| 单词 | in a stare |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin a stare 2. A state of amazement, wonder, horror, etc., indicated by staring. Chiefly in in a stare (and variants). Now rare (chiefly archaic and English regional in later use).Cf. on the stare at Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > condition of staring through fear stare?a1500 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [noun] > state of wonder > indicated by staring stare?a1500 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > admiration > [noun] > overwhelming > condition of stupora1398 stare?a1500 a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox & Wolf l. 737 in Poems (1981) 32 All stonist still in to ane stair he stude. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iv. ii. 58 Sche..in a stair behaldis hym for joy. ?1553 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (London) iii. l. 1461 in Shorter Poems (1967) 94 Thus in stare quhy standis thou stupefak? a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. iii. 95 Why stand you In this strange stare ? View more context for this quotation 1790 ‘P. Pindar’ Complimentary Epist. J. Bruce 4 To put all Cawsand in a stare. 1885 E. J. Ensell Lanherst iv. 32 She never cried, nor spoke one word less or more, but stood all of a stare-like. 1900 M. Hewlett Life & Death Richard Yea-and-Nay ii. vii. 315 The lord of the place sat for a long time in a stare, not moving hand or foot. 1922 M. Hewlett Extemporary Ess. 24 He had rowed her out into deep water, there laid by the oars and fallen into a brooding stare. 1950 W. Goyen House of Breath iii. 13 If it was winter, the cattle would be standing in a stare in the fields, dull and motionless. < as lemmas |
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