单词 | laid-low |
释义 | laid-lowadj. That has been laid low, esp. as a result of sickness or misfortune. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > brought to the ground or laid low fallen?1545 laid-low1795 floored1821 1795 A. Hughes Jemima II. 187 Little did his now laid low Lordship think his days were so closely numbered. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! 83 I'd take young Jason to the Kelvingrove Museum so that Phyllis and Jack Sherman would be able to attend the anniversary of the laid-low locksmith. 2010 A. Voskamp One Thousand Gifts One vi. 111 I learn how to say thank you from a laid-low head of wheat... I pay tribute to God by paying attention. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1795 |
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