Impulse by Dr David Lewisを読んでいます。
You have been given tips on three horses running in different races. As the information comes from a good friend who is also an experienced trainer, you decide to bed ￡100 on the first horse which romps home at odds of ten to one. With the remaining horses yet to run, would you be most likely to decide:
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"romp home" は知っている単語 "romper" (as in romper room から、ゴールに走り込む意味を連想しますがどうでしょう？ 辞書を見ます。
・Collins Dictionary: to win a race easily: Likewise, I have five of the best on another called Standfast, who the tipsters say will romp home first in the third race at Newbury.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to win easily: She is riding the fastest horse and is certain to romp home.
楽勝ですね。
You have been given tips on three horses running in different races. As the information comes from a good friend who is also an experienced trainer, you decide to bed ￡100 on the first horse which romps home at odds of ten to one. With the remaining horses yet to run, would you be most likely to decide:
...
"romp home" は知っている単語 "romper" (as in romper room から、ゴールに走り込む意味を連想しますがどうでしょう？ 辞書を見ます。
・Collins Dictionary: to win a race easily: Likewise, I have five of the best on another called Standfast, who the tipsters say will romp home first in the third race at Newbury.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to win easily: She is riding the fastest horse and is certain to romp home.
楽勝ですね。
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