单词 | out-think |
释义 | out-thinkv. 1. transitive. To think (something) through; to devise or determine by thinking. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > think or have in mind [verb (transitive)] > think out out-thinka1382 to think outa1382 musea1400 excogitatec1530 to run over ——1565 to think through1748 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Prol. Esth. (Bodl. 959) 6 It is wont to scoleris disciplynes, & a theme taken, to out thenken what woordis he myȝte vsen. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Ecclus. xlii. 18 Þe depþe of þe se & þe herte of men he shal enserchen, & in þe wittynesse of hem he shal out thenken [c1384 Douce 369(2) out thenke; L. excogitavit]. 1632 F. Quarles Proposition of Worke in Divine Poems 172 Wouldst thou behold unparalleld distresse, Which minds cannot out-think, nor tongs express. 1981 K. A. McClane To hear River 6 Having nothing planned or out-thought, anything seems possible: anything is. 1990 D. Dunn Andromache ii. v. 28 Ah, Phoenix, what Decisions your afflicted King's out-thought! 2. transitive. To surpass in thinking; to think beyond; to overcome by thinking. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > think or have in mind [verb (transitive)] > advance by thinking out-think1704 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. ii. 94 They will not only think, but out-think us. 1857 W. Smith Confession Faith ii, in Thorndale 602 I have outlived this state of mind, I have out-thought it. 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith iv. 142 We cannot outthink the bounds of thought. 1934 Sun (Baltimore) 10 Jan. 1/1 The farmers..out-thought the railway officials. They telephoned back to Burlington and appraised the pickets there of the train's approach. 1954 D. Dodge Lights of Skaro ii. 50 They could outrun us, outfight us, or overwhelm us, but they couldn't out-think us. 1997 Sight & Sound Jan. 28/1 Suspicion begins with the visible and can hardly ever out-think it. DerivativesΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > regret > [noun] > remorse pityc1330 agenbite1340 griefa1375 out-thinkinga1382 remorse of conscience (also mind)c1410 remorsea1425 regreta1540 wringing1623 remord1625 resentment1646 heart-searching1647 remordency1658 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Wisd. xv. 4 Forsoþe not in to errour in ladde vs þe out thenking [a1425 L.V. thenkyng out; L. excogitatio] of euele craft of men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1382 |
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