单词 | in no want of |
释义 | > as lemmasin no want of c. In need of; not having, or having in insufficient measure. Similarly in no want of: in no need of; having in abundance. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [phrase] > having abundant supply of in no want of1613 1567 G. Turberville tr. G. B. Spagnoli Eglogs v. f. 44v He standes in want of helpe and of some forraine ayde. [No corresponding sentence in the Latin original.] 1588 Certaine Advts. Ireland sig. A iiiv, in Ld. Burghley Copie Let. to B. Mendoza The fleete was in great want of fresh water. 1613 W. Shute tr. J. J. Orlers & H. van Haestens Triumphs of Nassau 259 Being in no want of money nor apparell. 1645 True Relation Taking Sherborn-castle 5 We being in much want of Canon and Demy-Canon Bullets, were inforced to invite the Souldiers to..go under the Wall and fetch back those Bullets that fell down. 1669 G. Miege Relation of Three Embassies 129 There were so many Trumpets, Kettle-drums, Howboys, and other such instruments of war..that for two miles we were in no want of Musique. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 5. ⁋5 Their Troops were in Want of all Manner of Necessaries. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. ii. 31 A man in extreme want of food or clothing. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. i. 1 It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 269 You are more in want of horses than I am: keep him. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xii. 111 She is in no want of words to shower upon Rosa. 1918 M. C. Stopes & R. V. Wheeler Monogr. Constit. Coal 19/2 The use of the phrase ‘humic coals’ is much in want of elucidation. 1922 A. Williams Round about Upper Thames vii. 116 He is in want of a couple of good horses, for Poppet is getting a little ancient, and Colonel has a nasty limp on the near hind leg. 2007 New Yorker 26 Nov. 59/3 If your male is in want of diversion, treat him to a TV subscription. < as lemmas |
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