英语词汇“dun is in the mire”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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In proverbial phrases.

P1. dun is in the mire and variants.

†a. Things are at a standstill; there is an impasse or deadlock. Later also to draw dun out of the mire and variants: to resolve an impasse or deadlock. Obsolete.With reference to a horse and cart being mired (cf. sense 1).

ΚΠ

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Manciple's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 5 Ther gan oure hoost for to iape and pleye And seyde sires, what, Don is in the Myre.

c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) ii. l. 1046 (MED) For as wyth me, dun is in the myre, She hath me stoyned and brought me to a bay. She wil not wedde, she wil be stylle a may!

1541 Schole House of Women sig. Biv One and other lytell ye care..Though dun, and the packe lye in the myre.

1599 R. Tofte tr. E. Tasso Of Mariage & Wiuing sig. E4^v She hath made Iacke a Gentleman, and hath drawne Dunne out of the mire.

1640 J. Shirley St. Patrick i. iii. sig. D3 Then draw Dun out o'th mire: And throw the clog into the fire.

1702 F. Bugg Narr. Conf. at Sleeford v. 114 Still all will not help Dun out of the Mire.

b. A traditional Christmas parlour game in which a heavy log, representing a cart horse stuck in the mire, is lifted, manoeuvred, and eventually carried off by the players (see quot. 1816 for a fuller description). Also called drawing dun out of the mire. Now historical.Examples after the early 19th cent. are typically from historical novels.

ΚΠ

1655 W. Winstanley Muses Cabinet 11 Having leap'd as much as they would do, To drawing Dun out of the mire they go, But presently they left that sport againe, And then they fell into a drinking vaine.

1816 W. Gifford in B. Jonson Wks. VII. 283 (note) Dun is in the mire! then, is a Christmas gambol, at which I have often played. A log of wood is brought into the midst of the room: this is Dun, (the cart-horse), and a cry is raised, that he is stuck in the mire. Two of the company advance, either with or without ropes, to draw him out. After repeated attempts, they find themselves unable to do it, and call for more assistance.—The game continues till all the company take part in it, when Dun is extricated of course; and the merriment arises from the awkward and affected efforts of the rustics to lift the log, and from sundry arch contrivances to let the ends of it fall on one another's toes. This will not be thought a very exquisite amusement; and yet I have seen much honest mirth at it.

1887 E. Gilliat Forest Outlaws 252 Merry games at barley-break and dun-in-the-mire.

1904 M. E. Francis Lychgate Hall xv. 162 Loud laughter proceeded from a merry company that were playing Drawing Dun out of the Mire.

a1974 G. Heyer My Lord John (1977) i. iii. 55 It was dull at Bytham... Kyle-pins, closh, quoits, and even Dun-is-in-the-mire..palled.

P2. dun's the mouse: used as advice or exhortation to be quiet or still and not draw attention to oneself.Not current since the 17th century; the use in quot. 2006 is a deliberate archaism from a historical novel set in 1541.

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1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iv. 40, 41 The game was nere so faire and I am done. Tut dun's the mouse, the Cunstables old word, If thou beest Dun, weele draw thee from the mire.

1620 I. C. Two Merry Milke-maids sig. B4^v Why then 'tis done, and dun's the Mouse, and vndone all the Courtiers.

1674–9 Merry Wives of Wapping (single sheet) A proper young Seaman came into my house, I need say no more, but Dun is the Mouse: But when in the dark I turn'd him out a door, Some of our bad Neighbours said, I was a w——.

2006 C. J. Sansom Sovereign iv. 55 ‘We should restrain our curiosity, just get on with our business.’ ‘Dun's the mouse.’ ‘Exactly.’

P3. the devil upon dun (also the devil on dun's back): the devil riding a horse; used as a type or emblem of imminent disaster or impending doom.

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1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches ii. sig. D The Divell on Dun is rid this way.

1665 J. Phillips tr. P. Scarron Typhon iii. 96 All the Gods did run, As if the Devil upon Dun Was at their posterns.

1680 tr. J.-B. Tavernier Coll. Several Relations & Treat. i. 87 All will out, there will be the Devil upon Dun when my Husband comes home.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. xxxiii. 132 There will be the Devil upon Dun. This is a worse Business than that t'other Day.

