| 单词 | short-winded |
| 例句 | While prairie jackrabbits are capable of amazing bursts of speed—up to and over fifty miles an hour—they are relatively short-winded. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I never had any trouble with my heart. Just a little short-winded when I climb the stairs.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ideas come and go; for a work that lasts nearly two hours, the music is surprisingly short-winded. Prom 4: Gothic Symphony ? review 2011-07-18T09:55:53Z “I forgot my keys at home,” she pants, irritable and short-winded. My secret hoarding shame: I lived with my trash. It was time to throw it all away 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z At over 80, it's not surprising that I can't share her enthusiasm for rock music – largely short-winded and rather dull to my fairly tolerant ears. Letters: Age, intelligence and musical taste 2012-07-17T20:00:05Z “Even when he’s feels like he’s ready to go, he is going to be short-winded out here.” Rosario 2-run HR in 9th, Rockies beat D-Backs 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z But after a miserable defeat when she was 14, she declared herself “fat, short-winded and lousy,” and said she wanted to quit. Ann Curtis, Barrier-Breaking Star Swimmer, Dies at 86 2012-07-25T03:07:19Z He was stout and short-winded, more at home in Cornhill than on real hills, and he did not expect to gain upon her. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The horses suited admirably; though I fear the one Sir Nicholas rides is rather short-winded, as he comes to a stand still before we have had half a gallop. Geoffery Gambado A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours 2012-03-14T02:00:27.650Z The gray fox flourishes everywhere and grows to a rather larger size than in the United States, but he is remarkable for being very short-winded. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z And the short-winded also get the short end: Twitter’s roughly 200 million members are worth only about $50. One Facebook User = Two LinkedIn Users, and Other Things the Stock Market Tells Us 2012-02-21T18:44:20Z He either becomes morose, ill-tempered, hard to manage and dangerous, or he degenerates into a fat, lazy, short-winded cob, "only fit for a baby or an octogenarian." Small Horses in Warfare 2011-10-26T02:00:30.897Z The India-rubber Ball, too, is at my feet—and, naturally, I spurn him, but he is so short-winded that nothing will induce him to rise. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z Then I have masks—faith, most special masks! the very noses of them would frighten the short-winded train-bands of the Port into catalepsy. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Macdonald, the butler, was better informed than she, and his mistress seized on him as he slipped in, wiping his brow, short-winded but triumphant. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z His imagination is short-winded, dry, and apt to lose itself in speculation. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z He is eighteen years old, your worship, short-winded and galled.” The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z Even the short-winded poet selects his words so that they have a magic momentum in them which carries us, we know not how, to mountain-tops of intuition. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z And with that, after a dream that she was whaling and had harpooned a particularly short-winded whale she fell very peacefully into oblivion. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Here again the indication is unambiguous that the Negro is short-winded, weak-lunged as compared with his White rival. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z I also became less short-winded, and at last I could climb almost like a normal human being. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 And so," said Mr. Braden in a short-winded, throaty voice which held an occasional curious pant like an old-time camp meeting exhorter, "and so this is Angus! The Land of Strong Men For in what does the short-winded poet himself excel the common unimaginative person who talks or who stares? Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z These many stops I find are necessary as rests, for they are short-winded, and when pursued steadily are soon out of breath, pant pitifully, and are easily caught. My First Summer in the Sierra Then they are like a short-winded boy, and do not do their work well. Applied Physiology Including the Effects of Alcohol and Narcotics This practice, so far from being ashamed of, he often and elaborately defends—contrasting it with the "short-winded and asthmatic" style of writing which abounds in modern times, and particularly among French authors. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. On descending from the hansom at the “Currency Lass,” Hadden was struck with the appearance of the cabman, a gross, salt-looking man, red-faced, blue-eyed, short-handed and short-winded, perhaps nearing forty. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Poetry, then, is not poetical for being short-winded or incidental, but, on the contrary, for being comprehensive and having range. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z I grant, indeed, that the subject of our lecture is not without his infirmity; “He cuts three inches on the ribs, he was short-winded,” and his breath possibly not of the sweetest. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare Tregeagle was fat, short-winded, had a load on his back, and lost ground at every step. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot Men of that type, he reasoned, were usually short-winded. El Diablo A soldier don’t want to be carrying a lot of unnecessary meat about with him; and as to fat, it only makes ’em short-winded. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War For my own part, though I spent nearly three hours on the less than four miles of mountain path, as I have already acknowledged, I was nevertheless somewhat short-winded at the end. The Foot-path Way Captain Jules had told them that a diver must 154 never go down into the water on a full stomach, as it would make him too short-winded. Madge Morton's Victory "Bosh!" growled the Bellows, who was beginning to get a little short-winded with his labors, and, therefore, a trifle out of temper. Andiron Tales The first part of the word has been distorted in pursy, short-winded— "And pursy insolence shall break his wind With fear and horrid flight." The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Indoors and back East he would probably have been a consumptive; out here, he was merely short-winded. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life I don’t think that would do, for he’s too old for long rides, and too short-winded. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure Except the landlord of the little inn, who was too burly and short-winded to move, not a man did he find in the place. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow A little heavy and—er—short-winded perhaps, but never better or more full of fight in my life, sir. Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land The additional meal made them sluggish and short-winded, and they did not seem to thrive so well. By Canoe and Dog-Train The next morning a puff came up from the south in a very blustering manner, as though it had an immense capital to back it, but proved very short-winded. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 "So it would, but I never found myself short-winded, sir," retorted the School-master, with some acerbity. Coffee and Repartee Runaway couples come to us, blushing and short-winded, satisfy us of their lawful age, are united, and pass into the moon, leaving a five-dollar bill behind them. Tales of the Chesapeake Martin Tighe's boy, who played the fife, had studied well his part, and on his poor short-winded instrument now sounded taps as well as he could. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches They would get up just above the grass, and flutter and drop—a puttering, short-winded, apoplectic struggle, very unbecoming and unworthy. Roof and Meadow Indeed they went to work at first pretty willingly; but they were very short-winded, they were quickly out of breath, and in their hearts they turned back again into Egypt. The Heavenly Footman It came about that Jasper's Outer Office was frequently coagulated with a Choice Assortment of Pan-Handlers, and all the short-winded Brothers who want to hitch on to somebody's else Pull, as they say in Boston. People You Know Some said it was because his oarsmen, who were rather pursy and short-winded, stopped every now and then to take breath, and spit on their hands; but this, it is probable, was a mere scandal. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists These were, the captain, who was in good health, the master indifferent, Captain Cotton and myself swollen and short-winded, yet better than the other sick men, and the boy in good health. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. These duties could not be very agreeable to portly, short-winded, well-fed dignitaries; and consequently the worthy canons were often inclined to shrink from the task. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 The man's strength was prodigious, although he was puffy and short-winded. Jimgrim and Allah's Peace But the short-winded locksmith had no chance against a man of Sim's youth and spare figure, though the day had been when he could have run him down in no time. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty It was, it must be, the short-winded Count himself, whom we all supposed to be in Rome! Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman With their fine limbs muffled and buried beneath a tangle of hairless wool, they would become short-winded, and fall an easy prey to the strong mountain wolves. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon If he be of a stout and short-winded build, you can easily avoid his advances; but, when he is of the youthful and long-legged type, a meeting is inevitable. Three Men in a Boat His last valet was a big, foundered, short-winded fellow of fifty-five, who was incapable of running twenty paces; but, as he had been born at Bayonne, M. Gillenormand called him Basque. Les Misérables They conversed in an odd, short-winded fashion, until at last S�ren, in a tone which was meant to be careless, threw out the suggestion: "What should you say to getting married this autumn?" Tales of Two Countries So in every great movement there are short-winded people who sit down and pant very soon, and their prudence croaks out undeniable facts. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes But, oh! it was a weary love, and a short-winded love, and a hoarse one. Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician Is a poet of small wares, whose Muse is short-winded and quickly out of breath. Character Writings of the 17th Century The brewer was large, raw-boned, and round as a butt of beer, but very fat, unwieldy, short-winded, and phlegmatic. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves He was fat and short-winded and would suffer from the effort of laying on the blows. The Unwilling Vestal Indeed they went to the work at first pretty willingly, but they were very short-winded, they were quickly out of breath, and in their hearts they turned back again into Egypt. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 But good Sir, why so short-winded? why could not you make the same work with the other scriptures, as you did with these? Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 It was Hassan, sure enough, short-winded and afraid, but more afraid of being left behind than of the manhandling. The Ivory Trail Also the lie of the ground was against us, for it sloped up toward the Roman array at first very gently, but afterwards steeply enough to breathe a short-winded man. The House of the Wolfings I have already said that I don't intend to waste a word on the puny, narrow-chested, short-winded crew whom we are leaving astern. An Enemy of the People She panted a little as she spoke, like a short-winded lap-dog. Crome Yellow "I will imitate the honourable Romans in brevity:" he sure means brevity in breath, short-winded. King Henry IV, Part 2 So shaken as we are, so wan with care, Find we a time for frighted peace to pant, And breathe short-winded accents of new broils To be commenced in strands afar remote. King Henry IV, Part 1 They went their way, but not so fast as went Diana, urging with her her protesting and short-winded mother. Mistress Wilding It has ended as would end the experiment of a man seeking to raise a breed of winning race-horses out of unexercised, short-winded, knock-kneed mares. Woman and Labour Mr. Traveller, deeming the Tinker a short-winded one, from whom no further breath of information was to be derived, betook himself to the gate. Tom Tiddler's Ground On descending from the hansom at the Currency Lass, Hadden was struck with the appearance of the cabman, a gross, salt-looking man, red-faced, blue-eyed, short-handed and short-winded, perhaps nearing forty. The Wrecker |
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