| 释义 |
outˈsit, v.
[out- 17, 18.]
1. trans. To sit beyond the time or duration of.
1658Osborn Adv. Son (1673) 24 That such as begin then, though they out-sit the Sun, will be delivered of the fury..before the Watch be set. 1692South Serm. (1697) I. 28 He that prolongs his meals..how quickly does he out-sit his pleasure? 1882Woodford in Life of Bp. Wilberforce III. 357 We outsate the twilight, drawing from the rich stores of the old statesman's memory.
2. To sit longer than.
1885G. Meredith Diana xxviii, Dacier could allow Mr. Hepburn to outsit him. 1894Cornh. Mag. May 496 Bab outsits all the other guests at tea. |