英语单词

breakneck是什么意思

breakneck

英 ['breɪknek] 美 ['breknɛk]
  • adj. 非常危险的;要使颈骨折断似的;极快的

英文词源


breakneck (adj.)
1560s, "likely to end in a broken neck," from break (v.) + neck (n.).

双语例句


1. Jack drove to Mayfair at breakneck speed.
杰克驾车向梅费尔疾驶。

来自柯林斯例句

2. to drive, etc. at breakneck speed
亡命飞车等

来自《权威词典》

3. He painted long into the night, at breakneck speed, his depression gradually slipping away.
他以惊人的速度画到深夜, 原先沮丧的心情渐渐消失了.

来自辞典例句

4. How many time that I said that he could breakneck?
有多少次我不是说他这样会送了小命?

来自互联网

5. The young man drove the car at breakneck speed.
这个年轻人把车开得飞快.

来自互联网

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