| 单词 | all for |
| 释义 | > as lemmasall for P21. colloquial. all for: strongly in favour of, fully on the side of. Cf. for prep. 7a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [adjective] goodeOE agreeable1448 approbatory1548 better1566 favouring1586 approbative1611 applausive1628 pro1650 pleasing1652 favourable1655 approving1702 enthusiastic1777 all for1864 1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night sig. Eiij The diuell..hath left forme and is all for matter. 1608 G. Markham & L. Machin Dumbe Knight iv. sig. G3 The Queene is all for reuelles, her light heart..Bestowes it self vpon delightfulnesse. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος sig. a3v The Age wee live in is all for novelties, and high-strained Jigs of Musick. 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Cock & Fox in Fables 249 The wight..Who true to Love, was all for Recreation, And minded not the Work of Propagation. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 467 Mrs. Thrale was all for..according to the vulgar phrase, making the best of a bad bargain. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I iv. 5 The Prince is all for the land-service, Forgetting Duncan, Nelson, Howe, and Jervis. 1864 A. Trollope Can you forgive Her? I. xix. 150 I am all for Mr. Cheesacre..I can't abide anything that's poor. 1919 C. Dawson Test of Scarlet v. 49 In watching him they will feel a thrill of excitement; they, too, will become ‘all for it’. 1934 D. L. Sayers Nine Tailors 105 I'm all for a treasure-hunt. 1945 J. B. Priestley Three Men in New Suits iii. 38 ‘You've got to..see that the country's run properly.’ ‘I'm all for that,’ said Herbert. 2004 K. Gregory Winning Clients in Wired World ii. 32 I'm all for delegating; but abdicating is a different story. < as lemmas |
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