单词	dun is in the mire
释义	> as lemmas dun is in the mire Phrases In proverbial phrases. P1. dun is in the mire and variants. †a. Things are at a standstill; there is an impasse or deadlock. Later also to draw dun out of the mire and variants: to resolve an impasse or deadlock. Obsolete.With reference to a horse and cart being mired (cf. sense 1). ΚΠ c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Manciple's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 5 Ther gan oure hoost for to iape and pleye And seyde sires, what, Don is in the Myre. c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) ii. l. 1046 (MED) For as wyth me, dun is in the myre, She hath me stoyned and brought me to a bay. She wil not wedde, she wil be stylle a may! 1541 Schole House of Women sig. Biv One and other lytell ye care..Though dun, and the packe lye in the myre. 1599 R. Tofte tr. E. Tasso Of Mariage & Wiuing sig. E4^v She hath made Iacke a Gentleman, and hath drawne Dunne out of the mire. 1640 J. Shirley St. Patrick i. iii. sig. D3 Then draw Dun out o'th mire: And throw the clog into the fire. 1702 F. Bugg Narr. Conf. at Sleeford v. 114 Still all will not help Dun out of the Mire. b. A traditional Christmas parlour game in which a heavy log, representing a cart horse stuck in the mire, is lifted, manoeuvred, and eventually carried off by the players (see quot. 1816 for a fuller description). Also called drawing dun out of the mire. Now historical.Examples after the early 19th cent. are typically from historical novels. ΚΠ 1655 W. Winstanley Muses Cabinet 11 Having leap'd as much as they would do, To drawing Dun out of the mire they go, But presently they left that sport againe, And then they fell into a drinking vaine. 1816 W. Gifford in B. Jonson Wks. VII. 283 (note) Dun is in the mire! then, is a Christmas gambol, at which I have often played. A log of wood is brought into the midst of the room: this is Dun, (the cart-horse), and a cry is raised, that he is stuck in the mire. Two of the company advance, either with or without ropes, to draw him out. After repeated attempts, they find themselves unable to do it, and call for more assistance.—The game continues till all the company take part in it, when Dun is extricated of course; and the merriment arises from the awkward and affected efforts of the rustics to lift the log, and from sundry arch contrivances to let the ends of it fall on one another's toes. This will not be thought a very exquisite amusement; and yet I have seen much honest mirth at it. 1887 E. Gilliat Forest Outlaws 252 Merry games at barley-break and dun-in-the-mire. 1904 M. E. Francis Lychgate Hall xv. 162 Loud laughter proceeded from a merry company that were playing Drawing Dun out of the Mire. a1974 G. Heyer My Lord John (1977) i. iii. 55 It was dull at Bytham... Kyle-pins, closh, quoits, and even Dun-is-in-the-mire..palled. P2. dun's the mouse: used as advice or exhortation to be quiet or still and not draw attention to oneself.Not current since the 17th century; the use in quot. 2006 is a deliberate archaism from a historical novel set in 1541. ΚΠ 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iv. 40, 41 The game was nere so faire and I am done. Tut dun's the mouse, the Cunstables old word, If thou beest Dun, weele draw thee from the mire. 1620 I. C. Two Merry Milke-maids sig. B4^v Why then 'tis done, and dun's the Mouse, and vndone all the Courtiers. 1674–9 Merry Wives of Wapping (single sheet) A proper young Seaman came into my house, I need say no more, but Dun is the Mouse: But when in the dark I turn'd him out a door, Some of our bad Neighbours said, I was a w——. 2006 C. J. Sansom Sovereign iv. 55 ‘We should restrain our curiosity, just get on with our business.’ ‘Dun's the mouse.’ ‘Exactly.’ P3. the devil upon dun (also the devil on dun's back): the devil riding a horse; used as a type or emblem of imminent disaster or impending doom. ΚΠ 1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches ii. sig. D The Divell on Dun is rid this way. 1665 J. Phillips tr. P. Scarron Typhon iii. 96 All the Gods did run, As if the Devil upon Dun Was at their posterns. 1680 tr. J.-B. Tavernier Coll. Several Relations & Treat. i. 87 All will out, there will be the Devil upon Dun when my Husband comes home. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. xxxiii. 132 There will be the Devil upon Dun. This is a worse Business than that t'other Day. extracted from dunn.¹ < as lemmas
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