“Sears、Roebuck”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

Sears-Roebuck

释义

Sears-Roebuck, a. U.S. slang.|sɪəz ˈrəʊbʌk|
Also Sears and Roebuck.
The name of the American merchandising firm of Sears, Roebuck and Co., used allusively of an inexperienced, ‘green’, or amateurish person, or of something cheap or of little value.
1917R. Lord Captain Boyd's Battery, A.E.F. (1919) ii. 23 Two tents of Shavetails (i.e. Reverse Officers, Ninety-Day Wonders, Sears & Roebuck Specials,..etc.) have been attached to us for instruction purposes.1930Our Army Jan. 4 He's a regular Sears-Roebuck product; three months of training, three tons of dignity and three ounces of horse sense.1932Amer. Speech VII. 270 Sears-Roebuck driller, an inexperienced and incapable driller.1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §21/14 Cheap; paltry... Sears-Roebuck.1971M. Tak Truck Talk 137 Sears-Roebuck license, the license said to be held by an inferior driver.

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