| 单词 | shirtfront |
| 例句 | “Good heavens!” says Captain Keelson, so surprised, he spills lemonade on his shirtfront. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z My cheek and my eye are just singing with pain and I haven’t even moved properly before Aaron’s grabbing me by my shirtfront and the skin beneath and lifting me to my feet. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I try to bend over with the pain of it but he’s still holding on to my shirtfront and the skin below. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But the buttons on his shirtfront could barely contain everything he had taken: two loaves of bread, twenty-four frozen waffles, and a ten-pound bag of apples. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He brushed at something on his shirtfront, then walked to the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his head back while he chewed, wary about getting crumbs on his shirtfront. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Word was he’d once crushed a man’s skull with his bare hands, wiped his palms clean on his shirtfront, and kept right on drinking. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He reached inside his shirtfront and brought out a small bundle. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z We hiked around the formation for an hour, returning to Grandma with our shirtfronts sagging with stones. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In a few especially heightened moments, special effects — a talking lamp figurine or a heart glowing beneath a shirtfront — rupture the line between fantasy and reality. ‘Amélie’ musical's creators bring to the stage a ‘love letter to imagination’ 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z It’s partly the white-stubble beard and the reading glasses dangling from his shirtfront. Review: In ‘Lockdown,’ a Prisoner Yearns to Rejoin the World 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z He also controversially threatened to "shirtfront" Russian leader Vladimir Putin ahead of the November G20 summit in Brisbane over the MH17 incident - but the two appeared cordial when the meeting took place. Who is Tony Abbott? 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z While fundamentally conservative, he has broken with fellow Republicans — on immigration, climate change, gay rights — enough times to have the “maverick” label practically stitched onto his shirtfront. Cancer diagnosis spotlights Sen. John McCain's rare ability to bring partisans together 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The term "shirtfront", commonly associated with the rough and tumble of Australian football, means to target an opponent with a head-on charge aimed at bumping them to the ground. Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most offensive of them all? - BBC News 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Caldwell is starting with more-common slang to help Chinese adopters grip basics before he delves into step ladders or shirtfronts. Finally, Someone to Translate Australian Rules Football 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z They endured over six hours of physical futility in Cape Town, attempting to dismiss Hashim Amla on a shirtfront, and may have another six hours ahead today. South Africa v England: second Test, day four – live! 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z He was right; besides being tasty, the corn tortilla-wrapped parcels — each containing one long fingerling of fried cod, rather than messy morsels — left our shirtfronts clean enough for a first date. Restaurant Review: At Atelier Florian in New Haven, Seafood Is King 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Chances are that if you use the Oxford comma you brush the crumbs off your shirtfront before going out. Confessions of a Comma Queen 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z He said he would "shirtfront" Russian President Vladimir Putin over the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines MH17 in Ukraine - 38 Australians were among the 298 dead. From smart to shove: A brief history of the shirtfront 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z The Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had set the tone early when, last month, he offered the prospect of an actual physical confrontation with the black belt wearing Mr Putin who he promised to "shirtfront". G20 summit: Koalas and 'shirtfronting' 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z They endured over six hours of physical futility in Cape Town, attempting to dismiss Hashim Amla on a shirtfront, and may have another six hours ahead today. South Africa v England: second Test, day four – live! 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z He raised eyebrows last month when he declared he intended to "shirtfront" Putin, using an Australian football term for a head-on shoulder charge to an opponent's chest. Russia to G-20: We're here. So are our warships. 