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winning post

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Horses
ˈwinning ˌpost noun [singular]  British EnglishDSH the place where a race ends 〔比赛的〕终点柱 SYN the finish line
Examples from the Corpus
winning postRushing Wild's jockey, Richard Dunwoody, gave Dwyer a pat on the back a few yards after the winning post.It was famous as the winning post of boat races from Westminster Bridge.Bite the Bullet continued to drift left-handed as the winning post raced towards them.Less than 50 yards from the winning post, the horse unaccountably staggered, collapsed to the ground, and failed to finish.They made it to the winning post fairly creditably.The tell-tale noises were close, but so was the winning post - or was it?
ˈwinning ˌpost nounChineseSyllable
Corpus the place ends where a race


winning post
ˈwinning ˌpost noun [singular]
British English the place where a race ends
   SYN  the finish line


winning postBrE /ˈwɪnɪŋ pəʊst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪnɪŋ poʊst/ 🔊 noun (especially BrE) a post that shows where the end of a race is 终点柱to be first past the winning post第一个跑过终点柱