单词 | cherish |
释义 | cherishv. a. transitive. To hold dear, treat with tenderness and affection; to make much of. Obsolete or archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > treat with tenderness or hold dear [verb (transitive)] cherishc1320 treasure1907 c1320 tr. J. Bonaventura Medit. 333 My dyscyple whych y haue chersid, Me to betraye hym haue þey hyred. c1374 G. Chaucer Former Age 52 But eche of hem wolde oother wel cheryce. c1475 Partenay 121 The Erle Amerie, Which so was louyd and cherished tho. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Dvv We be the yongest chyldren of god, and therfore he maketh moste of vs and cherissheth vs. 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 113 I study to live for them, which you will not do unlesse you cherish your self. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 61 The Spaniards are very kind to their black Slaves, whom they cherish and encourage highly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > be infatuatedly fond or love to excess [verb (transitive)] > pet, indulge, or pamper daunt1303 cocker1440 cherisha1450 pomper1483 daut?a1513 to cocker up1530 pamper1530 pimper1537 tiddle1560 cockle1570 dandlea1577 cotchel1578 cockney1582 fondle1582 coax1589 to coax up1592 to flatter up1598 dainty1622 pet1629 cosset1659 caudle1662 faddle1688 pettle1719 coddle1786 sugar-plum1788 twattle1790 to make a fuss of or over (with)1814 mud1814 pamperizea1845 mollycoddle1851 pompey1860 cosher1861 pussy1889 molly1907 a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 8 And the yongger [daughter] was so cherisshed that she dede what she wolde. 1483 Vulgaria abs Terencio (T. Rood & T. Hunte) sig. qviii I cherish or make to mykell of my selfe [L. nimis michi indulgeo]. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > caress [verb (transitive)] freeOE coy1340 daunsel1362 to fawn on, upon1477 daut?a1513 cherish1568 fona1586 minion1598 flatter1599 ingle1599 biscot1653 ningle1659 fond1676 smuggle1679 fondle1686 caress1697 nauntle1828 smudge1844 1568 Christis Kirk on Grene in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 262 He chereist hir scho bad ga chat him. 1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry (1668) i. ii. 10 Take off his saddle and cherish him, and then dress him, and cloath him up for all night. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 53 I could have taken her into my arms, and cherished her. 1814 R. Southey Roderick xxv. 224 Look how he leans To cherish him; and how the gallant horse Curves up his stately neck. 2. a. To treat with fostering care, foster tenderly, nurse (children, young creatures). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > affectionately or tenderly nourishc1300 cherish1340 fosterc1386 lapc1430 tender1449 nestle1548 nuzzlea1577 brood1618 incubate1641 nurslea1652 1340–70 Alisaunder 53 Hee cherished þe childe cheefe ouer alle, Þat he was woxen full weele. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin i. 16 They toke the childe and cherishid it. 1566 T. Drant Wailyngs Hieremiah in tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Kij Thynges precious or good. To cheryshe theyr so needie sowles. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Thess. ii. 7 As a nurse cherisheth her children. View more context for this quotation 1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth ii. 44 Hee promised to cherish her as the henne cherisheth her chickens. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest III. vii. 76 The young prince..was cherished during the winter by a yeoman who knew his rank. b. To foster, tend, cultivate (plants obsolete, hair, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivate plants or crops [verb (transitive)] tilla1325 raisec1384 uprearc1400 nourisha1500 cherish1519 dig1526 dress1526 govern1532 manure?c1550 rear1581 nurse1594 tame1601 crop1607 cultive1614 cultivate1622 ingentle1622 tend1631 make1714 peck1728 grow1774 farm1793 culture1809 side-dress1888 double-crop1956 produce2006 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] dressa1400 cherish1519 addressa1522 barbera1616 do1750 coif1835 coiffure1906 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria x. f. 113v Some cherisshe theyr busshis of heare with moche kymbeynge and wesshynge in lye. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 68 Angelica..is cherished in our Gardens. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health xliv. 53 For their sweetnesse they [sc. gilliflowers] are worthily cherished in gardens. 1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 ii. vi. 21 For what doth cherish weedes but gentle aire? 1840 R. H. Barham Bagman's Dog in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 321 How the Sailors too swear, How they cherish their hair. c. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 11 One of the most flourishing places..being cherished, and put in a way of Trade. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. ii. 119 He [sc. Erasmus] first scattered the seeds, which Luther cherished and brought to maturity. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Locksley Hall in Poems (new ed.) II. 98 That I should cherish that which bears but bitter fruit. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > hospitality > show hospitality to [verb (transitive)] gestena1300 lodgec1325 cherishc1330 guestc1330 to give cheera1393 harbry14.. callc1430 uptakea1470 recueil1477 host1485 entertain1490 to set forth1526 harbour1534 retainc1540 treata1578 water1742 sport1826 have1868 hospitize1895 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 8758 Joye he made for his comyng..& cherisched hym ouer alle oþere of pris. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2055 Þus þay for charyte cherysen a gest. 1556 in J. G. Nichols Chron. Grey Friars (1852) 46 The kynge of Ynglond..had cherycyd and made moche of theme alle. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. iii. 172 Looke to thy seruaunts, cherish thy ghesse. View more context for this quotation 1665 J. Evelyn Let. 4 Apr. in Diary & Corr. (1857) III. 155 I will charge you with some addresses to friends of mine there, that shall exceedingly cherish you. 1737 R. Glover Leonidas i. 196 Receiv'd, And hospitably cherish'd. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > make cheerful [verb (transitive)] to mend a person's cheera1325 raisec1384 cherishc1400 rehetec1400 blithec1440 cheer1440 lightena1450 light?1473 embellish1481 hearten1524 exhilarate1540 laetificate1547 to cheer up1550 lift1572 to do a person's heart good1575 acheera1592 upcheerc1595 cherry1596 relevate1598 encheer1605 brighten1607 buoy1652 undumpisha1661 to lift (up) a person's spirits1711 cheerfulize1781 blithen1824 pearten1827 chirk1843 to chipper up1873 to chirp up188. to buck up1909 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 128 Rehayte rekenly þe riche & þe poueren, & cherisch hem alle with his cher. c1430 J. Lydgate Compl. Black Knight xliii Myn accusours..cherissheth hem my deth to purchase. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 6131 Ne be cheryst with chere thurgh our chaunse febyll. c1650 H. Norwood Voy. Virginia in Churchill's Coll. Voy. (1732) (modernized text) VI. 151/2 We cherish'd him the best we could, and would not have him so profoundly sad. 1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles lxiii. 274 The verdant Prospect cherishes our Sight. 5. To take affectionate care of (a thing); to keep or guard carefully. Obsolete except as passing into 7. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > affectionately or tenderly > specifically a thing cherishc1400 nursea1542 nursemaid1921 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1154 Hov charged more watz his chaunce þat hem [vesselles] cherych nolde. 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 11v Suche thinges wol be gretely kept, and cherisshed. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 58 Cherrish theese presents. 1831 D. Brewster Life I. Newton xix. 343 Every memorial of so great a man..has been preserved and cherished with peculiar veneration. 6. To keep warm; ‘to give warmth, ease, or comfort to’ (Johnson). archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > heat or make hot [verb (transitive)] > keep a person warm cherish1399 1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles ii. 144 Hennes..cherichen her chekonys ffro chele of þe wynter. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 73 Chersyn, foveo. 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xi. xxxii. 436 Cherished as the hen doth her egges with heate. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 1068 Som better warmth to cherish Our Limbs benumm'd. View more context for this quotation 1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 112 When the deep-green-mantl'd Earth, Warm-cherish'd ev'ry floweret's birth. 7. To entertain in the mind, harbour fondly, encourage, cling to (a hope, feeling, design, etc.).The most frequent current sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > think or have in mind [verb (transitive)] > cherish breed?c1225 cherishc1385 entertain1567 nursle1746 nurture1792 reverie1832 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > emotional attitude > hold, entertain, or cherish (a feeling) [verb (transitive)] haveOE takec1175 feelc1225 makec1225 hoard1340 cherishc1385 harbour1393 nourisha1522 nurse1567 lodge1583 carry1586 c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 462 It was myn entente To forthere trouthe in love & it cheryse. 1406 T. Hoccleve La Male Regle 282 Men love [trouthe] nat, men wole it not cherice. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. iii. 146 You that do abette him in this kinde, Cherish rebellion, and are rebells all. View more context for this quotation 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 191 You cannot enough esteem and cherrish this fancy. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. xxx. 134 The hostile designs, which they had long cherished in their ferocious minds. 1798 J. Ferriar Certain Var. Man 196 Every age cherishes its favourite errors. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xiv. 292 You should not cherish resentment against him. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 141 Opinions and beliefs which have been cherished quite as strongly as the right of property have passed away. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1320 |
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