sit-up-and-beg
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英 /ˌsɪtʌp(ə)n(d)ˈbɛɡ/
美 /ˌsɪtˌəpənˈbɛɡ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A bicycle having handlebars that are rather high and curve backwards, so that the rider sits upright rather than hunching forward; a roadster.
— I hadn't even found a proper bike shop – the one I did come across was full of the equivalent of our sit-up-and-begs.
形容词 adj.
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Of a posture adopted by a person steering a vehicle (such as an aeroplane, car, or motorcycle): sitting up straight, not bent forward or leaning back.
— The pilot is thus in a sit-up-and-beg attitude and so seriously exposed to the elements that, as Wing Commander Wallis admits, a hailstorm would probably mean a forced landing.
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Of a bicycle: having handlebars that are rather high and curve backwards, so that the rider sits upright rather than hunching forward; also, of the handlebars of a bicycle: rather high and curving backwards, thus requiring the rider to sit upright.
— Manufacturers introduced many incremental improvements, […] By 1930 these changes extended the range of cycles that manufacturers could offer from the ‘roadster’ (steel frame, three-speed hub gears, level-operated brakes and ‘sit-up-and-beg’ handlebars) to lightweight racing bikes (alloy steel frames, ten or more derailleur gears, cable-operated brakes and aluminium alloy drop handlebars).
词形变化
词源
词源 1
From sit up + and + beg, likening the position to a dog sitting up on its hindquarters and begging by holding its front paws out.
词源 2
From sit up + and + beg, likening the position to a dog sitting up on its hindquarters and begging by holding its front paws out.
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