| 单词 | pukka |
| 例句 | “What,” asked Dr. Constantine with interest, “does a pukka sahib mean?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He packs Magid back home to be educated, but the son returns eight years later with a pukka English accent and a serene atheism. Review: ‘White Teeth,’ by Zadie Smith 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The Press Trust of India criticised the film for its "exotic India package – snake charmers in red turbans, magicians who say abracadabra and slum dwellers who speak pukka English". Midnight's Children film to be shown in India 2012-10-09T15:41:55Z Ms Barrie says she grew up in a "pukka Anglo-Indian home", listening to country music stars Merle Haggard and Buck Owens and relishing meat ball curry, coconut rice and devil chutney. The young Anglo-Indians retracing their European roots 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z The ones closer to the city, like Chetla, are often hundreds of years old, with pukka houses made of concrete, tin roofs and real floors. The unlisted: how people without an address are stripped of their basic rights 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z What has happened is that Facebook’s boss has concluded that allowing publishers of news – both pukka and bogus – on to Facebook is more trouble than it is worth. Why Facebook has abandoned news for the important business of trivia | John Naughton 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Then, a few seconds later, a terribly pukka English accent much nearer the tee was heard to say, “Give us a wave Justin.” The price that's paid for the Ryder Cup becoming bigger than golf - Golf Digest 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Tent cities that first appeared in the early days of independence grew into larger neighbourhoods, as residents built up from kutcha houses of mud and wood to pukka houses of brick and stone. Story of cities #26: Delhi's modernist dream proves a far-fetched fantasy 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z It does not help matters that during India’s independence struggle against Britain, patriots seeking symbols for Indian nationhood tried to elevate Bharat Mata into a pukka Hindu deity. Oh mother 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z "If your first run is all pukka, then you might as well drop your pants in the second run and see what you get." Vettel denies feeling pressure 2012-11-24T20:27:01Z Instead there was , pukka as ever in his England suit, the obvious choice, talking sensibly. Alastair Cook as England captain is easy choice. But who will now open? 2012-08-29T16:03:47Z “It isn’t pukka, you know,” repeated Haslam, “nor is it altogether safe.” The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z The pukka Englishman in Arab dress developed highly successful tactics of hit and run, using a small, mobile force, in what would now be called asymmetrical warfare. Arabian Knight 2010-12-26T02:24:19Z No small club, no penniless chancers, no proper pukka neutral's favourites have taken a serious tilt at the title since that memorable campaign, the first year of the Premier League. The Joy of Six: Football's surprise packages 2010-07-30T10:00:00Z The shops stood on granite plinths, pukka brick above, and tile-roofed. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Now we were to have a ‘pukka’ station-master and, presumably, suitable premises. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) She is it—a pukka Gibson girl, quite ducky, with the dearest bit of an accent, and Mamma Devar is gadding around with her in a mo-car. Cynthia's Chauffeur Then came a London journalist, a barrister, a solicitor and a New Zealand yachtsman, while sitting at the table was a famous traveller and a pukka commander. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships I have heard a distinction made between “pukka” padres and those who have not enjoyed the advantages of episcopal ordination. A Padre in France The Special Constable then accosted a pukka Police Inspector who was standing at the door and explained his suspicion as to the walking-stick and its probable contents. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 If they were pukka Prayer Books I'd borrow one and try to read it. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 We were all looking forward to becoming pukka infantry, as we had long realised that in our eccentric form as dismounted yeomanry we should only be given the odd jobs. The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 She is one of the pukka ships of the Navy in Mesopotamia—one of the Old Contemptibles. A Dweller in Mesopotamia Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden During the sight-seeing excursions into the environs of the city the doctor had discovered a large pukka well not far from a main street and at a distance of 3 miles from his patient's house. Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition I knew he was pukka, but I didn't know he was as pukka as this!' The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling Fortunately for him the pukka European has not been endowed with the gift of hearing himself speak as others hear him. Leonie of the Jungle Scotch broth was before them—pukka Scotch broth, the doctor called it; and also the captain and the doctor had some East Indian name for the chutney. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Do you know he's a pukka sportsman and has shot all over the world? Nightfall After a game of football on the school grounds we sometimes used to come and sit on the pukka ghat for an hour and return home after nightfall. Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition It's pukka famine, by the looks of it.' The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling Of course it must be a pukka business deal. Mount Music It was a pukka road, a Grand Trunk Road suspended in the air across a river well-nigh great as Father Nile himself. Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life My boy's at home, convalescing, and if he says you're pukka I'll ask your pardon and give you a dashed good bottle of port. Mr. Standfast Well, we procured the peg and the hammer and proceeded to the pukka ghat. Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition "He's by way of being a pukka soldier, you know," said Mrs. Ronaldson gaily. Moon and Sixpence How strange that we should feel more at home with these pukka Chinamen than with others we have met who are supposed to have much closer affinity. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia There were two roads—a pukka or made road, and a cutcha road, on which the natives walked and drove their ekkas. Olivia in India Adj. dense, solid; solidified &c. v.; caseous; pukka†; coherent, cohesive &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases He's been here a devil of a time and if he's not in a pukka hospital within the next few hours it's all up with him. Snake and Sword A Novel Give me eighty Marines, none of less than five years' service, a couple of sergeants, and a lieutenant—a regular pukka lieutenant. The Lost Naval Papers "I must get the plumber to put in a pukka drain-pipe to take the place of the pan," Gissing said to Fuji; but he knew that he had no intention of doing so. Where the Blue Begins "I allus brings the pukka stuff!" roared the seaman, ceasing to fumble with the knots and glaring at Sin Sin Wa. Dope I am only a ranker," said Dawson humbly, "with very temporary stars; not a pukka officer and gentleman like you. The Lost Naval Papers |
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