| 单词 | ropey |
| 例句 | And though Finn was tall, his arms and legs ropey with farm muscle, the Rudes were wider and stronger, and there were about four and a half too many of them. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They were broader than the rest of us, with wide shoulders and heavy hands that hung from ropey arms. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Here there be giants, many of them, all hideous, male and covered in ropey muscles. Jack the Giant Slayer: Fee-Fi, Ho-Hum 2013-03-01T04:30:21Z Phone reception is ropey among the conifers; he frets about how smartphones are “impairing our consciousness and normalising a fragmented way of being”. ‘People just want a bully’ - director Mike Mills on how the US picks its president 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The presenter has also been serenaded by Rastamouse and forced to Morris dance by Sir Terry Wogan, who accompanied O'Leary with a ropey rendition of his novelty hit, The Floral Dance. Dermot 'never wants to dance again' 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Some ropey pub next door; we both felt more at home. Blind date: She said, ‘You haven’t kissed me yet.’ I did as I was told 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Staying physically, mentally and socially active means that even if your brain scan looks as ropey as that of a less active person, you will function better. How to keep your brain healthy 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z And Silent Hill Revelation 3D is that ropey sequel. Silent Hill Revelation - trailer review 2012-08-02T08:06:57Z The quirkiness doesn't stop and, sadly, neither do the ropey musical numbers. TV highlights: 26/4/2013 2013-04-26T06:00:06Z Plus, Ben Child previews all of the action/ropey X-Men costumes at this year's Comic Con. Close up: Saying goodbye to Harry Potter 2011-07-07T15:00:06Z But, finally, it looks like might have found its saviour. 3D will be saved by a ropey horror sequel to a six-year-old videogame adaptation that nobody really liked in the first place. Silent Hill Revelation - trailer review 2012-08-02T08:06:57Z But these people don't appear to be actors, and hearing what they claim happened to them is genuinely creepy, even with the ropey reconstructions. TV highlights 16/08/2012 2012-08-15T19:00:03Z It's amazing to think of him composing music as lovely as this on a ropey merchant vessel in the middle of the Atlantic. Benjamin Britten: a top 10 2013-01-09T19:30:01Z Was that down to Downey’s diminished star power or his ropey Welsh accent? Thor blimey: can Chris Hemsworth escape the post-Marvel curse? 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Even the most hardcore fan of the long-running kids’ show would surely accept that it is ropey in the extreme: in fact, this is part of the series’ essential charm. How the Power Rangers reboot morphed into a surprising triumph 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z She was also in the ropey Disney comedy Old Dogs, with Travolta and Robin Williams. Kelly Preston: a classy actor who graduated from teen-movie roles to darker and funnier parts 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Even in a plot as ropey as this one, it made no sense. Park Lane by Frances Osborne 2012-06-03T17:48:01Z "My geology's pretty ropey," Maconie admitted, as they pondered what stone they might be walking on. Radio review: Ramblings 2011-03-11T08:00:01Z Every year, we got to elect some ropey crooner to act as the avatar for our collective aspirations. American Idol: a final farewell to the 'Death Star' of reality TV 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The technology may exist now for us to paint entirely new worlds on the big screen, but nine times out of 10 they end up looking pretty ropey. Week in geek: Can Ridley Scott give Alien new life with 3D prequels? 2010-06-17T16:15:00Z Despite the ropey production values, Flywheel was a success on its own terms, attracting large audiences at an Albany multiplex and later expanding to a few regional theaters. Faith-Based Filmmaking: The Sherwood Pictures Crusade 2011-09-04T14:15:00Z This replacement is all very well on stage, but ropey, surely, if you're at one further remove, in a cinema auditorium. The War of the Worlds – Alive on Stage! – review 2013-04-04T21:44:01Z But Mr. West was certainly proud of his ropey, beaded stilettos. On the Runway Blog: Riccardo Tisci and Phoebe Philo at Paris Fashion Week 2011-10-03T07:46:39Z Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra began their run of Brahms symphonies in Edinburgh with a performance of the First that was glorious in the end, but not without its ropey moments. LSO/Gergiev – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-21T17:44:01Z Numbers have long factored into the dating game, even for those who have a ropey grasp on them. All you need is maths? The man using equations to find love 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z That was pretty ropey, but in the light of Pacific Rim, it actually has a kind of unassuming modesty, and at least tried, in its way, to create real human sympathy. Pacific Rim – review 2013-07-11T14:30:00Z Split-screen, saturated colour, ropey back-projection, gratuitous zooms: Black Dynamite is so on the money you could almost