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hurricane lamp

飓风灯,飓风台灯,飓风之灯,台灯

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • “We dealt with so many problems when we were shooting in New York, like trying to shoot during Hurricane Sandy,” says Esco.

  • The absent turkey had been blown clean away in the hurricane force winds, I concluded.

  • Another Dem who has been just a heart-beat (or a lamp bash) away from being president.

  • “When Tibor died we did a retrospective of MCo., and the lamp was the last thing you saw,” she says.

  • Leaving the moribund Eddie, Frank crosses paths with a black deliveryman, and they talk about hurricane survivors.

  • He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.

  • Every light in the hall was ablaze; every lamp turned as high as it could be without smoking the chimney or threatening explosion.

  • Maybe it didn't feel good to be on the hurricane deck of a good horse once more!

  • Now he blew out the lamp and stood over me in the half-light, holding out a hand.

  • Martini appeared from his little anti-room, with a lamp in his hand, as the prison clock struck ten.