eight n. 1.八的记号。 2.八人[物]一组;(八人的)赛艇选手。 3. 8字形(物);【溜冰】8字形花样。 4. 八汽缸发动机,八汽缸汽车。 5. 八点钟;八岁;八号衣服[鞋袜];(纸牌中的)8。 eight-fifteen 8点15分。 a piece of eight (西班牙从前的)8R (=8 reals) 银币。 at eight 在八点钟。 eight ball 1. 【美撞球】标有8字的黑球〔把这个球最先打进袋里,就全盘算输〕。 2. 【无线电】无定向话筒。 be behind the eight ball 〔美俚〕处境危险[非常不利]。 eight bells 【航海】八击钟〔分别在四时半、八时半及十二时半各击钟一下,其后每半小时递增一击,逢四时、八时及十二时刚好八击〕。 in eights 用八个音节的诗行。 have one over the eight 〔英俚〕醉得七颠八倒。 the Eights 牛津及剑桥两大学的划船比赛。
To wage a revolutionary war for ten years , as we have done , might be surprising in other countries , but for us it is like the opening sections in an " eight - legged essay " - - the " presentation , amplification and preliminary exposition of the theme " - - and many exciting parts are yet to follow 干了十年的革命战争,对于别的国家也许是值得惊奇的,对于我们却好似八股文章还只作了破题、承题和起讲,许多热闹文章都还在后面。
百科解释
The eight-legged essay () was a style of essay writing that had to be mastered to pass the imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is named so because it was divided into eight sections.