| 单词 | fifth wheel |
| 例句 | I’m in no hurry to go in there to be a fifth wheel, treated like I’m hopelessly out of it, old-fashioned and humorless, by the freewheeling Richard. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Leo had heard of a fifth wheel—an extra, useless piece of equipment. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I like to spend time with my female friends for this purpose — not to have to entertain or listen to a guy, who changes the dynamic and makes me feel like a fifth wheel. Perspective | Ask Amy: October wedding creates a pandemic dilemma 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z The way they seemed to be singing and playing only to each other while their backing band, the Fairground Boys, served as musical third, fourth and fifth wheels. Chrissie Hynde and JP Jones at the Showbox: Hot meets steamy 2010-10-21T22:09:00Z “The fifth wheel loses his air conditioning, and he drives on,” Freddy said, marveling at people’s stupidity. For a newbie driver, the RV was her classroom and her subject matter 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Sipping coffee that morning, I overheard a woman say, “I woke up wondering if there’d be any paint left on our fifth wheel,” referring to her towable recreational vehicle. A father-son road trip in Death Valley: One muscle car, one teenager and the American West 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z When France discovered that the United States, Australia and Britain had secretly negotiated a submarine technology deal, effectively scuttling a separate Franco-Australian agreement, French officials mocked Britain as a “fifth wheel on the carriage.” A new bromance? Sunak prompts hopes for improved France-U.K. ties. 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z The son attempted to back his truck and fifth wheel trailer from the street up the incline of the driveway, Huserik said. Man dies after trailer pins him to fence at South Beacon Hill home 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “Great Britain in this matter is a bit of a fifth wheel on the carriage,” Le Drian said in the France 2 interview. Biden seeks a phone call with France’s Macron to calm the waters 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z “Gene therapy is taking a fifth wheel and putting it somewhere on the car and hoping it runs. Gene editing is repairing the flat.” How Designer DNA Is Changing Medicine 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z As part of the inventory, Owensboro RV offers new travel trailers, toy haulers, motorhomes, truck campers, fifth wheels and camping trailers with all the amenities. Wheel Base: COVID-19 driving more business to Owensboro RV 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Quarantine in a 400-square-foot fifth wheel with four people is a real experience, Ben admitted, especially with “potty training, school work for the kids and working three virtual jobs.” Nomadic family hits road again after 2-month pandemic delay 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z And how well would the Golden State Warriors integrate the temperamental big man, who isn’t exactly accustomed to life as a fifth wheel? Analysis | Bad news, rest of NBA: With DeMarcus Cousins on court, Warriors look unstoppable 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z “I don’t know what the future holds for my husband and I. We can’t live in that fifth wheel on our friend’s property forever.” City approved development despite fear of Reno flooding 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z But Mr Womack’s is the first book dedicated to Martin himself, much celebrated, but still often treated as a fifth wheel than as what he truly was, the fifth Beatle. The first biography of George Martin, the Beatles’ only producer 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Campground hosts the last five years, the Brunings live in their 38-foot fifth wheel camper on the north end of the park from mid-March to mid-November, weather permitting. Campground hosts loan bikes to riders at Fort Kearny 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z “We sold almost everything that couldn’t fit in the fifth wheel,” Ben said of the 400-square-foot vehicle. Nomadic family hits road again after 2-month pandemic delay 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z The 31-year-old journeyman reliever purchased a so-called fifth wheel last week in Phoenix, towed it to California and is keeping it parked at Angel Stadium until he knows where to be. Blake Parker is set for life in a fifth wheel regardless of whether he is on Angels roster 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z A family in a fifth wheel on a relative’s property. School districts learn to see homeless students differently 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z You become a fifth wheel, who might encourage sexual interest in one of the used-to-be-friends couples. When a Spouse Dies, Resilience Can Be Uneven 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z However, Herzog publicly rejected the possibility Thursday: “We will not be a fifth wheel.” Netanyahu faces tough task of ruling with slimmest of majorities 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The vision of the future that Clark offered – one in which specialist consoles become a fifth wheel in the whole smart TV/tablet/phone ecosystem – was not universally popular. Insiders discuss the future of consoles 2013-02-18T11:59:00Z But in Mubarak’s Egypt, it was decided that the sight of the great man looking like a fifth wheel was not something his people should be allowed to see. The Tyrant's Brutal Legacy 2012-06-25T05:00:00Z I should be fifth wheel to the cart and might go mad from having nothing to do. