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Definition of white-knuckle in English: white-knuckleadjective 1(especially of a fairground ride) causing extreme excitement or fear. （尤指露天游乐场的乘骑游戏机）旨在引起兴奋（或神经紧张）的 Example sentencesExamples - Meanwhile, daredevils had the chance to test their nerve on white-knuckle rides on Silcock's funfair.
- Having split Brechin's defences after 22 minutes, a furiously-contested game latterly became something of a white-knuckle ride.
- Lobbyists believe that safety has been compromised as owners continue to build ever-faster white-knuckle rides to compete for larger profits from the 328 million visitors to US theme parks each year.
- Interviews with the climbers and their companion Richard Hawking are intimate and direct, while the dramatic sequences place the viewer firmly at the front of this white-knuckle ride.
- But walk beyond the white-knuckle rides and you suddenly find yourself in a different world - calmer and quieter, apart from the odd roar of a tiger or scream of a chimp.
- They only had about 15 to 20 minutes to get all the men off the boat, so it was certainly a white-knuckle ride.
- The park's new white-knuckle ride, the Cliff Hanger, has been the centre of a row in recent months because of its colour scheme.
- A daredevil great-grandmother was the first person to test a 100 mph white-knuckle ride yesterday - and enjoyed it so much she went on again.
- The funeral of a student who suffered fatal injuries on Lightwater Valley's new white-knuckle ride two weeks ago will take place next week.
- The family of a teenage girl left horrifically injured after being catapulted from a white-knuckle ride told last night of the terrifying moment she realised she was going to fall.
- The park has recently strengthened its reputation with thrill-seekers by splashing out £5million on two new blood-rushing white-knuckle rides - Velocity and Navigator.
- As a result, the simple roundabout - a peculiarly British invention that works on the principle of courtesy - has become a white-knuckle ride of fear.
- But the Deputy Prime Minister appeared to enjoy the white-knuckle ride, grinning throughout in the company of a couple of minders wearing shades.
- Drama teacher Cheryl Bartlett, 30, of Sprotborough, near Doncaster, said she was glad to be home after her holiday turned into a white-knuckle ride to safety.
- A 74-year-old woman was taken on a white-knuckle ride through Melbourne's streets today after a robber stole her car without realising she was still in it.
- Planning permission for the white-knuckle ride was given last year but councillors decided the park had not complied with planning conditions when it was painted with red and white hoops.
- The Penny for Scotland campaign, hastily assembled in March 1999 to become the centrepiece of a white-knuckle ride towards the first Scottish Parliament ballot, has been ditched.
- Once he has entered into his position, the white-knuckle ride and nail biting begins.
- However, life is the fast lane is a white-knuckle ride at times, because shares are volatile.
- He has now been interviewed by the police and the Health and Safety Executive, while the manufacturers of the white-knuckle ride have flown in from Italy to help with the investigation.
Synonyms nerve-racking, stressful, anxious, worrying, concerning, fraught, charged, strained, nail-biting, worrisome, difficult, uneasy, uncomfortable - 1.1 Displaying or characterized by extreme excitement or fear.
a succession of white-knuckled passengers got out of the plane Example sentencesExamples - For years the bottleneck has provided a daily white-knuckled driving experience for 300,000 motorists.
- I gripped it tightly with both white-knuckled hands.
- But then I tuned in one time and my white-knuckled fingers never let go.
- The guide had to scramble up the side of the thing like a monkey and talk her into moving on one white-knuckled rung at a time.
- My palms were slick-wet on the laptop: I tightened my already white-knuckled grip.
- His story provides ample white-knuckled white-water sequences and gives the film a much needed pioneering spirit.
- The dive boat hurtled at the swell, outboard motors bellowing, the white-knuckled skipper see-sawing the throttle, the rest of us staring transfixed at the crackling green breakers on the bow.
- A couple of white-knuckled tourists, fearfully working their way up the cables, stare in amazement as he saunters past.
- I carefully looked over my shoulder expecting to be greeted with a wide-eyed grimace of sheer white-knuckled terror.
- There are guns and white-knuckled chases, murderous plots and heroic rescues; an entertaining read.
- Despite advice to remain calm, my white-knuckled hand slowly eases the control stick to the right.
- He looked at the map, crumpled in his white-knuckled hand.
- The driver was getting white-knuckled and agitated.
- He was gripping the ship's wheel with white-knuckled hands, and his eyes were combing the rigging, looking for signs of trouble.
