| 单词 | in at the window |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin at (also by) the window Phrases P1. to open a (also the etc.) window to (also for): to facilitate the entry or emergence of, give an opportunity or occasion for (something undesirable or harmful); (in later use chiefly) to provide an opportunity for (progress or improvement of some kind). Cf. window of opportunity n. at Phrases 5, to open a door to or for at door n. 3.In early modern English more common than to open a door to, but less common in modern English, with regard to both welcome and unwelcome possibilities. [Compare classical Latin quantam fenestram ad nequitiem patefeceris, lit. ‘how great a window you open for wickedness’ (Terence Heauton Timorumenos 481) and also post-classical Latin fenestra aperta (figuratively) opportunity, something which provides an opportunity, lit. ‘open window’ (7th cent. with reference to sin).] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > an opportunity > give opportunity for [verb (transitive)] to open a (also the etc.) window to (also for)1534 1534 W. Turner tr. J. von Watt Of Olde God & Newe sig. Givv Whan Pipine..sawe so great a wyndowe opened [L. vidit fenestram..apertam], and so great an occasyon gyuen to hym self, for to inuade the realme. 1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Countercuffe sig. Di To open such a windowe to the deuill, as they were presently giuen ouer as a pray to the iawes of hell. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 556 Anarchie openeth the windowe to all licentiousnesse. 1659 B. Walton Considerator Considered iii. 41/2 It would open a window for busie wits to deprave the Scripture, and to turn it into any sence. 1700 S. Patrick Comm. Fifth Bk. Moses iv. 62 There was no excess,..nor any defect, which might open the Window to any Vice, or make them careless in the Practice of Vertue. 1779 R. Tickell Opposition Mornings 61 I disliked that part of the minutes which opens a window to coalition. 1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1870) VI. xxxiii. 391 He had opened a window to false doctrines. 1965 L. B. Johnson in Public Papers Presidents U.S. (1966) 429/1 We tried to open a window to peace, only to be met with tired names and slogans. 2015 H. G. Beger et al. Pancreatic Cancer, Cystic Neoplasms & Endocrine Tumors p. xvii The increasing interaction of basic science, gastroenterology, and surgery has opened the window to understanding many of the basic molecular mechanisms of pancreatic diseases. a. Born out of wedlock; illegitimate. Chiefly in to come in at (also by) the window. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1551 R. Crowley Pleasure & Payne sig. Ciiv And youe were gladde to take them in Bycause you knewe that they dyd knowe That youe came in by the wyndowe. 1608 T. Middleton Famelie of Love iv. ii. sig. F4 Woe worth the time that euer I gaue sucke to a Child that came in at the window. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) i. i. 171 Something about a little from the right, In at the window, or else ore the hatch. View more context for this quotation 1664 C. Cotton Scarronides 40 He had her not by's Wife, But by a Fish-wench he was kind to, And so she came in at the Window. b. Used more generally to refer to attaining or holding a position, achieving an end, or exerting an influence by stealthy or underhand means. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come in [verb (intransitive)] > surreptitiously or subtly to steal (some one or something) ina1555 shuffle1565 slink1567 to come in at (also by) the window1590 insinuate1600 wimble1605 screw1614 sneak1680 oil1925 1590 G. Gifford Short Treat. against Donatists of Eng. 43 Those Ministers which haue no power with theyr people to receyue in, and to cast out, hauing come in by the windowe, are Antichristian, and subiect to Antichrist. a1631 J. Donne 50 Serm. (1649) xxv. 211 God was present; And though the Devill (by their corruption) were there too, yet, the Devill came in at the window, God at the dore. a1681 R. Allestree Whole Duty of Mourning (1695) i. 7 Since then Death by Sin crept in at the Window, or rather at the Ear, which is prone to listen to Evil Counsel. c. Proverb. loves comes in at the window but goes out at the door and variants. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1611 J. Gruter Florilegii Ethicopolitici ii. 181 Love cometh in at the windowe, and goeth out att the dore. 1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 28 Love creeps in at window, but goes out at doore. 1649 Z. Bogan in F. Rous & Z. Bogan Archæologiæ Atticæ (ed. 3) iv. v. 158 The proverb that Love comes in at the Window and goes out at the Dore, may not absurdly be understood of the eyes. 1732 T. Fuller Gnomologia No. 3285 Love comes in at the Window, and flies out at the Door. P3. colloquial (originally U.S.). a. to go (also be thrown, etc.) out (of) the window: (of a plan or pattern of behaviour) to be discarded; to cease to be used or exist, to disappear. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (intransitive)] > be dismissed or rejected to go whistle1453 to go hanga1616 pluck1772 to be left in the basketa1845 to go (also be thrown, etc.) out (of) the window1913 to be out (of) the window1938 to get knotted1963 1913 Elem. School Teacher 13 368 Why, that special knowledge and practical knowledge would be thrown out of the window. 1946 Sun (Baltimore) 6 July 4/1 As a guide, past experience went out the window early this year when the number of retirements suddenly increased. 1964 S. M. Miller in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 300 The concept of ‘unemployables’ was largely thrown out the window. 1969 G. Donaldson Fifteen Men xi. 184 ‘The Uncle Louis kissing babies went out of the window this afternoon’, said Green. 