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cowcatcher 〔美國〕(車頭前面的)排障器;(電車的)救助網;〔美俚〕...

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Mr stephen , a little moved but very handsomely , told him no such matter and that he had dispatches from the emperor s chief tailtickler thanking him for the hospitality , that was sending over doctor rinderpest , the bestquoted cowcatcher in all muscovy , with a bolus or two of physic to take the bull by the horns 斯蒂芬先生略為動容,但仍文質彬彬地答曰: “并非如此。奧地利皇帝122之御馬主事已發來快函表示謝意。彼將派遣全莫斯科維123首屈一指之名獸醫124牛瘟博士,憑藉一兩粒大藥丸,即能抓住公牛角125 。 ”

Among these are a cowcatcher ( to protect straying cattle and people from oncoming trains ) , the single penny postage idea for england , railway signals , the speedometer , ideas on game theory , system of signaling for lighthouses , a compendium of all manufacturing methods and engineering work in britain 其中有排障器(避免迷途的牲畜和人群被急馳而來的火車撞倒) 、在英國實施一便士郵資的建議、鐵路信號、速度計、博弈論的思想、燈塔信號系統,以及一份關于英國全部制造方法與工程作業的綱要。