be watching genuine 1970s blaxploitation instead of a 2009 spoof, custom-made to mimic the real McCoy. Anne Billson 2010-08-12T22:34:00Z This week, Mimi reaches menopause; cue a ropey metaphor in which she seeks to be regenerated like her home city, Liverpool, and elects to retire to Wilmslow to raise funds for charity. TV highlights 14/05/2013 2013-05-14T06:00:03Z But his insistence on the complete irrelevance of "personal responsibility" leads him to rely on some ropey metaphysics and oversimplified science. Fat Chance: The Bitter Truth About Sugar by Robert Lustig – review 2013-01-25T10:00:01Z As for the other films in CinemaScore’s notorious F club, some of them are ropey. What the F? How Mother! joined the 'bad movie' club 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z After the movie’s release the action shifts to a Memphis courtroom, so we get amateurish acting, plus ropey Tennessee accents, plus some of the deadliest wigs ever placed on human heads. | 'The Deep Throat Sex Scandal': Trials Caused by a Pornographic Film Are Brought to Life 2010-10-11T21:13:00Z Baffled by the ropey script and chintzy production, audiences stayed away to the tune of $14m – less than a quarter of Superman III’s gross. Can Wonder Woman save Hollywood from its problem with female superheroes? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z “He was able to extricate John’s voice from a ropey little bit of cassette, where it had John’s voice and a piano,” McCartney said in this week’s interview. Paul McCartney says you can thank AI for 'the last Beatles record' 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Jackson was “able to extricate John’s voice from a ropey little bit of cassette and a piano,” McCartney told BBC radio. AI helped create ‘last Beatles record,’ Paul McCartney says 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z "He was able to extricate John's voice from a ropey little bit of cassette," McCartney said. 'Last' Beatles record to be released this year thanks to AI - McCartney 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Young, 54, said she got a diagnosis after about a year of trying to work out what was going on with her health, by which time she was "feeling really, really ropey". Kirsty Young: Former Desert Island Discs presenter reveals 'awful' experience with chronic pain 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z The Netherlands have looked ropey in both of their group matches so far but are still in with a strong chance of progressing as group winners. Valencia scores as Ecuador draw with Netherlands 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Pahoehoe might come from low-viscosity lava that flows easily into ropey strands. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z His ropey tendons, for instance, subtly move and twist in an unsettling fashion, which was done by the VFX team. Stranger Things 4’s new monster is made with practical effects, some CG, and lots of lube 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z If Moalimu said: "Come" - I came, even if the security seemed a bit ropey. Somali survivor: The resilience of living through serial suicide attacks 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Rangers' backline looked ropey, but the same could not be said for their electric attack. Clinical Rangers earn win at Hearts 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Notoriously the first round of the Six Nations is a bit ropey and even though it was the last game, it was a one-off so you are going to be a bit rusty again. It may not have felt like Six Nations - Dawson 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z I picked up my guitar for the first time in years, made some ropey attempts at home curing and started writing. 'I won't be as passionate as before': how sports fans changed in lockdown 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The players are out on the pitch in Switzerland and the pitch looks ropey, to say the least. Switzerland v Republic of Ireland, Sweden v Spain: Euro 2020 – live! 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z He has Denly ripping his bottom hand off the bat to begin with a ball that bites but the opener makes the most of a ropey ball to finish, slapping three down the ground. Ashes 2019: England v Australia, fifth Test day one – live! 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z “Most of the stuff was pretty ropey, but occasionally something magic would happen.” 'Coolest night in town': the club where Phoebe Waller-Bridge created Fleabag 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z "I got off to a ropey start. Five off the tee on seven wasn’t good," Gallacher said. Kisner's Match Play dominance, Kuchar and Sergio entangled in rules controversy and an eagle you have to see to believe: What you missed - Golf Digest 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z A day later, the rest of the team also suffered a thumping headache as a 24-18 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles left their play-off hopes looking decidedly ropey. Carson Wentz aggravates Jacksonville headaches as Philadelphia flourish 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Not even that ropey bullpen: Boston relievers actually improved against the Yankees and Astros. World Series 2018: The Red Sox or the Dodgers? Our writers’ predictions 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Many American fans, to the extent that they think about the lower rungs of professional soccer at all, imagine ropey matches played in front of sparse crowds at small-college stadiums. Why are foreign soccer stars buying up lower league teams in the US? 