单词 | on the trot |
释义 | > as lemmason the trot d. transferred and figurative. Frequently in on the trot, (a) continually moving without intervals for rest; on the go; (b) in uninterrupted sequence, in succession; (c) on the run, escaping from confinement, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupied or busy [phrase] at work?1440 at it1609 in (full) play1669 on the run1795 on the trot1822 on the hop1863 on the job1882 for (or on) the (high) jump1884 as busy as a nailer1899 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > continuously or uninterruptedly [phrase] > in continuous succession forne onc1175 (one) in (also on) the neck of another1525 in a successiona1715 hand-running?1807 off the reel1866 on the trot1952 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > away (of motion) [phrase] > running away in pursuit1660 on the run1770 (all) in a rush1829 on the trot1958 the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [phrase] > escaping confinement or justice on the run1770 on the trot1958 a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Custome of Countrey iv. v, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Cc2/1 Nor am I able to endure it longer,..I am at my trot already. 1646 W. Jenkyn Reformation's Remora 28 Shall we go a dull Asses trot heavenward? 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Ld. Clifford in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. A2v The Virtuoso's Saddle, which will be sure to amble, when the World is upon the hardest trott. 1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall I. 133 One of those who eat and growl, and keep the waiter on the trot. 1892 G. Meredith Poet. Wks. (1912) 454 Away on the trot of thy servitude start. 1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock vii. 106 Two kites on the trot with crook engines. 1956 People 13 May 13/5 I want to be between those posts again when Manchester City reach Wembley next year for the third time on the trot! 1958 M. Pugh Wilderness of Monkeys 176 I eloped with one of the boys and we went on the trot from the approved school. Then it came time for his National Service and he went on the trot from the Army. 1973 Times 12 Apr. 12/6 Bookmakers lost money for five weeks on the trot. 1982 G. Lyall Conduct of Major Maxim ii. 16 ‘He's on the trot,’ Maxim guessed. ‘Oh Christ, Jim, you can get a district court for that, aiding a deserter.’ < as lemmas |
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