| 单词 | conker |
| 例句 | Us third years can't play conkers, though, 'cause it's too gay. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It was lovely being high up there in that conker tree, all alone with the pale young leaves coming out everywhere around me. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The breeze lullabied the conker tree and the conker tree lullabied me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But at least the conkers was something to watch. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z First years were playing conkers in the queue for the Black Swan Green bus. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z This, we decided, would be our secret hiding place for sweets and other small treasures such as conkers and monkey-nuts and birds’ eggs. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Round the other side of the conker tree, I looked at what lay up the bridle path. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Her voice, I noticed, had that same hard metallic quality as the voice of the witch I had met under the conker tree, only it was far louder and much much harsher. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Look, Pixie Geldof has found a big conker made of twigs, and it might have something to do with River Island, and she looks quite pleased. Glastonbury 2013: celebrity photo tour 2013-06-30T11:51:08Z I was entranced by these cool, neat, nifty children rolling marbles, whipping tops, kicking little feathered missiles called Chientse, and trying to beat one another with fighting crickets, where we only had conkers on strings. Hilary Spurling's top 10 unputdownable Chinese books 2010-05-11T10:30:00Z Some we know about, but many we don't hear from because they're smart enough to hire a publicity machine that keeps their conkers under wraps. Calling out the saddest sacks of 2021, a reckoning by Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend's ... friends 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Now, sadly, the health-and-safety-culture-spoofing The Wright Way, which this week finds Gerald trying to prove that playing conkers is dangerous, merely seems rather dated. TV highlights 30/4/2013 2013-04-30T06:00:02Z "It's something rubbish, like a conker or a Mars Bar," Moyles posited before revealing that his own parents had been married for 40 years. Rewind radio: The Chris Moyles Show; The Archers; The Late Show 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z Every month, it seems like there's a new "elf'n'safety" story – from kids being made to wear eye protection during conker fights; to banning Pancake Day races. A health and safety manager's view on The Wright Way 2013-05-05T18:00:01Z He wanted seasons changing, that sense of the academic year, and he was absolutely right, so in came the conkers and the early frost. Gill Hornby: 'We all go slighty bonkers when our children are little' 2013-05-19T06:00:25Z Here is a still life, an accumulation of little objects on a window sill: a conker, an acorn, a key, some lenses, a number of stainless steel sex toys for stretching your balls. Wolfgang Tillmans: Everything and nothing 2010-06-23T20:30:00Z You cannot use just any old conker in this highly-regulated competition. World Conker Championships in Northamptonshire attracts thousands 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z "It all depends on the weather conditions during the year - it is beyond the control of the conker club," he says. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z There is a stringent set of rules, which include the conkers and laces used being provided by organisers. World conker champion crowned in Northamptonshire after 30-year wait 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z As we talk, a parade of three-year-olds in witches' hats march through, past the bright display of conker paintings and into the den full of teddy bears and books. 'Everything is just stretched to its limit' 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Brownmiller, tiny and energetic in grey leggings, with hair that she keeps conker brown, remembers writing Against Our Will “very clearly”. US feminist Susan Brownmiller on why her groundbreaking book on rape is still relevant 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z The championship, which raises money for charities, culminates with the crowning of winners dubbed the conker king and queen. World Conker Championships in Northamptonshire attracts thousands 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z A conker's density and hardness will also affect its performance. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z An advertisement for the 2017 World Conker Championships, where players thread conkers on strings and try to smash those of their opponents. How the loss of vivid, exacting language diminishes our world 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z A new conker is used for every round, but organiser StJohn Burkett said it was a "last-minute battle" to scrape together enough for this year's competition. Thousands gather for world conker games 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z It is not as recognisable to you or me as a unit of value as, say, a dollar bill or a prize conker. Don’t dismiss bankers' predictions of a bitcoin bubble – they should know 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Ms Spielman said every minute enforcing a ban on conkers and yo-yos was a minute away from tackling a multitude of real dangers. Schools chief rails against over-cautious safety rules - BBC News 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Away from the strictures of the world championships, some conker players are known to dabble in performance-enhancing measures to improve their conkers. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z If football were conkers, Everton would be favourites for the title about now, but it would be just like them to follow their hosing of Manchester City by losing to this rabble. Clockwatch: Crystal Palace v Everton, Real Madrid v Málaga – live! 