| 单词 | crabwise |
| 例句 | “Down to the river, ma’am, to collect specimens,” I said, edging crabwise out the door. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As it is, the next chapter dutifully returns to Lennon and Cornelius and their crabwise slog toward the mysterious island where Lennon will experience his epiphany. ‘Beatlebone’ review: What does John Lennon need to find his muse again? 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z I wouldn't say that that evening was born a lifelong passion for theatre – it's been a slow, crabwise journey to get there – but it did do something. Do you remember the first time? 2010-08-25T10:45:00Z The practical process of mounting an opera is much more crabwise than one might suspect. Nico Muhly on the Drama of Bringing His New Opera to the Met 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The prose mostly has the crabwise gait of a Wikipedia entry. A Human Wrote This Book Review. A.I. Wrote the Book. 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z It does not mean anything to “ant” or to “beetle” though you can certainly crab along or move crabwise. Has a New Ten-Legged Species Evolved Beneath Rome? 2012-06-14T22:15:00.453Z Instead, he sidled, crabwise, into the middle of the street. H. R. Then, without stopping to think about it any further, he slipped off the ledge and edged toward the sound of the stream, travelling crabwise on all fours. The Thing in the Attic May 18th.—My progress is crabwise, and I fear only IX. chapters will be ready for the mail. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Jim moved still closer, then leaped crabwise to one side as the brain behind the guards telepathed in a panic for its blind minion to release some of its ammunition. The Raid on the Termites Mr. Wayne stiffened and wheeled; Mr. Briggs sidled hastily toward the doorway, crabwise; the poet choked back the word, “Phup!” and gazed at his tall daughter with apprehension and protruding lips. Iole He was well up into the cleft, moving crabwise, unwilling to turn his back on the Throg. Storm Over Warlock She crept crabwise up the bank, and put on her stockings and slippers. Gigolo To his astonishment the stranger's mobile lips twisted in a snarl and he edged crabwise toward the bushes bordering the glen. Ralestone Luck The instant his back was turned, the old man obliqued crabwise to the side of the road. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 The lip of this crevice made a dizzy path that one might follow by moving crabwise, his face to the cliff, with only its roughnesses to cling to with his fingers. Wilderness Ways My progress is crabwise, and I fear only IX. chapters will be ready for the mail. Vailima Letters Thrown heavily against Victor, then instantly back to her place, she felt the car, with brakes set fast, turn broadside to the road, skid crabwise, and lurch sickeningly into the ditch on the farther side. Red Masquerade He slid in their direction the bottle with which he had knocked down the bartender, and, accompanied and imitated by Swing Tunstall, departed from that place crabwise. The Heart of the Range "It was as much your fault as his, young woman!" snarled the biped, getting crabwise out of my reach. The Eye of Zeitoon The woman, uttering a sound like a laugh, edged towards him, and Mr. Lavender edged away, so that they proceeded up the street crabwise, with Blink adhering jealously to her master's heels. The Burning Spear "Oh—well—gee—of course—" sighed Graff, as he went out, crabwise. Babbitt |
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