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z The prime minister told reporters on Monday: "Look, I'm going to shirtfront Mr Putin ... you bet I am." Abbott to 'confront' Putin on MH17 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z He said when talking about a future meeting with the Russian president: "Look, I'm going to shirtfront Mr Putin... you bet I am." From smart to shove: A brief history of the shirtfront 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z “I am going to shirtfront Mr Putin – you bet I am – I am going to be saying to Mr Putin Australians were murdered, they were murdered by Russian backed rebels,” Abbott said. Tony Abbott says he will ‘shirtfront’ Vladimir Putin over downing of MH17 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Flashes of genuine narrative tension that pull the reader forward by the shirtfront are interrupted by moments of retrospection or unhurried conversation that seem unlikely or disappointingly timed. California review – Edan Lepucki's hit story of marriage after the apocalypse 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z That England were able, then, to restrict India to 259 for four in the day, fewer than three runs per over on a shirtfront, does them credit. England toil on slow pitch as India’s Murali Vijay makes unbeaten 122 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z "Welcome to the conference," Hodgson opened up from his spot in the centre of the FA's teetering advertising plinth, not exactly a grasp of the shirtfront, but a significant moment nonetheless for New Assertive Roy. England have same old faces apart from the new assertive Roy Hodgson 2012-05-16T17:14:23Z A shirtfront which fits badly, a pair of wristbands too wide or too narrow, a badly brushed hat, a shabby pair of gloves, or an ill-fitting boot, will spoil the most elaborate costume. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z The shirtfront was not clean and was adorned with two large paste-diamond studs. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z The weather is glorious here and my mood would be all the better if I hadn't spilt coffee all down my shirtfront on the train journey from London. County cricket - live! 2010-04-15T10:39:00Z But don't come to me, afterwards, and weep on my shirtfront, that's all. A Top-Floor Idyl Red leapt to my lap and clambered up my shirtfront. The Animated Pinup His hair was plastered down on both cadaverous cheeks, his shirtfront was a mass of pulp, and his wet clothes clinging closely to him brought into full relief every bony angle of his figure. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out It consisted of a short, fashionable coat, shining shoes and very widely-open waistcoat, which showed the entire snowy shirtfront. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story The knife dropped from her fingers as she saw the blood streaming down his white shirtfront. Colorado Jim He is a particular friend of mine; he smiles upon me; he has drooled upon my shirtfront and pulled my moustache. A Top-Floor Idyl After Jack had gone away toward the village and his new business, his father remained seated on the shabby veranda, his head sunken on his soiled shirtfront, his wasted hands clasped over his stomach. Athalie The back of the head is connected by a narrow black collar with an expansive shirtfront of this hue. Birds of the Indian Hills For instance, M. Francis has a certain habit of drawing himself up and displaying his linen shirtfront, a mania for raising his arms to pull down his cuffs, which is Monpavon to the life. The Nabob, Volume 1 Says I, 'His blood be on your shirtfront,' and I moved my leg. Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters His low-cut waistcoat disclosed that his shirtfront, ordinarily of a glossy white perfection, had fallen victim to a profuse perspiration. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter It flashed by like a Leonid, but left a gay impression of flower-tinted velvet cloaks and ermine and waved hair with a glitter of diamonds and oval white shirtfronts and black coats. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl He wore a high hat, a well-preserved black coat, with a cutaway waistcoat, showing a quantity of glazed shirtfront and a massive watch chain. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People In front of me a shining row of foreheads, eyes, collars, shirtfronts, waists, and busy hands above a table of glistening whiteness. The Inferno He had a low-cut vest on, which exposed a deal of frayed and broken and unclean shirtfront. Following the Equator, Part 4 A person in France desirous of making a really ostentatious display of his affluence, on finding a pearl in an oyster, would swallow the pearl and wear the oyster on his shirtfront. Europe Revised It is like a man wearing a ruffled and jeweled shirtfront, but too poor to afford a shirt itself. Winter Sunshine The master has come off badly: his shirtfront, waistcoat and trousers are covered with smears, which are all smoldering and burning into holes. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography The black truth which we all know of ourselves in our hearts, or only the whity-brown truth of the pericardium, or the nice, whitened truth of the shirtfront? Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) I didn't know he had it in him, but he came out delightfully and never cared a particle, though I dropped tears all over his lovely shirtfront. Rose in Bloom The manager came, all bows and graciousness and rumply shirtfront; and when he heard what was to be said he became all apologies and indignation. Europe Revised There was a final rustle of gowns, a final crackle of Sunday shirtfronts, and then a hushed silence. Mary-'Gusta Dona Emilia, holding up the train of a clear dress, walked by the side of Dr. Monygham, in a longish black coat and severe black bow on an immaculate shirtfront. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard He would look all around Hiram when he spoke to him—at his shoulder, his shirtfront, his hands, even at his feet if they were visible, but never at his face. Hiram the Young Farmer But behind that shirtfront was a broken heart. Seven Men I gazed down with a frozen stare at my shirtfront, at my white waistcoat, both dark with Bortsch. Seven Men I thought it best to say something about my shirtfront at once. Seven Men I sat drinking port—poison to me after champagne, but a lulling poison—and listened to noblemen with unstained shirtfronts talking about the Australian cricket match.... Seven Men |
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