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z But Mother Nature almost scuppered the games, as conkers fell early, resulting in a "terrible shortage". Thousands gather for world conker games 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Playing conkers, making a daisy chain, going pond dipping and running around in the rain were also popular. The 100 things to do before leaving primary school - BBC News 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Ms Davidson admitted that as a child she "made lots of noise, disturbing old people" when she and friends attempted to knock conkers down from a tree outside a retirement home. Tory Ruth Davidson speaks of her run-in with police following conker hunt - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z For years the tournament's conker gatherers have collected the championship nuts from the car park of the Red Lion pub in the north Northamptonshire village of Warmington. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z The great British playground tradition of conker fighting is under threat because of an infection which is being spread through the country by a moth - which eats horse-chestnut trees. Conkers under threat from moths eating horse-chestnut trees - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Luckily last-minute foragers managed to find the necessary 3,000 conkers just in time. Thousands gather for world conker games 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Visitors are not allowed to collect the park's conkers as they are a valuable food source for the deer. Protecting England's historic herds - BBC News 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z She spoke about being caught for speeding and a run-in with the police over a hunt for conkers. Tory Ruth Davidson speaks of her run-in with police following conker hunt - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Unlike Olympic disciplines, conker success does not necessarily involve years of practice. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Researchers believe conkers are getting smaller because of it, and now they want gardeners and walkers to send them pictures of infected leaves. Conkers under threat from moths eating horse-chestnut trees - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z "I went to seven conker trees and only found 12 that were suitable," he said. Thousands gather for world conker games 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Under the rules, conkers are provided for each game and cannot be tampered with or re-used. World Conker Champion crowned in Northamptonshire - BBC News 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Advice offered includes placing conkers in the house, the theory being that spiders and other creepy-crawlies are scared of them. A spider-proof shed? - BBC News 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Mr Topolnitsky was somewhat coy when quizzed about his conker technique. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z To eradicate rule-breaking, all conkers are provided by the organisers from a secret group of trees. Scrabble champs and shin-kick kings: England's unsung winners - BBC News 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z He holds two conkers, or horse chestnuts, in his clasped hands, rubbing them together gently like a rosary or hot dice. Ebola: Doctors Without Borders Shows How to Manage a Plague 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Aileen's sons - aged 10 and 12 - dart forward and fill their bags and pockets with conkers. Is it the end for conker fights? 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Suddenly he was kind of speaking funny and he just didn't sound right” As Mr Funston answered a phone call, the children searched for conkers in nearby trees, disturbing a wasps' nest. Children save dad after wasp sting 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z He is sitting out this year's championships but plans to return at some point in the future to try and reclaim his conker crown. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z "The kudos is super," said Ms Withall, who has competed at conkers for the past three years. Scrabble champs and shin-kick kings: England's unsung winners - BBC News 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Top Gear has burned caravans to the ground, fired them out of a gas-powered cannon and played "conkers" by swinging motor homes towards each other on a crane. Top Gear: A vehicle for controversy? 2014-05-02T15:31:21Z Children's disdain for conkers is something of a mystery. Is it the end for conker fights? 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Autumn offers a range of wildlife treats; leaves changing colour, explosions of fungi, migrant birds such as waxwings and swans arriving, collecting conkers, watching starlings' mesmerising murmurations to name a few. 10 ways to reconnect with nature 2013-10-26T01:42:56Z While conkers is usually played in autumn when the horse chestnuts fall from their trees, the game can be played at any time according to King Conker. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z There are several different techniques, said Mr Burkett, ranging from hard smashes, to small nibbles which weaken the opponent's conker without doing too much damage to your own. Scrabble champs and shin-kick kings: England's unsung winners - BBC News 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z "We showed them how to play during assembly, which is when I realised about 95% of them had never had a game of conkers in their life," he said. Conker 'lessons' permission sought 2013-10-18T13:53:59Z But, as record numbers of conkers fall from trees, the trend appears to be falling from fashion. Is it the end for conker fights? 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Competitors must draw a fresh conker for each round from a bag. New venue for world conker contest 2013-10-13T04:13:13Z Some enthusiasts, he says, enjoy a game of conkers during a summer barbecue. