ninepins

英 ['naɪnpɪnʒ]
  • n. 九柱戏;九柱戏中的木柱(ninepin的复数)
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ninepins 大批倒下

nine,九,pin,插销,销子球。一种类似保龄球的游戏,把九个目标销子全部击落,引申词义大批倒下。

ninepins (n.)
1570s, from nine + plural of pin (n.). From the number of pins to be knocked down.
1. There was a time when Liverpool players never seemed to get injured, but now they are going down like ninepins.
利物浦队的队员一度似乎怎么都不会受伤,但现在一倒就倒了一片。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Near one end of the lawn were twelve old - fashioned knights playing at ninepins.
靠近草坪的一端,有十二个古代装束的武士在玩九柱戏.

来自辞典例句

3. They all go down like ninepins one after the other.
他们一个接一个地倒下去.

来自互联网

4. There's a lot of flu about people are going down like ninepins.
流感正在蔓延--传染的人越来越多.

来自互联网

5. Getty Images ONCE they started falling, the totems toppled like ninepins this week.
美好的图腾一旦开始坠落, 就会势如破竹般倒下.

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