gridiron meaning in English
n.
1.(烧鱼肉等有柄的)烤架,铁丝格子。
2.【航海】格子船台,船架。
3.(舞台上承受升降布景装置的)梁格结构。
4.栅形补偿摆 (=gridiron pendulum)。
5.格状物,格状结构。
6.〔美俚〕美国国旗。
7.〔美俚〕橄榄球场;橄榄球。
8.(停货车等的)侧道 〔=gridiron siding〕; 高压输电网。 be on the gridiron 受迫害,受苦。 lay sb. on the gridiron 嘲笑,取笑某人。
Examples
- His name was on the gridiron at westminster
他的名字在英国议会备受谴责。 - They laid the prisoner on the gridiron
他们使这个囚犯备受折磨。 - She turned a cake on the gridiron
她在烤架上翻著饼。 - When the wine was gone , and the places where it had been most abundant were raked into a gridiron - pattern by
酒吸完了,酒最多的地方划出了许多像炉桥似的指爪印。 - For most us sports fans , of course , " football " means the gridiron game of the national football league and college teams
对于大多数美国球迷来说, football指的是国家橄榄球联盟和大学生橄榄球队的橄榄球运动。