单词 | countercheck |
释义 | countercheckn.ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > in reply countercheck1559 1559 Primer in Priv. Prayers (1851) 47 I became as a man not hearing, and having no counterchecks in his mouth. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) v. iv. 79 If againe, it was not well cut, he wold say, I lie: this is call'd the counter-checke quarrelsome. View more context for this quotation 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Counter-check, a Censure made upon a Reprover. 2. A check that opposes or arrests the course of anything. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > that which lockeOE floodgatec1230 stopc1508 staya1533 snub1581 prevention1584 embarment1606 allay1607 spar1614 counterchecka1616 gag1618 preventivea1639 check1661 preventative1691 embargo1692 closed door1934 policeman1951 block- a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 224 Who painefully..Haue brought a counter-checke before your gates. View more context for this quotation 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 270 These inquests..soon met with a counterchecke from the Law. 1749 Acct. Voy. for Discov. North-west Passage II. 85 Suddenly there came a violent countercheck of Tide from the South West. 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. ix. 242 The evil that we suffer is often a countercheck which restrains us from greater evil. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. vii. 109 There is no counter-check to its emotions. 3. A check that operates against or controls a check. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > that which > against a check countercheck1832 1832 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 2) II. 133 The checks and counter~checks which nature has appointed to preserve the balance of power amongst species. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Two Voices in Poems (new ed.) II. 136 Many things perplex, With motions, checks, and counterchecks. 1892 Standard 15 June 5/2 There ought to have been check and counter check, and the lâches even of a responsible person would have been atoned for by the vigilance of others. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). countercheckv.ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > rebuke or reprove [verb (transitive)] > in reply countercheck1587 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1296/1 Hymineus denieth his good will..notwithstanding Diana hath so counter-checked him therfore, as he shall hereafter be at your commandement. 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late ii. sig. C Hee tooke the wall of the young noble man, which Seruilius taking in disdaine, countercheckt with this frump. 1598 [see counterchecking adj. at Derivatives]. 2. To check or arrest by counteraction. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > neutralize or counteract fordoc1175 counterpoisec1374 correct1578 countercheck1590 countervail1590 cancel1633 counterbalance1636 counterswaya1640 countermand1645 counter-influence1667 counteract1694 destroy1726 neutralizea1797 counterweigh1825 antagonize1833 mitigate1857 kill1858 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (transitive)] > check (in) a course of action stanchc1315 arrestc1374 checka1400 stem?c1450 stay1525 to take up1530 rebate1532 suspend1565 nip1575 countercheck1590 to nip in the bud1590 to clip the wings ofa1593 to nip in (also by, on) the head (also neck, pate)1594 trasha1616 to scotch the wheels of1648 spike1687 spoke1854 to pull up1861 1590 T. Lodge Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie Ded. Every humorous passion countercheckt with a storme. 1598 J. Dickenson Greene in Conceipt 5 The course of a stronge currant, counterchekt by a barre of earth. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. x. i. 886/1 His Maiesty..with his owne hand wrote to counterchecke his former Warrant. 1623 W. Drummond Cypresse Groue in Flowres of Sion 61 As if there were a secret opposition in fate..to..conter-checke all our deuices & proposing. 1861 W. Gresley Sophron & Neologus 357 All the tendencies of her condition are checked and counterchecked. Derivatives counterˈchecking adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [adjective] > in reply counterchecking1598 1598 Mucedorus sig. A2v Post hence thy selfe, thou counterchecking trul. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1559v.1587 |
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