transitive. = forbow, v. Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | the world > space > distance > distance or farness > be far from [verb (transitive)] > keep at a distance from something (8) overboweOE transitive. = forbow, v. Obsolete. rare. forbowa1000 transitive. To pass by or avoid by making a circuit; to shun. large1511 intransitive. Of a ship: to get or keep away from or wide of. Cf. large, adv. 6b. Obsolete. cleara1616 To get (any one) clear of a place. Obsolete. to keep awaya1616 intransitive. To remain absent or at a distance; to hold one's course at a distance; to move off. to steer clear of1723 to steer clear of: chiefly figurative, to avoid completely. to give a good, clear, or (usually since 1800) wide berth to1753 Nautical. ‘Convenient sea-room, or a fit distance for ships under sail to keep clear, so as not to fall foul on one another’ (Bailey 1730), or run… keep a wide berth of1855 Nautical. ‘Convenient sea-room, or a fit distance for ships under sail to keep clear, so as not to fall foul on one another’ (Bailey 1730), or run… |
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