| 单词 | perish the thought |
| 释义 | > as lemmasperish the thought (also man, name) a. perish the thought (also man, name): may the thought (man, name, etc.) die, be destroyed, be damned, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > expression of hope [phrase] perish the thought (also man, name)1526 while there's life there's hope1539 good (also braw, etc.) time cominga1780 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts viii. 20 Perish thou and thy money togedder. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V iv. iii. 72 Perish the man whose mind is backward now. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 614 Call them not Trojans: Perish the Renown, And Name of Troy, with that detested Town. 1700 C. Cibber Tragical Hist. King Richard III v. iii. 52 Perish that thought. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer ii. 31 Perish the baubles! Your person is all I desire. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake ii. 89 Perish my name, if aught afford Its chieftain safety, save his sword. 1877 Spirit of Times 15 Dec. 530/1 ‘You do not intend indulging in such a performance, I suppose?’ ‘Perish the thought!’ 1953 R. Macaulay Let. 23 Jan. in Last Lett. to Friend (1962) 75 Which disposes of your notion that I should ever write to Miss Prescott. Perish the thought! 2002 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 25/7 Perish the thought that sense of occasion is to die. < as lemmas |
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