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Icadia Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Some words uneasy to find the definitions.
when I read some contents, I can find some words that isn't easy to find their meanings in a dictionary.
you can see "low-riding" in this sentence.
That said, there is a time and place for everything. Tell Fletcher -- and his parents -- that when he is in your home, you would prefer that he pull his low-riding pants up and keep his shirt on because his exposure embarrasses and concerns you. (What he does in his own house is his business.)
I've tried to look for the definition of "low-riding" in my dictionaries. but I couldn't find any information.
I guess that the word consists of "adverbial + participle" in terms of word formation.
excepts this word, I've seen a lot of words consisting of "adverbial + participle" that are uneasy to find in a dictionary.
now I know what "low riding" means in the sentence. however, what I really want to know is how to find the meanings of such words.
I use Oxford advanced learner's dictionary 7th , Longman contemporary 2005, Macmillan english dictionary 2007, collins cobuild dictionary 2006. every time I look for such words, I encounter problems. could you give me some advice on looking easily for them?
you can see "low-riding" in this sentence.
That said, there is a time and place for everything. Tell Fletcher -- and his parents -- that when he is in your home, you would prefer that he pull his low-riding pants up and keep his shirt on because his exposure embarrasses and concerns you. (What he does in his own house is his business.)
I've tried to look for the definition of "low-riding" in my dictionaries. but I couldn't find any information.
I guess that the word consists of "adverbial + participle" in terms of word formation.
excepts this word, I've seen a lot of words consisting of "adverbial + participle" that are uneasy to find in a dictionary.
now I know what "low riding" means in the sentence. however, what I really want to know is how to find the meanings of such words.
I use Oxford advanced learner's dictionary 7th , Longman contemporary 2005, Macmillan english dictionary 2007, collins cobuild dictionary 2006. every time I look for such words, I encounter problems. could you give me some advice on looking easily for them?
Top answer
When all else fails, try the Urban Dictionary. I don't know about the other cities, but in Los Angeles we've had this particular phenomenon in our faces for a few years now. The pants of school-age kids seem to defy gravity, hanging mysteriously below the curve of the buttocks.
- When all else fails, try the Urban Dictionary.
- I don't know about the other cities, but in Los Angeles we've had this particular phenomenon in our faces for a few years now.
- The pants of school-age kids seem to defy gravity, hanging mysteriously below the curve of the buttocks.
- One of our big plumbing companies runs an add campaign making fun of independent plumbers with "plumber cleavage," implying they can't keep their pants up.
- "Low riders / low riding" also refers to the way the high school kids like their cars, but this one goes way back.
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When all else fails, try the Urban Dictionary.
I don't know about the other cities, but in Los Angeles we've had this particular phenomenon in our faces for a few years now. The pants of school-age kids seem to defy gravity, hanging mysteriously below the curve of the buttocks.
One of our big plumbing companies runs an add campaign making fun of independent plumbers with "plu
I don't know about the other cities, but in Los Angeles we've had this particular phenomenon in our faces for a few years now. The pants of school-age kids seem to defy gravity, hanging mysteriously below the curve of the buttocks.
One of our big plumbing companies runs an add campaign making fun of independent plumbers with "plu
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