英语词汇“in round numbers”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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†P1. as round as a ball: smoothly, easily, naturally; (depreciative) without thought or hesitation. Obsolete.

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?1570 R. B. To Such as write in Metres (single sheet) Your balades of loue not worth a beane,..Some be pithie, some weake, some leane Some doe runne as round as a ball.

1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. C1^v To lawe go they as round as a ball, till..both, or at least the one become a begger all daies of his life.

1585 P. Stubbes Theater Popes Monarchie sig. F8^v This done, too masse go they as round as a ball.

1600 W. Vaughan Golden-groue ii. §4 xxi. sig. P4 Whensoeuer this reprobate cut-throate demaundeth it, then presently as round as a ball, hee commenceth his statute-marchant against him.

1635 Merry New Ballad in Praise of Black-smith (single sheet) Here's a health to the Black-smiths all, And let it goe round as round as a ball.

P2. round and sound: well-rounded; healthy, in good condition. Now chiefly historical.

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1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 80 The graffe must be round and sound, not full of pith, but full of buddes, and thicke of ioyntes.

1652 tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote (new ed.) ii. xiii. f. 159 I marry Sir, you are a true legall Squire, round and sound, royall and liberall.

1764 D. Garrick Let. 23 Aug. (1963) II. 424 I am sure you have look'd a little into my affairs at Hampton & that all is round & sound.

1839 New Sporting Mag. Apr. 287 The thicker trout gut should be of the diameter of ordinary sewing-silk; whilst the thinner sort may be almost the very finest you can procure, provided it be ‘round and sound’.

1883 Furnit. Gaz. 13 Jan. 24/3 Pieces four feet and upwards long, round and sound, four inches and upwards in diameter, would sell readily at from £6 to £8 per ton.

1926 Eng. Jrnl. 15 102 I assume the view that a round and sound general education is better for a boy.

2007 T. Grundner HMS Diamond vi. 88 Cherries here. Round and sound, five pence a pound. Cherries here.

†P3. round or rattle: from any perspective; in any case. Cf. rattle-head n. 1, roundhead n. 1a. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > circumstance [phrase] > in all or any case or circumstances

in nesh and hardc1175

still and louda1250

loud and still1300

for nesh or hard?a1400

hot and coldc1400

in all essays1669

round or rattlea1670

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 206 In conjunction with them, or out of conjunction; round or rattle, if he were rich he must be a booty, or a compounder.

P4. in round numbers (also figures).

a. Using only convenient units rather than exact amounts or measurements; approximately. Cf. sense 15b.

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1672 I. Newton Let. 8 July in Corr. (1959) I. 213 The subtense GH..will be about a 25t part of the subtens MH & therefore about a 49th part of ye whole line MN the diameter of the lens; or in round numbers about a fiftieth part as I asserted.

a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 64 Appion..tells in round numbers that Carthage stood seven hundred years.

1824 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 389 I shall speak in round numbers, not absolutely accurate.

1858 J. Doran in H. Walpole Last Jrnls. I. 485 It is now, in round numbers, fifty-five millions.

1892 Daily News 29 Feb. 5/5 The Miners' Federation..contains in round numbers 180,000 paying or ‘financial’ members.

1953 S. Hays Outl. Statistics (ed. 4) xiv. 148 A small proportion of people give their ages in round numbers rather than their exact age.

1974 Times 19 Feb. p. iv/1 The total in round figures works out at 430,000 to 450,000 men.

1998 Steam Railway July 35/2 The railway itself was required to make its own substantial investment—in round figures, a whopping £666,000.

b. figurative. In general or simple terms. Now rare.

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1847 Southern Q. Rev. Oct. 505 All men, and, to speak in round numbers, all children too, are quite familiar enough with the career of these two great leaders of the French Revolution.

1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. vi. 55 Such may be stated, in round numbers, to be the result of the information which Major Pendennis got.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. x. 136 Well, ma'am, in round numbers, she's run away with the soldiers.

1998 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 30 Mar. 27 The usual culprits, Germany, France—NATO, to speak in round numbers—have come up with what the usual culprits come up with: reasons for doing nothing.

P5. a square peg in a round hole, a round peg in a square hole: see peg n.¹ 1b.

