chain lightning

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked flashes. Canada,US,uncountable
    — smart as chain lightning (sharp-witted)
  2. (A person or thing that is) very fast and dynamic. US,attributive,especially,uncountable
    — Hettie was chain lightning with a six-shooter.
  3. A high-proof whiskey or other spirit that has not been allowed to mature; a poor-quality or adulterated spirit. US,obsolete,slang,uncountable
    — Give me a meetin where nobody cares a snap of a finger for nobody in particular, and has no interest but in a good feed, a good song, a good smoke, and chain-lightning to top it all off with.
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