| 单词 | marked man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarked man marked man n. (a) a person whose conduct is watched with suspicion or hostility; a person marked out for retribution, attack, etc.; (b) a person marked out for success (rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > enemy > [noun] > deadly enemy > one regarded or monitored as an enemy marked man1833 1593 T. Churchyard Challenge 181 So marked man passe where thou wilt, Gods wrath shall follow thee. 1780 F. Burney Let. 10 June (1950) 55 Mr. Thrale's house..is..threatened by the mob..he may himself be a marked man for their fury. 1833 H. Martineau Manch. Strike (new ed.) xi. 125 You are a marked man in Manchester,..no master in any trade will take you in among his men. 1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 285 On the accession of Queen Mary he naturally became a marked man. 1903 Sun (N.Y.) 5 Nov. 3 Ever since his so-called ‘squeal’ at the Lexow investigation he has been a marked man. 1991 Business July 28 He is a marked man... If Burgmans delivers the goods, he should be in line for one of the coveted jobs on the so-called chief executive committee which governs the Anglo-Dutch enterprise. < as lemmas |
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