| 释义 |
turps
noun- turpentine UK, 1823
- Often, he gets a big turps sponge or a rag and wipes out the painting. — The Guardian, 5 February 2004
- alcohol AUSTRALIA, 1865
An abbreviation of “turpentine”. - I think he’s been on the turps a bit. — J.E. MacDonnell, Don’t Gimme the Ships, p. 37, 1960
- These were mainly blokes that had hit the turps and couldn’t leave it alone[.] — Sam Weller, Old Bastards I Have Met, p. 36, 1979
- Gwen was never much of a drinker, though her Auntie Kath who’s a nun, really used to nudge the turps[.] — Barry Humphries, The Traveller’s Tool, p. 26, 1985
- — David McGill, David McGill’s Complete Kiwi Slang Dictionary, p. 129, 1998
- That wasn’t the first time pilots have been caught on the turps, but such cases are hardly surprising[.] — The Times Magazine, 10 January 2004
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