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Markit, described the figures as "a ropey set of March data for the UK economy that point to a poor end to a disappointing first quarter". UK industrial output falls in March - BBC News 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z That said, there was a bit of an assist from a ropey offside trap too, and Iván Cuéllar unable to get off his line to close the gap quick enough. Barcelona open-mouthed, not broken-hearted, at Luis Enrique’s imminent exit 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z In the sports arena of my mind, I pump and glide like a ropey adolescent on performance-enhancing pasta. Take 2: The Passport to Pain (P2P), or a dummy's guide to being an idiot 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Whenever the ropey forward is bored at home, he said, he goes outside to practice footwork. Park View soccer snaps 24-year drought by beating Chancellor for Virginia 4A title 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z Exhibit B in the circumstantial case against the new laws is the ropey rationale for passing them. The fire next time 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z A ropey over, that, but he’s probably allowed to be a little overexcited. England v Sri Lanka: first Test, day one – live! 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z EDT 16:15 54 min: England are beginning to look ropey at the back again. England 1-2 Holland: International friendly – as it happened 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z He holds for a 4-2 with another ace and after a ropey start, he is looking magnificent. Australian Open 2016: Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios and Serena Williams in action – live! 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Anichebe has just charged all the way back into his own box to snuff out an attack ... and then plunged Foster into all sorts of both with a ropey backpass. Aston Villa v Wycombe, Bolton v Eastleigh and more: FA Cup replays – live 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Bit of a ropey over that, and it might be his last for a while. South Africa v England: third Test, day two – as it happened 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z A ropey over, that, but he’s probably allowed to be a little overexcited. England v Sri Lanka: first Test, day one – live! 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Refrigeration is ropey, so fish is off the menu. What if they were really set free? 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z He holds for a 4-2 with another ace and after a ropey start, he is looking magnificent. Australian Open 2016: Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios and Serena Williams in action – live! 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Anichebe has just charged all the way back into his own box to snuff out an attack ... and then plunged Foster into all sorts of both with a ropey backpass. Aston Villa v Wycombe, Bolton v Eastleigh and more: FA Cup replays – live 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Bit of a ropey over that, and it might be his last for a while. South Africa v England: third Test, day two – as it happened 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Well, actually, probably the last thing you need with a ropey belly is prannets on over-by-over blogs going on about it. Pakistan v England: second Test, day one – live! 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z BST12:16 26 min: Following a ropey start, Australia are starting to dominate in the scrums now. Australia v Wales: Rugby World Cup 2015 – as it happened 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z The ever-reliable Bacon, meanwhile, cuts a magnetically ropey figure as the corrupt lawman eager to get his property back. Dark 'Cop Car' could use a real hero 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z There are other differences between the worlds, says Soderblom: Triton lacks Pluto’s tall mountains and its rugged, ropey pits. Potential geysers spotted on Pluto 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Five years after he became governor New Jersey’s state finances remain ropey, denting Mr Christie’s record as a canny manager of public funds. The vanity of the short-distance runner 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Well, actually, probably the last thing you need with a ropey belly is prannets on over-by-over blogs going on about it. Pakistan v England: second Test, day one – live! 