outspan

vt. 给牛车卸轭, 卸马具 n. 卸轭

词形变化

outspans 复数 outspans outspanned outspanning outspans 三单 outspanning 现在分词 outspanned 过去式 outspanned 过去分词

别名

uitspan

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The place where one releases oxen from a harness.

    南非

    At the outspan or on the road or footpath he shouldered them aside as one walks through standing corn, not aggressively, but with the superb indifference of right and habit unquestioned.

  2. 2.

    An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals.

v.
  1. 1.

    To release oxen from a harness.

    南非 及物

    We had outspanned on in a flat covered with close grass about two feet high…The wagons, four in number, were drawn up off the road two abreast.

词汇关系

动词

反义词 1

inspan

上位词 2

unharness unyoke

词源

From out + span. Compare Afrikaans uitspan.

来源：wiktionary