| 单词 | a toy of a |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa toy of a —— b. Something small, flimsy, or inferior compared to others of its kind (often with allusion to sense 7a). Frequently in a toy of a ——. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing > thing small of its kind decimo-sexto1594 diminutive1609 toy1665 a shrimp of aa1774 bantam1787 pygmy1838 yarkera1842 baby1847 smidgen1952 1665 T. Clifford Let. 7 Oct. in W. Temple Lett. (1700) II. 414 The East-India Ship that got into the River of Elve, is there unlading, and they are sending the Goods home in little small Vessels, under the Convoy only of a little Toy of eight or ten Guns. 1711 in Hist. MSS Comm.: 10th Rep.: App. Pt. V: MSS Marquis of Ormonde &c. (1885) 139 in Parl. Papers 1884–5 (C. 4576–I) XLII. 1 A weak town, haveing noe outward works, but a toy of a pallisade before a litle part of the wall. 1768 Tom Thumb's Folio i. 4 His Father was greatly disconcerted at having such a little tiney Toy of a Child. 1888 W. Black Strange Adventures House-boat xi Perched on the top of a hill was a conspicuous toy of a church. 1992 J. L. Burke Stained White Radiance (2010) ii. 52 A toy of a man stood in the doorway. He looked like a racehorse jockey, except his little body had the rigid lines of a weight lifter's. 2018 States News Service (Nexis) 28 June As big as this is, this is just a toy compared to the main facility. < as lemmas |
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