Synonyms nervous, on edge, edgy, tense, anxious, ill at ease, unrelaxed, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, uneasy, restless, fidgety, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, with one's stomach in knots, worried, apprehensive, strained
Origin1970s: with reference to the effect caused by gripping tightly to steady oneself. Definition of white-knuckle in US English: white-knuckleadjectiveˌ(h)waɪtˈnək(ə)lˌ(h)wītˈnək(ə)l 1attributive (especially of a vehicle, boat, or airplane ride) causing excitement or tension. （尤指露天游乐场的乘骑游戏机）旨在引起兴奋（或神经紧张）的 Example sentencesExamples - Drama teacher Cheryl Bartlett, 30, of Sprotborough, near Doncaster, said she was glad to be home after her holiday turned into a white-knuckle ride to safety.
- The park's new white-knuckle ride, the Cliff Hanger, has been the centre of a row in recent months because of its colour scheme.
- As a result, the simple roundabout - a peculiarly British invention that works on the principle of courtesy - has become a white-knuckle ride of fear.
- Planning permission for the white-knuckle ride was given last year but councillors decided the park had not complied with planning conditions when it was painted with red and white hoops.
- The family of a teenage girl left horrifically injured after being catapulted from a white-knuckle ride told last night of the terrifying moment she realised she was going to fall.
- However, life is the fast lane is a white-knuckle ride at times, because shares are volatile.
- Interviews with the climbers and their companion Richard Hawking are intimate and direct, while the dramatic sequences place the viewer firmly at the front of this white-knuckle ride.
- Having split Brechin's defences after 22 minutes, a furiously-contested game latterly became something of a white-knuckle ride.
- A 74-year-old woman was taken on a white-knuckle ride through Melbourne's streets today after a robber stole her car without realising she was still in it.
- But walk beyond the white-knuckle rides and you suddenly find yourself in a different world - calmer and quieter, apart from the odd roar of a tiger or scream of a chimp.
- Lobbyists believe that safety has been compromised as owners continue to build ever-faster white-knuckle rides to compete for larger profits from the 328 million visitors to US theme parks each year.
- They only had about 15 to 20 minutes to get all the men off the boat, so it was certainly a white-knuckle ride.
- A daredevil great-grandmother was the first person to test a 100 mph white-knuckle ride yesterday - and enjoyed it so much she went on again.
- But the Deputy Prime Minister appeared to enjoy the white-knuckle ride, grinning throughout in the company of a couple of minders wearing shades.
- The park has recently strengthened its reputation with thrill-seekers by splashing out £5million on two new blood-rushing white-knuckle rides - Velocity and Navigator.
- Meanwhile, daredevils had the chance to test their nerve on white-knuckle rides on Silcock's funfair.
- The Penny for Scotland campaign, hastily assembled in March 1999 to become the centrepiece of a white-knuckle ride towards the first Scottish Parliament ballot, has been ditched.
- Once he has entered into his position, the white-knuckle ride and nail biting begins.
- The funeral of a student who suffered fatal injuries on Lightwater Valley's new white-knuckle ride two weeks ago will take place next week.
- He has now been interviewed by the police and the Health and Safety Executive, while the manufacturers of the white-knuckle ride have flown in from Italy to help with the investigation.
Synonyms nerve-racking, stressful, anxious, worrying, concerning, fraught, charged, strained, nail-biting, worrisome, difficult, uneasy, uncomfortable - 1.1 Displaying or characterized by extreme excitement or fear.
a succession of white-knuckled passengers got out of the plane Example sentencesExamples - There are guns and white-knuckled chases, murderous plots and heroic rescues; an entertaining read.
- The guide had to scramble up the side of the thing like a monkey and talk her into moving on one white-knuckled rung at a time.
- But then I tuned in one time and my white-knuckled fingers never let go.
- The dive boat hurtled at the swell, outboard motors bellowing, the white-knuckled skipper see-sawing the throttle, the rest of us staring transfixed at the crackling green breakers on the bow.
- My palms were slick-wet on the laptop: I tightened my already white-knuckled grip.
- The driver was getting white-knuckled and agitated.
- He was gripping the ship's wheel with white-knuckled hands, and his eyes were combing the rigging, looking for signs of trouble.
- He looked at the map, crumpled in his white-knuckled hand.
- His story provides ample white-knuckled white-water sequences and gives the film a much needed pioneering spirit.
- I carefully looked over my shoulder expecting to be greeted with a wide-eyed grimace of sheer white-knuckled terror.
- For years the bottleneck has provided a daily white-knuckled driving experience for 300,000 motorists.
- I gripped it tightly with both white-knuckled hands.
- Despite advice to remain calm, my white-knuckled hand slowly eases the control stick to the right.
- A couple of white-knuckled tourists, fearfully working their way up the cables, stare in amazement as he saunters past.
Synonyms nervous, on edge, edgy, tense, anxious, ill at ease, unrelaxed, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, uneasy, restless, fidgety, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, with one's stomach in knots, worried, apprehensive, strained
Origin1970s: with reference to the effect caused by gripping tightly to steady oneself. |