| 单词 | at any rate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat any rate Phrases a. after the rate: on the same scale, in proportion. Obsolete.after the rate of: see sense 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suitable or appropriate [phrase] > in (due) proportion after the rate1427 with respects1590 in proportion1884 1427 Rolls of Parl. IV. 318/2 Alle inhabitantz..paie to oure..soverain Lord xiii s...And so in to ye hiest extente..aftre ye rate. 1430 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1835) IV. 36 (MED) It was agreed þat a prive seal be sent to þe Tresorer and Chamberleins to paie hym..a ml. li. a quarter, or lesse after þe rate, or more for þe tyme of his abidyng þere. 1505 in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Var. Coll. (1901) I. 10 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 784) XXXVI. 1 The gilde..ordened..the stone to wey xvj poundes..and the halffstone after the rayt, and the quarter after the rayt. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxvii Lette two of them be bores, and foure of theym sowes, and so to contynue after the rate. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. v. 124 His manner of vtterance..[is] more plaine, or busie and intricate, or otherwise affected after the rate. b. after one rate: equally, to an equal extent; in the same manner. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > identity > [adverb] alsoOE after onec1385 alikea1393 of the same1399 in likec1400 accordinglyc1449 in like casea1459 after one rate1509 like1529 numericallyc1600 identically1625 undistinguishably1671 formally1682 just the same1874 the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > equality [phrase] > equally after one rate1509 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clviii The clargy, both pore preste and prelate..vse the same almoste after one rate. 1573 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalipse (rev. ed.) f. 129 Therfore shall the world continue alwayes after one rate. 1614 T. Lodge tr. Seneca Of Benefits iii. xi, in tr. Seneca Wks. 47 The benefits of all Parents was equall and alike, and therefore it might be valued after one rate, but the rest were diuers, vnlike, and infinite oddes was betweene them. c. to the rate: (apparently) to the full. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1625 J. Fletcher Island Princesse iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ooo3v/2 They had their sute, they landed, and too th' rate Grew rich and powerfull. d. at a (also this) —— rate: in a —— way or manner. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §lxi At how easie a rate doe these Creatures liue that are fed with rest. 1632 P. Massinger Emperour of East iii. iv. sig. G4v I embrace it As a graue aduertisement, and vow heereafter Neuer to signe petitions at this rate. 1669 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa VI. iii. vii. 219 [He] used me at a Rate, which might have assured me he would deny me nothing. 1702 R. L'Estrange tr. Josephus Jewish Antiq. xiii. xviii, in Wks. 369 Let them treat their King..at never so Course a rate, the Multitude would be sure to side with them. 1707 I. Watts Hymns & Spiritual Songs ii. 110 Dear Lord! and shall we ever lye At this poor dying rate? 1710 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. I. v. 64 Should I presume to live at this high Rate, I ought to have, at least, a Lord's estate. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 150 A grave and sober Man, and not pleased with their lying at this loose Rate the first Night. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Boarder A tabler; one that eats with another at a settled rate. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. ii. 514 Military preparation does lag at a shameful rate. 1884 W. Besant Dorothy Forster I. ii. 51 They lived at a great rate: their house was always open for anyone who chose; their stables were full of horses; their cellars full of wine. P2. a. of a rate: (of a number of things) on a par, equal. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > equality [phrase] > equal of a rate1542 much at one1686 on a par1726 much of a muchness1728 much of a piece1741 up to ——1809 honours even1864 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 310 The cases of Pericles & Pompeius [were] muchewhat of a rate in all behalfes. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xix. 438 This would..make lazinesse and painfulnesse both of a rate, when beggary was the reward of both. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 48 Their Valours too were of a Rate. b. at a rate: equally; (also) of equal cost, equally easy to attain. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1614 W. Camden Remaines (rev. ed.) 203 He also graunted liberty of coyning to certaine Cities and Abbeies, allowing them one staple, and two puncheons at a rate, with certaine restrictions. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. vii. 166 Those that raise a new house from the ground are blame worthy if they make it not handsome, seeing to them Method and Confusion are both at a rate. P3. at any rate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > by the instrumentality of [phrase] > by any means by hook or (also and) by crookc1380 in any casea1398 by some manner of means1580 at any rate1601 per fas et nefas1602 somehow or another1664 somehow or other1664 at all rates1667 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love ii. iii. sig. D4v He buyes a fresh acquaintance at any rate. 1631 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentlewoman 146 Such wayward Girles, whose inflexible natures will neither be woo'd nor wonne at any rate. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger False One i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Qqv/2 I have no friend,..or Countrey, but your favour, Which I'le preserve at any rate. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner Pref. sig. Biii Some men..seek in a few years after, to get rid of them at any rate. 1700 S. L. tr. C. Frick Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 95 People..who go over to the Indies with no other design but to enrich themselves at any rate. 1701 Ballad xiii. 9 While Nobles Sin at any Rate, And Beggar half the Nation. 1722 W. Douglass Postscript to Abuses 1 They who in a publick notorious manner are guilty of such Things are generally for ever and at any Rate the Objects of the highest Resentments of every native of the Country. 1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. 