| 词汇 | poppy |
| 释义 | poppy Ⅰ 1. noun 1 opium. Earlier pharmaceutical usage into slang UK, 1935. 2 heroin UK, 1998. 3 money UK, 1977⇨ See: POPCORN 2. verb to pay UK, 1979 Ⅱ ⇨ popcorn; poppy noun an erect penis. Rhyming slang for HORN UK, 1992 tall poppyOne who has a lot of wealth, fame, or social prominence. She may be a tall poppy, as you describe her, but she never flaunts her wealth or treats others with disrespect. *red as a cherryand *red as a poppy; *red as a rose; *red as a ruby; *red as bloodbright red. (*Also: as ~.) When she came in from ice-skating, Clara's nose was as red as a cherry. When her boss praised her in front of the whole office, Emily turned red as a poppy. I would like to make a dress out of that beautiful velvet that is red as a rose. Jane painted her fingernails with polish as red as a ruby. I want to have my car painted red as blood. a tall poppya privileged or distinguished person.The Roman tyrant Tarquin was reputed to have struck off the heads of poppies as a gruesomely graphic demonstration of the way in which the important men of a captured city should be treated. In recent years, the term tall poppy syndrome has also developed, referring to a tendency to discredit or disparage people who have become rich, famous, or socially prominent. 1991 Lynn Barber Mostly Men Journalists on the whole tend to be egalitarian-minded and contemptous of tall poppies, but I prefer the prima donnas. |
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