英语词汇“on the point of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

i. [Compare French sur le point de (see at the point of at Phrases 1c).] on (also upon) the point of: on the very verge or brink of (doing something); (formerly also) very near to or close upon (a specified time, number, amount, etc.). †on (also up, upon) (the) point to: just about to (do something) (obsolete).

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the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > approximately (an amount) [phrase] > nearly (an amount)

nigh thana1200

on (also upon) the point ofc1300

nearhandc1350

nigh byc1430

nearbyc1485

nigh hand1548

fast upon1583

nigh upon1632

near on (also upon)1651

nothing short of1838

nigh but1854

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > future [preposition] > on the point of

on (also upon) the point of1608

to be afterc1670

c1300 St. Francis (Laud) 52 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 55 A churche..Þat ope þe poynte was to falle adoun.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1457 Þe brutons were vpe þe pointe to fle.

c1400 in J. Raine Historical Papers & Lett. Northern Reg. (1873) 429 (MED) The whilk realme was on point to be undone for defaute of governaunce.

a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) 200 (MED) The kyng youre fader..lythe ner vppon the poynte to dye.

1525 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 320 The gales [= galleys]..ar not yet departed, but upon the pointe of departing; tarying for wynde and weder.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xxxij^v He had askryed a nomber of horsemen..vppon the poynct of syx thowsand.

1608 T. Middleton Your Fiue Gallants sig. D4 Tayl. Whats a clock... Go. Nay tis vpon the point of three.

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. ii. 100 When he was upon the point to fall upon the City, and Castle of Clisson.

1712 E. Budgell Spectator No. 307. ¶12 He..was upon the Point of being dismissed.

1771 Hist. Sir William Harrington I. ix. 79 Such a father!..upon the point to die.

1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London I. i. 11 The fisherman..at one moment was on the point of setting out for Brighton immediately.

1867 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings ii. 31 Everything seemed on the point of moving.

1927 T. Wilder Bridge San Luis Rey ii. 15 Each..was on the point of losing her mind under the alternations of self-rebuke and the outbursts of passion.

1969 G. Friel Grace & Miss Partridge vii. 99 The man with him had just tabled an empty glass and stood up on the point of leaving.

2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 June 73/4 The practice of ‘water-boarding’, strapping prisoners down and submerging them until they are on the point of drowning.

单词	on the point of
释义	> as lemmas on (also upon) the point of i. [Compare French sur le point de (see at the point of at Phrases 1c).] on (also upon) the point of: on the very verge or brink of (doing something); (formerly also) very near to or close upon (a specified time, number, amount, etc.). †on (also up, upon) (the) point to: just about to (do something) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > approximately (an amount) [phrase] > nearly (an amount) nigh thana1200 on (also upon) the point ofc1300 nearhandc1350 nigh byc1430 nearbyc1485 nigh hand1548 fast upon1583 nigh upon1632 near on (also upon)1651 nothing short of1838 nigh but1854 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > future [preposition] > on the point of on (also upon) the point of1608 to be afterc1670 c1300 St. Francis (Laud) 52 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 55 A churche..Þat ope þe poynte was to falle adoun. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1457 Þe brutons were vpe þe pointe to fle. c1400 in J. Raine Historical Papers & Lett. Northern Reg. (1873) 429 (MED) The whilk realme was on point to be undone for defaute of governaunce. a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) 200 (MED) The kyng youre fader..lythe ner vppon the poynte to dye. 1525 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 320 The gales [= galleys]..ar not yet departed, but upon the pointe of departing; tarying for wynde and weder. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xxxij^v He had askryed a nomber of horsemen..vppon the poynct of syx thowsand. 1608 T. Middleton Your Fiue Gallants sig. D4 Tayl. Whats a clock... Go. Nay tis vpon the point of three. 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. ii. 100 When he was upon the point to fall upon the City, and Castle of Clisson. 1712 E. Budgell Spectator No. 307. ¶12 He..was upon the Point of being dismissed. 1771 Hist. Sir William Harrington I. ix. 79 Such a father!..upon the point to die. 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London I. i. 11 The fisherman..at one moment was on the point of setting out for Brighton immediately. 1867 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings ii. 31 Everything seemed on the point of moving. 1927 T. Wilder Bridge San Luis Rey ii. 15 Each..was on the point of losing her mind under the alternations of self-rebuke and the outbursts of passion. 1969 G. Friel Grace & Miss Partridge vii. 99 The man with him had just tabled an empty glass and stood up on the point of leaving. 2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 June 73/4 The practice of ‘water-boarding’, strapping prisoners down and submerging them until they are on the point of drowning. extracted from pointn.¹ < as lemmas
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