26 We must not..offend our Harry at any Rate. 1770 T. Bridges Burlesque Transl. Homer (ed. 3) II. xi. 226 Euripolus, who saw them skelp him, Resolv'd at any rate to help him. 1839 W. M. Thackeray Fatal Boots Mar. The desire for the boots was so strong, that have them I must at any rate. b. At all events; at least; anyhow, anyway. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adverb] > in any case, at all in any casea1398 algatesc1405 sure1552 in any hand1595 at all adventure (also adventures)1677 at any rate1730 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > at all events, at any rate alwayc1405 alwaysa1413 of all hands1548 when all is said and done?1570 after all1590 howevera1616 at all rates1667 at any rate1730 whether or no1784 anyhow1799 anyways1828 anyhows1830 anyway1832 any road1855 anywise1859 whatever1870 any old how1900 anyhoo1924 nohow1926 anyroads1929 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 272 Those deserving Citizens have at any rate kept up the internal Part of a Fabrick. 1765 J. Boswell Let. 11 May in Corr. J. Boswell & J. Johnston (1966) I. 167 At any rate I shall be in no hurry to yoke as my Father calls it. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. iv. 442 He recommended, if not a dereliction, at any rate a suspension of the design. 1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate III. vii. 179 All would be well, or, at any rate, comfortable with her. 1886 H. James Princess Casamassima (1972) i. v. 87 He had at any rate a mind sufficiently enriched to see what she meant. 1922 V. Woolf Jacob's Room v. 109 At any rate when Victoria in her nightgown descended to meet her ministers, the lips (through an opera glass) remained red. 1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 63 Here was a family: at any rate, a lot, a mob, a click I could belong to. 1988 R. Rendell Veiled One (1989) xiii. 173 He paused and smiled, or at any rate bared his teeth. P4. at no rate. Now rare. a. Under no circumstances, by no means. In later use chiefly Scottish and English regional. ΚΠ 1649 W. Bullock Virginia impartially Examined vii. 61 They make choice of some place neere a navigable River.., but at no rate doe not strugle too farre from Neighbours, for that's disconsolate. 1796 J. Lawrence Philos. & Pract. Treat. Horses I. 81 This was not the effect of starting or shying, to which she [sc. the mare] was at no rate addicted, except sometimes from affectation. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Midlothian in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. viii. 198 Whate'er ye do, dispone Beersheba at no rate. 1832 Fife Herald 28 June We maunna anger the Laird at Nae rate. 1893 G. E. Dartnell & E. H. Goddard Gloss. Words Wilts. 4 Her's that weak her can't away with the childern at no rate! 1903 E. H. Goddard in Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 44/1 I couldn't do wi' that at no rate. 1904 H. S. Williams Historians' Hist. World IV. xiv. 163 Polydamas..alleged his own connection with Lacedaemon, which he would at no rate betray, as an objection that appeared to him insuperable. 1912 Times 19 Mar. 9/3 At no rate will we suffer it to be lessened. b. Incessantly, unceasingly; very rapidly, in no time. ΚΠ 1688 S. Penton Guardian's Instr. 80 I expected to have been starved in his Chamber, and the Girles drank Chocolette at no rate in the morning, for fear of the worst. 1712 E. Ward Poet. Entertainer i. 26 They whip'd the Horse to make him Prance..Who flounc'd and gallop'd at no rate, And loudly farting as he ran, Took leave of Master and Man. 1828 T. C. Croker Fairy Legends & Trad. S. Irel. II. 126 Away they went tattering along the road, making the fire fly out of the stones at no rate. 1867 A. Daly Legend of Norwood iii. i. 63 Golly, I must be off; the gineral 'll be hollerin for Pete at no rate. 1907 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Apr. 39/1 He was down on the ground, and a boy of the Walshes lickin' him at no rate. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > at all events, at any rate alwayc1405 alwaysa1413 of all hands1548 when all is said and done?1570 after all1590 howevera1616 at all rates1667 at any rate1730 whether or no1784 anyhow1799 anyways1828 anyhows1830 anyway1832 any road1855 anywise1859 whatever1870 any old how1900 anyhoo1924 nohow1926 anyroads1929 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > by the instrumentality of [phrase] > by any means by hook or (also and) by crookc1380 in any casea1398 by some manner of means1580 at any rate1601 per fas et nefas1602 somehow or another1664 somehow or other1664 at all rates1667 1667 G. Mackenzie Moral Paradox 64 Guiltinesse must search out corners, it must at all rates secure favorits, it must shun to meet with such as are conscious to its guilt. 1704 Good Expedient for Innocence & Peace in Harl. Misc. (1746) VIII. 12/2 The vicious Man..will boggle at nothing; but, at all Rates, will climb up to..Posts of Advantage or Authority. 1757 A. Butler Lives Saints III. 254 Let him at all rates make haste to find it, though for this he should sacrifice every thing else. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor vii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 107 Bucklaw's friends..had previously insisted that he should, at all rates, be transported from the castle to the nearest of their houses. 1857 Truths Catholic Relig. (ed. 4) I. 291 They..were determined at all rates that all should know that they could speak strange languages. P6. at this (also that) rate: in that case, under these circumstances; if things continue in the current manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adverb] > in any case, at all > in a particular case at this (also that) rate1752 case1849 1752 G. G. Beekman Let. 23 Oct. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) 152 Some Chaps..have raised it to 4/3 a bushel. At this rate will Soon be at 5/ but am Still of Oppinion will not Exceed it. 1781 Encycl. Brit. VII. 4168/1 It may be asked, how, at this rate, any silver has remained in England? 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice II. xiv. 172 Why, at that rate, you will have been here only six weeks. I expected you to stay two months. View more context for this quotation 1878 H. James Watch & Ward iii. 56 Bald, corpulent, middle-aged—at this rate he would soon be shelved! 1921 G. B. Shaw Back to Methuselah p. lx But how, at this rate, did Darwin succeed with the capitalists too? 1930 G. B. Shaw Apple Cart i. 20 Oh for Heaven's sake dont contradict her, Joe. We shall never get anywhere at this rate. 1994 Chicago Tribune 3 July iii. 10/1 At this rate, it might not matter if Greg Norman and John Daly were playing best-ball in the Motorola Western Open. They still might not beat Nick Price. 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