单词	in round numbers
释义	> as lemmas in round numbers (also figures) Phrases †P1. as round as a ball: smoothly, easily, naturally; (depreciative) without thought or hesitation. Obsolete. ΚΠ ?1570 R. B. To Such as write in Metres (single sheet) Your balades of loue not worth a beane,..Some be pithie, some weake, some leane Some doe runne as round as a ball. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. C1^v To lawe go they as round as a ball, till..both, or at least the one become a begger all daies of his life. 1585 P. Stubbes Theater Popes Monarchie sig. F8^v This done, too masse go they as round as a ball. 1600 W. Vaughan Golden-groue ii. §4 xxi. sig. P4 Whensoeuer this reprobate cut-throate demaundeth it, then presently as round as a ball, hee commenceth his statute-marchant against him. 1635 Merry New Ballad in Praise of Black-smith (single sheet) Here's a health to the Black-smiths all, And let it goe round as round as a ball. P2. round and sound: well-rounded; healthy, in good condition. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 80 The graffe must be round and sound, not full of pith, but full of buddes, and thicke of ioyntes. 1652 tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote (new ed.) ii. xiii. f. 159 I marry Sir, you are a true legall Squire, round and sound, royall and liberall. 1764 D. Garrick Let. 23 Aug. (1963) II. 424 I am sure you have look'd a little into my affairs at Hampton & that all is round & sound. 1839 New Sporting Mag. Apr. 287 The thicker trout gut should be of the diameter of ordinary sewing-silk; whilst the thinner sort may be almost the very finest you can procure, provided it be ‘round and sound’. 1883 Furnit. Gaz. 13 Jan. 24/3 Pieces four feet and upwards long, round and sound, four inches and upwards in diameter, would sell readily at from £6 to £8 per ton. 1926 Eng. Jrnl. 15 102 I assume the view that a round and sound general education is better for a boy. 2007 T. Grundner HMS Diamond vi. 88 Cherries here. Round and sound, five pence a pound. Cherries here. †P3. round or rattle: from any perspective; in any case. Cf. rattle-head n. 1, roundhead n. 1a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > circumstance [phrase] > in all or any case or circumstances in nesh and hardc1175 still and louda1250 loud and still1300 for nesh or hard?a1400 hot and coldc1400 in all essays1669 round or rattlea1670 a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 206 In conjunction with them, or out of conjunction; round or rattle, if he were rich he must be a booty, or a compounder. P4. in round numbers (also figures). a. Using only convenient units rather than exact amounts or measurements; approximately. Cf. sense 15b. ΚΠ 1672 I. Newton Let. 8 July in Corr. (1959) I. 213 The subtense GH..will be about a 25t part of the subtens MH & therefore about a 49th part of ye whole line MN the diameter of the lens; or in round numbers about a fiftieth part as I asserted. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 64 Appion..tells in round numbers that Carthage stood seven hundred years. 1824 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 389 I shall speak in round numbers, not absolutely accurate. 1858 J. Doran in H. Walpole Last Jrnls. I. 485 It is now, in round numbers, fifty-five millions. 1892 Daily News 29 Feb. 5/5 The Miners' Federation..contains in round numbers 180,000 paying or ‘financial’ members. 1953 S. Hays Outl. Statistics (ed. 4) xiv. 148 A small proportion of people give their ages in round numbers rather than their exact age. 1974 Times 19 Feb. p. iv/1 The total in round figures works out at 430,000 to 450,000 men. 1998 Steam Railway July 35/2 The railway itself was required to make its own substantial investment—in round figures, a whopping £666,000. b. figurative. In general or simple terms. Now rare. ΚΠ 1847 Southern Q. Rev. Oct. 505 All men, and, to speak in round numbers, all children too, are quite familiar enough with the career of these two great leaders of the French Revolution. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. vi. 55 Such may be stated, in round numbers, to be the result of the information which Major Pendennis got. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. x. 136 Well, ma'am, in round numbers, she's run away with the soldiers. 1998 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 30 Mar. 27 The usual culprits, Germany, France—NATO, to speak in round numbers—have come up with what the usual culprits come up with: reasons for doing nothing. P5. a square peg in a round hole, a round peg in a square hole: see peg n.¹ 1b. extracted from roundadj. < as lemmas
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