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z A consistently mechanical view has to regard all intelligence as otiose, as an "epi-phenomenal by-product" or fifth wheel to the cart, in the absence of which the given results would no less have occurred. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z Fisher, in discussion of Kemmerer's Money and Credit Instruments, has criticised the exposition of the utility theory of value with which Kemmerer prefaces his exposition of the quantity theory, as "fifth wheel." The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z And, in fact, he went to the lawyer, but instead of entering upon the discussion of the urgent questions, he insinuated that I was a fifth wheel on the coach. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster The prompter is to the opera, what the fifth wheel is to a wagon; everything rubs, grates and abrades it, yet the whole concern turns on it. Physiology of The Opera To quote Mrs. Kaye, 'A Liberal peer is as useful as a fifth wheel to a coach, and as ornamental as whitewash.' Ancestors A Novel To the constitution of Samoa, which was already all wheels and no horses, the consuls had added a fifth wheel. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) “I’m the fifth wheel,” I kept telling him. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Just then Tubby was about as useless as a fifth wheel to a wagon. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields To bring this about, there is a fifth wheel. Makers of Many Things Darry said he felt like the fifth wheel of an automobile—the one lashed on behind. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air Of Description, as of the "fifth wheel" style, there is little to say about Dumas, though the littleness is in neither respect damaging. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Free-will and simple wishing do seem, in the matter of our credences, to be only fifth wheels to the coach. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy A fifth toe for a bird would be as useless as a fifth wheel on a wagon. Our Bird Comrades By next Spring it might have been Tom who sat alone and felt like the fifth wheel in a wagon instead of Baxter. Polly's Business Venture The spectators manifested fatigue; instantly the play reappeared in four acts, Beaumarchais having lost no time in removing the fifth wheel from his carriage. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. I find that Lloyd and the Strongs have been teaching a native boy named Talolo to cook, with the best results, so my fine Indian cook is a fifth wheel. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson I'm sort of a fifth wheel around here, I guess. Card Trick And now I will be more of a fifth wheel than ever. Fair Harbor The old arrangement a humbug; as inconvenient as a fifth wheel of a coach; costs the State thousands of greenbacks every year. Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) I am what is known as a fifth wheel—a useless piece of paraphernalia carried along as necessary impedimenta on other people's journeys. The Fifth Wheel A Novel As far as I am concerned you aren't even a fifth wheel in this thing and you ought to know it. The Short Cut I realize," he reminded them, "that I am the fifth wheel, or any other superfluous thing, but you can't get rid of me. The Tin Soldier It is generally something that is as superfluous to him as a fifth wheel to a wagon, and it entails an irksome sense of obligation. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada In the Executive, the Governor is entirely independent of the choice of the people, and of their control; his Council equally so, and at best but a fifth wheel to a wagon. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 There are lots of fifth wheels in the world. The Fifth Wheel A Novel He would be only a fifth wheel to the coach and, before long, he had made up his mind that he had better stick to his military career. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 "Don't you think I might have been rather—rather a fifth wheel?" suggested Rainham feebly, entirely ignoring Mrs. Sylvester's remark, to which, indeed, he attached no special meaning. A Comedy of Masks A Novel He is a joke at the bank, where he is a sort of fifth wheel. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware The young folks from Fairfields were paired off very nicely; but they did not let Ida feel that she was a "fifth wheel," and she really had a good time. Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp "Well," I said languidly, gazing at my reflection in the mirror and replacing a stray lock, "I suppose I'd rather be a gateway than a fifth wheel." The Fifth Wheel A Novel Yet they were frequently snubbed and each one made to feel that he was the fifth wheel in the chariot of the Conference. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference He is not a fifth wheel to the coach by any means: he is the fourth and almost the necessary one. The English Novel This sense of direction is apparently a fifth wheel or extra adjustment some people happen to possess. African Camp Fires He was a fifth wheel, so to speak, now that the revolution was over. Truxton King A Story of Graustark I'm sorry, Tom," replied Ruth pleasantly, "but my decision about Bob is final; and as for going out West with you and becoming a fifth wheel in your household—no, I've had enough of that. The Fifth Wheel A Novel The fifth wheel consists of two small flanges working on the face surfaces. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do And just on that very account he would be glad to get away from them, to be no longer onlooker, or—to put it vulgarly—gooseberry, fifth wheel to the cart. Deadham Hard The days immediately following while seeking for employment were forlorn and miserable; I was the fifth wheel of a coach which no one wanted. The Gentleman from Everywhere A council to the Duke of Burgundy was indeed a veritable fifth wheel. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy So was I. The fifth wheel had acquired wings! The Fifth Wheel A Novel He finds himself the fifth wheel of a coach; there is nothing for him to do,—no place for him at the bountiful board where others are fed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 To the constitution of Samoa, which was already all wheels and no horses, the consuls had added a fifth wheel. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa Adams replied that a woman with a trail herd would be as useless as a fifth wheel on a wagon and that he would not violate reality by having her. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations It was not that we concealed a bucolic scorn of effete but solid comfort; only it did seem ridiculous that a man should cumber himself with a fifth wheel on a smoothly macadamized road. The Forest A young technical college graduate told me once, to comfort me, I suppose, that a fifth wheel is considered by a carriage-maker a very important part of a wagon. The Fifth Wheel A Novel "I'm afeard I'd be like the fifth wheel to a wagon." The Story of Kennett The four wheels of the executive coach were in good order, but, apparently, the fifth wheel had been put in condition for use, if it became necessary. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks Does she feel as if she was laid by, like a fifth wheel to a coach? A Romance of the Republic Blonde Party finds she is fifth wheel and also ducks. The Sorrows of a Show Girl And some are fifth wheels like myself—neither old nor self-effacing, neither middle-aged nor useful, but simply expensive to keep painted, and very hungry for the road. The Fifth Wheel A Novel I'm on too," remarked Bluff, moodily; "a fellow without a gun is like a fifth wheel to a wagon, useless in camp. The Outdoor Chums The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club Her face brightened with a look which told that this "fifth wheel" could never be de trop; and she sprung toward him with a welcoming kiss and good morning. Bessie Bradford's Prize Ishmael had no more need of a servant than a coach has of a fifth wheel. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths Frequently that young lady felt herself to be a fifth wheel and sought some diversion. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites Still, it was a dull time for me, who, for obvious reasons, of which I have already spoken, was literally a fifth wheel to the coach. Allan and the Holy Flower Even President Lincoln at first regarded the Commission unnecessary and called it "a fifth wheel to the coach." Starr King in California "She was little more than a fifth wheel to our coach," was replied; "and fifth wheels can easily be dispensed with." The Two Wives Or, Lost and Won May began to repent of her determination to walk; Lescombe seemed very far off, and she had an instinct that she was an awkward fifth wheel. Nuttie's Father Long since there had been driven into his mind the conviction that for any practical purpose in life a higher education was as useless as the proverbial fifth wheel to the coach. The Efficiency Expert Ah then," said Caspar, "I'm afraid I shall be a fifth wheel to the coach. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 "The words were these," said Professor Cherubusco, rising to his full magnificent height: "'By the fifth wheel of the chariot he shall come.'" Strictly business: more stories of the four million "I'm the fifth wheel," I kept telling him. The Wrecker |
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