英语词汇“look before you leap”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(b) Proverb. look before you leap and variants: one should not act without first considering the possible consequences or dangers; one should avoid acting rashly or impetuously.

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c1450 MS Douce 52 in Festschrift zum XII. Neuphilologentage (1906) 57 (MED) First loke and aftirward lepe.

1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man f. cxxx Loke yer thou lepe, whose literall sence is, doo nothynge sodenly or without avisemente.

1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. iii. sig. k.ij Looke before you leape, leaste you be wet, before you be a ware.

1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia i. 35 The sickle that's too early, cannot reape A fruitfull Haruest: Looke, before you leape.

1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 9/1 in Παροιμιογραϕια Look ere you leap.

1718 C. Molloy Coquet ii. 42 We must take care of our selves, and look before we leap.

1793 M. Pilkington Rosina III. ix. 58 There's no good in being in a hurry:—people should always look before they leap.

1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. ii. 90 Ay, she intends to look before she leaps.

1872 Tinsleys' Mag. Mar. 191/2 The advantage of looking before you leap, or, in other words, of not being carried away by your impulses.

1904 Jrnl. Gas Lighting 9 Feb. 335/2 Some wiser than the others have looked before they leapt, and have given the matter some consideration.

1966 M. Pei How to learn Langs. 60 Look before you leap, and browse before you buy.

2010 L. M. Dietlin Transformational Philanthropy xii. 150 Look before you leap: there is a lot more to running a foundation and administering a grants program than meets the eye.

单词	look before you leap
释义	> as lemmas look before you leap (b) Proverb. look before you leap and variants: one should not act without first considering the possible consequences or dangers; one should avoid acting rashly or impetuously. ΚΠ c1450 MS Douce 52 in Festschrift zum XII. Neuphilologentage (1906) 57 (MED) First loke and aftirward lepe. 1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man f. cxxx Loke yer thou lepe, whose literall sence is, doo nothynge sodenly or without avisemente. 1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. iii. sig. k.ij Looke before you leape, leaste you be wet, before you be a ware. 1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia i. 35 The sickle that's too early, cannot reape A fruitfull Haruest: Looke, before you leape. 1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 9/1 in Παροιμιογραϕια Look ere you leap. 1718 C. Molloy Coquet ii. 42 We must take care of our selves, and look before we leap. 1793 M. Pilkington Rosina III. ix. 58 There's no good in being in a hurry:—people should always look before they leap. 1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. ii. 90 Ay, she intends to look before she leaps. 1872 Tinsleys' Mag. Mar. 191/2 The advantage of looking before you leap, or, in other words, of not being carried away by your impulses. 1904 Jrnl. Gas Lighting 9 Feb. 335/2 Some wiser than the others have looked before they leapt, and have given the matter some consideration. 1966 M. Pei How to learn Langs. 60 Look before you leap, and browse before you buy. 2010 L. M. Dietlin Transformational Philanthropy xii. 150 Look before you leap: there is a lot more to running a foundation and administering a grants program than meets the eye. extracted from lookv. < as lemmas
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