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z A scheme to allow motorists to pay for city centre parking with conkers is set to be extended. VIDEO: Conkers used to pay for parking 2013-09-19T19:42:32Z He said he was inspired to introduce the game after seeing children looking at conkers on the ground, but not knowing what to do with them. Conker 'lessons' permission sought 2013-10-18T13:53:59Z Mrs Lawson said it was "a pity" the school probably would not be able to leave children to play with conkers outside of a tournament, "for safety's sake". Is it the end for conker fights? 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z "I saw this huge beetle, which was very shiny like a conker, and so I grabbed my camera," she said. Rare giant beetle found in a garden 2013-09-04T00:52:34Z Players, who cannot bring their own favourite conkers, draw their conkers unseen from a bag and have the right to reject up to three horse chestnuts on the basis of close inspection. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z With his broad Cumbrian accent, jeans rolled up to his knees and big strong hands as brown as conkers, Robinson is the sort of man who immediately instils confidence. The man who took Prince Philip across Morecambe Bay 2013-07-21T17:00:00Z "Educationally, playing conkers has got the children talking about numbers and counting in the playground - but really it's just fun," he said. Conker 'lessons' permission sought 2013-10-18T13:53:59Z This year however, the organisers of both competitions say conkers are bigger and better than ever. Is it the end for conker fights? 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z It appears to be made of reclaimed teak stained the colour of conkers, but in each corner sits an exquisite sapphire. Football transfer rumours: Arsenal to sign Radamel Falcao for £35m? 2012-10-08T07:50:39Z The ideal conker would be "perfectly round", says David Jakins, King Conker of the World Conker Championships. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z The conker is held at the height your opponent chooses and is held perfectly still. Guide: Everything you need to know about conkers 2012-10-04T16:19:11Z Parents were asked to fill in a slip at the foot of the letter if they did not wish their children to play conkers. Conker 'lessons' permission sought 2013-10-18T13:53:59Z In 2012, the Scottish Conker Championships were cancelled because of a lack of conkers. Is it the end for conker fights? 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Councils cut down trees to stop conkers falling on pavement. Rio +20: Joining the ecological dots 2012-06-17T11:51:46Z Volunteers collect about 4,000 conkers for the world championships which each year attract about 300 competitors and 5,000 spectators. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Your opponent, the striker, wraps his conker string round his hand just like yours. Guide: Everything you need to know about conkers 2012-10-04T16:19:11Z The creatures do not kill the tree but infested trees may produce smaller conkers. Conker tree threat's story recast 2011-07-02T00:01:30Z I don't know if you've ever played conkers, but in order to make your conker harder you would soak it in vinegar and stick it in the oven. Rice house 2011-05-06T10:19:08Z The Independent says horse chestnut trees lining 16th Century Barrington Court in Somerset are being cut down because of the spread of conker canker. Newspaper review 2011-02-26T06:24:11Z King Conker warns that this year's conkers are looking "slightly smaller" than usual. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z He then takes his conker in the other hand and draws it back for the strike. Guide: Everything you need to know about conkers 2012-10-04T16:19:11Z Conkers on horse chestnut trees threatened by moth pest Could conker championships become a thing of the past? Conker trees threatened by moth 2011-02-01T08:32:21Z In essence what you do there is acetylate the conker. Rice house 2011-05-06T10:19:08Z Harpin began his entrepreneurial career by selling conkers and sweets from his school locker, before setting up his first company – a mail order fishing tackle business – at 15. Homeserve founder, Richard Harpin, sells a third stake of his stake for ?66m 2010-11-23T19:29:00Z Yup, England v Germany is just two days away and we're wasting no time in rolling out the hoary old conkers. The Fiver 2010-06-25T10:35:00Z Use an old reliable, conker from previous years. Guide: Everything you need to know about conkers 2012-10-04T16:19:11Z And conker weights are halved in trees that show a very large amount of leaf damage. Conker trees threatened by moth 2011-02-01T08:32:21Z Bonkers as conkers: a headteacher reportedly advised pupils to wear protective goggles while playing conkers. Health and Safety rules OK? 2010-06-14T13:51:00Z There is a big horse-chestnut tree between their garden and ours, very useful for getting conkers out of and for making stuff to rub on your chilblains. The Story of the Treasure Seekers If you are the one whose conker is hit first, let it hang down from the string which is wrapped round your hand. Guide: Everything you need to know about conkers 2012-10-04T16:19:11Z The game goes on in turns until one or other of the two conkers is completely destroyed. Guide: Everything you need to know about conkers 2012-10-04T16:19:11Z The first recorded game of conkers was on the Isle of Wight in 1848 and was modelled on a 15th century game played with hazelnuts, known as 'Cobnuts'. Guide: Everything you need to know about conkers 2012-10-04T16:19:11Z How to prepare your conker for playing: The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Guide: Everything you need to know about conkers 2012-10-04T16:19:11Z Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker. Guide: Everything you need to know about conkers 2012-10-04T16:19:11Z |
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