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z "Yeah, there are a couple of ropey greens here, but good putters usually hole more putts on slightly ropey greens." Chambers Bay a controversial Open venue for players 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Which is just as well when England have lost three wickets for five runs and a supposed fresh start is looking awfully like the ropey old finish. Brave England fight to slay ghosts 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Well it doesn't help that Russia is sucking demand from a global economy that is already looking a bit more ropey, as the eurozone stagnates and China slows. Russia's fast track to ruin 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z As for Mr Christie, he finds himself struggling to defend the ropey condition of New Jersey’s finances. A big win for John Kasich 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Sure, Chianti used to be pretty ropey stuff, served at red sauce Italian restaurants with red and white checkered table cloths, and then forgotten. Classic Chianti - The Rodney Dangerfield Of Italian Wine 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z The hosts looked ropey even before the mauling by Germany. World Cup 2014: Guardian writers pick their highs and lows from Brazil 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Sounds ropey but it actually looked really great. Top tips for growing your business 2013-04-17T08:39:16Z The defending on la Real's second and third was a tad ropey. Atlético Madrid's facelift is complete. It's time to take them seriously 2013-01-21T15:30:47Z He ended up making 96, but ended up on the wrong side of a ropey LBW decision. A tribute to a retiring legend 2012-11-30T10:59:18Z The Windies' ropey performance with the ball was in stark contract to a showing of considerable authority with the bat. Australia beat Windies to advance 2012-09-22T17:25:22Z They won't say, "Oh, that looks a little bit funny, or a bit homespun and a bit ropey around the edges -- these must be the Ecogames." Green Blog: Q. and A.: Greening the London Olympics 2012-07-30T18:28:53Z I believe that parliament, however ropey its institutions and personalities, is still the best inquisition of the disasters that afflict any community. Parliament, not Leveson, is the best place for this inquiry 2012-07-05T20:00:00Z Yet after a ropey first two matches, Ronaldo destroyed Holland in Portugal's final group game and then scored a brilliant winner against Czech Republic in the quarter-final. Euro 2012: Ten things we have learned from the tournament 2012-06-30T20:59:01Z Mariner was certainly impressed with his players' first effort under his reign: I thought the first 20 were a bit ropey, but the rest of the game was sensational. MLS: Five things we learned in week 14 2012-06-18T13:00:00Z The issue now is that because the ecosystem is so ropey, it turns out that TinyIoC has some unit tests that use Moq. Windows 8 needs its open source ecosystem – and fast 2012-06-01T11:59:54Z Downing seems the diciest call, what with him having endured a ropey season in which he had 72 shots without scoring a Premier League goals. Euro 2012: England squad announcement - live! 2012-05-16T13:22:28Z Thor, which arrives next year with Kenneth Branagh directing, is already looking pretty ropey, and Captain America is as yet an unknown entity. Should Jon Favreau have cast Iron Man 3 and Marvel aside for Disney? 2010-12-16T16:17:18Z Now Riaz, a strapping six-footer who, debutant or not, likes to engage his opponents with a glare or a smile or a word, was clearly not overawed after a ropey first over. Prior digs deep but debutant Riaz leaves England in a hole 2010-08-18T19:51:00Z It is one thing for the likes of England or Australia or Algeria to look ropey at the back. World Cup 2010: Italy show an unfamiliar lack of defensive charisma 2010-06-14T21:28:00Z Anyway, Swann's a bit ropey for his first two deliveries as Mahmudullah sweeps him for two, before another attempted sweep is missed by both batsman and keeper, and they run two byes. Live - England v Bangladesh 2010-05-31T09:30:00Z Mr Hayward is generally considered to have done much to restore BP's ropey reputation after the 2005 Texas fire in which 15 died, and the Alaskan oil spill a year later. Gulf of Mexico disaster: Oil and vinegar 2010-05-13T23:05:00Z After washing up, wooden boards can be dried on top of it, as can fresh herbs that have gone a bit ropey. In defence of the Aga 2010-03-19T10:00:00Z Let's meat up… On Thursday morning, as people trickled onto the blog, there were some confessions of feeling rather ropey after the previous night's blog meat up. Best of Chatterbox - w/e March 12th 2010-03-16T23:09:00Z The tennis may be pretty ropey at times but it's certainly hard to call. 2010-01-20T23:58:00Z Sam stroked his ropey mustache and eased the gun at his hip. Rimrock Trail When I scrambled up, that particular image was gone, and Tweel was in a twist of black ropey arms, just as when I first saw him. Valley of Dreams In a moment he had tangled his legs among thick-growing, ropey stems of water-lilies, and frightened and confused at finding himself a prisoner, went down again under the green surface. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon The ropey, rubbery something was the tube connecting the heater with the gas-fixture. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day The Sugar is only put to soften and preserve the Juice, and too much will make the Wine ropey. The Country Housewife and Lady's Director in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm |
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