1983 Daily Tel. 9 Feb. 17/4 The old message that it was good for weight watchers to eat a slice of cheese on a cream cracker has gone out of the window. 2011 Guardian 19 July (G2 section) 5/3 The result is that right and wrong go out of the window. b. to be out (of) the window: to have been discarded or destroyed; to be no longer used or in existence; to have disappeared. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (intransitive)] > be dismissed or rejected to go whistle1453 to go hanga1616 pluck1772 to be left in the basketa1845 to go (also be thrown, etc.) out (of) the window1913 to be out (of) the window1938 to get knotted1963 1938 Proc. Acad. Polit. Sci. 17 75 The 1932 doctrine that, in an emergency, the federal government must see to it that nobody starves in this country is out the window. 1939 H. L. Ickes Secret Diary (1954) III. 3 Steve Early..said that the ‘brain trust was out of the window’. 1945 Sun (Baltimore) 1 Oct. 4-0/3 Production of specialty goods—such as birthday and wedding cakes—was ‘out the window’. 1968 F. Lundberg Rich & Super-rich iv. 173 As FDR himself said, ‘the New Deal is out the window.’ 1977 Chicago Tribune 2 Oct. xiii. 24/3 The old rule-of-thumb of putting insulation with a resistance rating of 19 in your attic (R-19) is ‘out the window’. 1986 J. Batten Judges 297 The Indian Act's section 94 was out the window. 2003 S. North Bones to Pick viii. 141 Sneeze and a year's research is out the window before you can say godblessyou. P4. to look through a hempen window: see to look through —— 1c at look v. Phrasal verbs 2. P5. Noun phrases with of. window of opportunity n. originally U.S. a chance to take action towards achieving a goal; (usually) spec. a favourable but transient opportunity that must be seized immediately if it is not to be missed; the interval of time for which this opportunity exists (cf. sense 16b).The specific use emerges in the late 1970s, apparently in the usage of the United States government, esp. with regard to the Cold War; cf. window of vulnerability n.Often paired with the verbs close or open, indicating whether or not such an opportunity is available. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > portion of suitable time or window time slot1942 window of opportunity1942 window1962 window of vulnerability1979 the world > action or operation > advantage > an opportunity > [noun] chance1297 occasiona1382 leisurec1386 opportunitya1387 advantage1487 portunity1516 in the nick1565 mean1592 vantage?1592 occasionet1593 overture1610 hinta1616 largeness1625 convenience1679 tid1721 opening1752 offer1831 slant1837 show1842 showing1852 show-up1883 window of opportunity1942 op1978 society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] > arms race > period of time window of opportunity1942 window of vulnerability1979 1942 Washington Post 11 Nov. 10/4 It might seem like a window of opportunity to Senator Norris, and it might open a door of hope for all the world. 1972 Pacific Stars & Stripes (Tokyo) 4 July 13/2 They feel they are opening a window of opportunity to these young men; an opportunity to break out of their parochial environment. 1978 Roswell (New Mexico) Daily Rec. 26 Dec. 2/6 [With reference to legislation regulating the activities of United States intelligence agencies] ‘I think the window of opportunity is still open,’ said Bayh, chairman if the Intelligence Committee. 1980 N.Y. Times 22 Sept. a27/2 To intimidate the Americans with a Soviet ‘window of opportunity’ to knock out Minuteman missiles. 1985 Sunday Times 16 June 60/8 Regional bank bosses know that..they must rush to acquire their neighbours, to make the most of their window of opportunity. 2005 G. Sheffield & J. Bourne in D. Haig War Diaries & Lett. 1914–18 Introd. 31 In early August, Haig recognised that the window of opportunity had closed, and began to work towards a major set-piece attack in mid-September. window of vulnerability n. originally U.S. a period or moment at which one is particularly vulnerable to attack or (more generally) at risk.Originally with reference to the theory in the Cold War that the 1980s would see the Soviet Union have a period of military advantage over the United States and specifically that American land-based missiles would be easy targets for a Soviet attack. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > portion of suitable time or window time slot1942 window of opportunity1942 window1962 window of vulnerability1979 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > liability to harm, loss, etc. > period of vulnerability window of vulnerability1979 society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] > arms race > period of time window of opportunity1942 window of vulnerability1979 1979 J. Tower in Mil. Implications Treaty on Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms & Protocol Thereof (SALT II Treaty): Hearings (U.S. Congr. Senate Comm. Armed Services) I. i. 168 We are facing a window of ICBM vulnerability during the period of 1982 to 1986.] 1979 PBS NewsHour (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 6 Aug. We face what the government people call a window of vulnerability, which simply means from the years '82 to '86 we would be inferior to the Soviet Union in strategic capability, we'd be very vulnerable. 1981 N.Y. Times 3 Oct. 13/1 Mr. Reagan..enlarged upon the meaning of his oft-repeated theme about the ‘window of vulnerability’. 1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness iii. xii. 255 This provided a ‘window of vulnerability’ which the Eesa tribe of Somalis proceeded to exploit. 2013 New Yorker 9 Sept. 80/2 The window of vulnerability after taking a drug—the interval during which doping could be detected—was called ‘glow-time’. < as lemmas |
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