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词汇 surrey
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surrey1

nounPlural surreys ˈsʌriˈsəri
historical
  • (in the US) a light four-wheeled carriage with two seats facing forwards.

    〈史〉(美国)四轮双座的萨里式游览马车

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Adam made sure his brother's tie was straight and his best coat was brushed, and Joe had polished up the surrey until it gleamed.
    • You can walk around the downtown area to see the sights but another way of seeing the contrasts is from the seat of a horse-drawn surrey - with or without the fringe on top.
    • You can rent a surrey or even a Harley Davidson, or tour the Smuggler Mine, which gave up the world's largest silver nugget - 1840 pounds - back in 1894.
    • Did he take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top?
    • Owing to a harsh winter and business overload in the spring, it had been close to four months since I'd been out to my country club, so you can imagine my surprise when I drove up and saw all the surreys with the fringe on top.

Origin

Late 19th century: originally denoting a Surrey cart, first made in Surrey, from which the carriage was later adapted.

Rhymes

curry, dhurrie, flurry, hurry, Murray, scurry, slurry, worry

Surrey2

proper nounˈsʌriˈsəri
  • A county of south-eastern England; county town, Kingston upon Thames.

surrey1

nounˈsərēˈsəri
historical
  • A light four-wheeled carriage with two seats facing forward.

    〈史〉(美国)四轮双座的萨里式游览马车

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Did he take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top?
    • Adam made sure his brother's tie was straight and his best coat was brushed, and Joe had polished up the surrey until it gleamed.
    • Owing to a harsh winter and business overload in the spring, it had been close to four months since I'd been out to my country club, so you can imagine my surprise when I drove up and saw all the surreys with the fringe on top.
    • You can walk around the downtown area to see the sights but another way of seeing the contrasts is from the seat of a horse-drawn surrey - with or without the fringe on top.
    • You can rent a surrey or even a Harley Davidson, or tour the Smuggler Mine, which gave up the world's largest silver nugget - 1840 pounds - back in 1894.

Origin

Late 19th century: originally denoting a Surrey cart, first made in Surrey, from which the carriage was later adapted.

Surrey2

proper nounˈsərēˈsəri
  • A county of southeastern England; county town, Kingston upon Thames.

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