Z The first inkling I had that something might be wrong was when fellow jockey Dean Gallagher came up to me just past the winning post to say that he thought the race was off. Grand National farce: 20 years on from the race that never was 2013-04-04T18:52:29Z I said, you want to have Zarkandar off the bridle at the winning post, not a mile from home or going to the last. Paul Nicholls' horse-by-horse guide to his Cheltenham Festival runners 2013-02-20T18:41:57Z The panel also considered from this stage to the winning post his riding was not seen to be vigorous enough. All-weather title leader Adam Kirby banned for Pipers Piping ride 2013-01-10T18:43:32Z Earlier, upon being asked if he'd begun his celebrations early after mistaking the furlong pole for the winning post, Knott was most indignant. The Joy of Six: showboating 2012-12-14T10:09:21Z Jacob accepts that he mistook the position of the winning post, misled by the unfortunate siting of a marker board alongside a path that crossed the track about 40 yards before the finishing line. Daryl Jacob will miss King George after Wincanton ban appeal fails 2012-12-13T12:04:06Z They were pipped at the winning post by South Africa on Thursday. NI support overwhelming: Chambers 2012-08-02T18:05:55Z By the time he remembered where he was and got on again, the other fellows had reached the winning post. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z Dak Race—Competitors to drive at the trot about one-half mile, unharness and saddle same pony and ride 200 yards, returning to the winning post. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Iraqiya joined a unity coalition headed by Maliki, winning posts such as the parliament speakership, one of three vice president posts and the finance ministry. Analysis: Iraq crisis raises specter of sectarian strife 2011-12-21T07:47:08Z “But a light hand on the rein brings many a doubtful mount past the winning post.” The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z We see the winning post, the graduated seats, the track. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z As it was obviously useless for us to do so at this juncture, we climbed on to a bank near the winning post, and watched the race. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Lady to trim hat and gentleman to return to the winning post wearing hat. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The crowd would decide the winner, as they were to congregate at the winning post. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z When the dogs were coming in, they looked to the spectators, "aw iv a cluster," as they neared the winning post. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z Boats shall be held to have completed the course when their bows reach the winning post. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Ideally, this strong-travelling type needs to be delivered as close as possible to the winning post. Talking Horses: The best bets and latest news plus the final day of our weekly tipping competition 2011-08-12T09:44:00Z Long after the winning post, he galloped on unheedingly. Frankel has potential to justify claims of greatness 2011-08-03T22:13:00Z Then, as every gaze returned towards the two-furlong pole, Rewilding clambered to his feet and started to gallop towards the winning post as his broken leg flapped hopelessly in the air. Fatal injury to Frankie Dettori's mount Rewilding mars King George 2011-07-23T18:50:27Z Standback," and at the Flan and other neighbouring sports, was trained to rush forward to the winning post, when the crowd were ordered in a stentorian voice: "Standback! Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z Barellan was head and head with Isaac, Roland half a length to the good, and the winning post a few yards away. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z He is buried by the winning post at Aintree, and Ginger visits his grave to chat to his "old lad." Mixed emotions at Aintree 2011-04-09T20:23:13Z Red Rum's headstone, opposite the winning post in front of the stands, attracted a steady stream of visitors during the week. Melling Road 2011-04-09T23:08:03Z He is buried next to the winning post. McCains make Grand National a family heirloom with Ballabriggs 2011-04-09T20:04:44Z Jack knew the course well, the run in has a curious dip, not far from the winning post, and as Topsy Turvy possessed any amount of stamina it was here he would show to advantage. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z Twenty-five thousand pounds at stake, a fortune on Barellan and the horse was only a few lengths from the winning post. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z Over the last hour before the "off" the place filled up as if it was a grandstand by the winning post. Claims Five: Why I love the Grand National 2011-04-01T11:33:19Z "Tearaway will make a hack of him before the winning post is reached," said Fred. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z Hendry walloped in a preposterous red down the right-hand rail, cleared up, and sauntered past the winning post. From Arnold Palmer to Jana Novotna 2011-02-25T10:24:28Z It was a vain hope on the part of his backers, for when the winning post was passed Lucky Boy had a couple of lengths to the good. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z This race was more exciting than Carbine's Cup even, for there were four horses in it, all with chances, and close on the winning post. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z The stranger had now got within a flight of the winning post, when the fiend had nearly caught up to him. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z Three horses abreast fighting a terrific battle a furlong from the winning post; in the center of the course a coal black mare, coming with a beautiful even stride, at a pace men marveled at. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z I've always said that the winning post at Ayr is about a yard too far to the right. Claims Five: The endings that drive punters mad 2010-09-17T09:01:00Z Two furlongs from the winning post Tell Tale shot his bolt, then The Spot fell back, and Random dashed to the front. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z From the moment the horses race in desperate earnest, when the bend is cleared, the pent-up excitement continues until the winning post is passed. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z Someone 100 yards from the winning post is hammering in a windbreak. Talking Horses 2010-09-05T11:05:00Z The cheering commenced, it became deafening as Picton drew near to the winning post. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z In that race Fallon's horse Ballinger Ridge was ahead by a huge margin but slowed near the winning post and was beaten by Rye at the line. Legacy of entrapment is a record of great stories with few convictions 2010-09-02T23:50:00Z However, the match-winning frame often imposes subconscious pressure as the winning post looms. Hendry 'ready to retire' before fightback 2010-04-18T23:24:00Z Dashing to the front with the rise of the barrier, she made every post a winning post and came on to laurels that were rightfully hers. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 That, after a year or two of preparation, the movement should have been beaten by so totally unforeseen a complication at, as it were, the very winning post, was a little absurd. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations We were close to the wood below Trinity—the race as good as won, for Trinity was of course the winning post. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 "We'll not be far off the winning post now," she assured him at this juncture. Captain Desmond, V.C. A bare three inches parted the Watersnake from the winning post when the slight shudder ran through her which told that the prow of the Seamaid had touched her stern. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 19th, 1914 It was the frenzy of the rider who feels his horse about to fail him within a span of the winning post; of the leader whose men waver at the actual point of victory. The Light of Scarthey A warrior planted himself in her way, but, agile as a deer, she darted around him, escaped a second and a third in the same way, and continued her flight toward the winning posts. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" "You see that solitary tree about a quarter of a mile farther on? well, that's the winning post," said Moore; "now then, all ready? one, two, three, off." Leslie Ross: or, Fond of a Lark The man who first gets to the winning post without a mishap is the winner. The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail And now the winning post was close at hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 19th, 1914 Most unlucky people when they speak about their ill-luck always refer to such incidents as when they backed the Derby "favourite" and it fell down within a yard of the winning post. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends Milkmaid landed clumsily, staggering along for the winning post—-beaten but in front. The Rider in Khaki A Novel They saw the Giant youth reach the winning post, circle round it, and come back to the starting place before Thialfi had reached the end of the course. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths She stumbled, and once I thought she was down, but she did not actually fall until she flung herself, breathless, at Kitty's feet, at the winning post. Lady Bountiful “Hi! hi! you clodhopper there, stop that infernal barge,” shouted Bruce at the top of his voice, knowing that if the barge once passed the winning posts, the race would be utterly spoilt. Julian Home The winning post stares us in the face; my old Chief gallops off the course; how can I resist calling out? Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 It was a formidable mile to the winning post, a stiff fence, then the water jump, bigger than the first, and two hurdles brushed in the straight, the last being close to the winning post. The Rider in Khaki A Novel “They are so many yards nearer the winning post.” To Win or to Die A Tale of the Klondike Gold Craze If I may so say, the crown hangs on the winning post; and he who touches the goal clutches the garland. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. The day is certainly about to dawn when some American university will break all precedents in the matter of instructors' salaries, and will thereby immediately take the lead, and reach the winning post for quality. Memories and Studies The victor steed flashes with lightning speed by the winning post amidst a storm of cheers and yells of delight. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The winning post was only a few yards ahead. The Rider in Khaki A Novel Very well—now that we are at the winning post, don't divert us from the goal! The Canadian Commonwealth Winona did her sporting best, but by the middle of the bath Elsie had distanced her, and reached the winning post a whole length ahead. The Luckiest Girl in the School "Dalton," the latter proceeded, unconscious of the passion he was exciting, "I cannot but envy you at all events; I would myself delight to be a winning post under such circumstances." The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Then the horses seen from the Grand Stand disappeared—and after a minute reappeared—three, four, five—and the bunch of them, swerving round Tattenham Corner and thundering down the incline towards the winning post.... Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement At length I reached the winning post, hobbled in, received a cordial welcome, and retired early to bed. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Compared with the educated son of the rich man, the former has but little chance of sighting the winning post. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain An exultation such as he had never experienced in his life had flushed his breast hot; the back of his scalp had tickled in a creepy way as Lauzanne flashed first past the winning post. Thoroughbreds The big tree which formed the winning post was very near now. A Little Bush Maid Some horse passed the winning post, a head in front of some other, but no one seemed to care. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement In spite of the desperate efforts of the rider of Mameluke, another hundred yards and they passed the winning post, Seila a length ahead. Rujub, the Juggler In order to induce each dog to do its best, the owner, or more probably the trainer stands beyond the winning post, and frantically waves a towel or very stout rag. Dogs and All about Them Before Peggy's eyes there was nothing now but the tall red and white "pylon" that marked the winning post. The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly So equally were they matched and so well did they manage their vessels that both would probably have reached the goal or winning post together, had it not been for the interference of the gods. Story of Aeneas When they opened and it returned again their sledge was rushing past the winning post. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch I happened to be a part of the load on his sledge, and a skid over some new drift within fifty yards of the winning post resulted in my being left on the snow. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition My bell has rung some time, and thank God the winning post is in sight. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 Fifty yards from the winning post The Kid leans over his mare's neck and shakes out his fluttering reins. The Prospector Now, my winning post being the hillock occupied by the 14th, I resolved to get there without paying any attention to the Cossacks, whom I blotted out of my thoughts. The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot It had happened, if it did happen, at quite a distance from the winning post, when there were few people to see what passed. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch The mile-and-a-half race was just finishing, and all eyes were fixed on the horse-guard in front and the light hussar behind, urging their horses on with a last effort close to the winning post. Anna Karenina We were close by the winning post when they came past; they had to go another time round. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Slowly he creeps up to the Swallow's flank, but beyond that he cannot make an inch, and so they remain to the winning post. The Prospector Nana, as excited as if the Grand Prix were going to make her fortune, wanted to take up a position by the railing next the winning post. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola |
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