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

a. Originally applied to reptiles, stealthy or slinking animals, and various wild beasts; now, except in U.S. and Australian usage (see sense 1b), almost entirely restricted to those animals or birds which prey upon preserved game, crops, etc. †Also in beast of vermin.

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the world > animals > by nature > [noun] > vermin > collectively

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a1400 K. Alis. (Linc. Inn MS.) 6112 Euetis & snakes and paddokes brode, Þat heom þouȝte mete gode, Al vermyn þey eteþ.

a1400–50 Alexander 5422 A vale full of vermyn & all of vile neddirs.

1406 Patent Roll 7 Hen. IV ii. m. 28 Feras et alia animalia vermyne nuncupata.

1439 Rolls of Parl. V. 24/1 Chese and Buttur is a Merchaundise that..wil take grete empayryng by bestes of Vermyn and Wormes.

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xlix Whanne they haue brought forth their byrdes: to se that they be well kept fro the gleed, crowes, fullymartes, and other vermyne.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Erasmus in Panoplie Epist. 355 The Catt frayeth away rattes, myce, and noysome vermine.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 40^v When the Corne is ripe..it is to be cut downe out of hande..because that birdes, and other vermine wyll devoure it.

1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 268 The rest..are rather vermyne than beastes of game; such is the wild Catte, the Brocke and such like.

1630 M. Drayton David & Goliah in Muses Elizium 186 His father's flock..he From rauenous vermine hourely vs'd to free, His onely armes, his Sling and Sheephooke were.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 23 We are still at Gods advantage in all, by wet, by drought, by fire, and vermine.

a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) ii. vi. 243 A hole..filled with Snakes, Lizards, and other poisonous Vermin.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 120 From these three Cats, I afterwards came to be so pester'd with Cats, that I was forc'd to kill them like Vermine, or wild Beasts.

1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 991 The other dogs were good-looking savage vermin, averaging about 40lbs. weight.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iii. 68 That the stock of partridges, grouse, and hares on any large estate depends chiefly on the destruction of vermin.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 29 Dec. 10/1 The fox..is..regarded in the Highlands by farmers and game-preservers as one of the worst species of vermin.

(b)1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. xvi. 163 The finest place..to catch vermin, as they call the three latter species of animals [i.e. racoons, opossums, and rabbits].1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 564 Varmin, as all wild animals are called in hunter's phrase, whether they are hunted for sport, for profit, or for extermination.1891 E. Jenks Govt. Victoria xxxi. 291 (note) ‘Vermin’ includes kangaroos, wallabies, dingoes, stray dogs, foxes, and rabbits, and any other animal or bird proclaimed by the Governor in Council.β. c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. x. 56 There also sawe I a wondre grete pytte ful of vermen.1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts x. 12 A certayne vessell..where in wer all maner of iiij. foted beastes of the erth and vermen and wormes.1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rev. vi. 8 Power was geven vnto them..to kyll with swearde, and with honger, and with deeth that cometh of vermen of the erth.1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) vii. xxxvii. 161 The Weasell, Prince of Vermen.γ. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxix. f. cxl^v Of the Famyne that the people of that Countre susteyned, wonders are reported, that they shuld ete all maner of Uermayne as Cattes, rattes, dogges & other.

单词	beast of vermin
释义	> as lemmas beast of vermin a. Originally applied to reptiles, stealthy or slinking animals, and various wild beasts; now, except in U.S. and Australian usage (see sense 1b), almost entirely restricted to those animals or birds which prey upon preserved game, crops, etc. †Also in beast of vermin. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by nature > [noun] > vermin > collectively verminc1340 filtha1398 vermina1400 vermin1470 carrion1477 varminta1539 cattle1600 game1748 α. (a) a1400 K. Alis. (Linc. Inn MS.) 6112 Euetis & snakes and paddokes brode, Þat heom þouȝte mete gode, Al vermyn þey eteþ. a1400–50 Alexander 5422 A vale full of vermyn & all of vile neddirs. 1406 Patent Roll 7 Hen. IV ii. m. 28 Feras et alia animalia vermyne nuncupata. 1439 Rolls of Parl. V. 24/1 Chese and Buttur is a Merchaundise that..wil take grete empayryng by bestes of Vermyn and Wormes. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xlix Whanne they haue brought forth their byrdes: to se that they be well kept fro the gleed, crowes, fullymartes, and other vermyne. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Erasmus in Panoplie Epist. 355 The Catt frayeth away rattes, myce, and noysome vermine. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 40^v When the Corne is ripe..it is to be cut downe out of hande..because that birdes, and other vermine wyll devoure it. 1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 268 The rest..are rather vermyne than beastes of game; such is the wild Catte, the Brocke and such like. 1630 M. Drayton David & Goliah in Muses Elizium 186 His father's flock..he From rauenous vermine hourely vs'd to free, His onely armes, his Sling and Sheephooke were. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 23 We are still at Gods advantage in all, by wet, by drought, by fire, and vermine. a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) ii. vi. 243 A hole..filled with Snakes, Lizards, and other poisonous Vermin. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 120 From these three Cats, I afterwards came to be so pester'd with Cats, that I was forc'd to kill them like Vermine, or wild Beasts. 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 991 The other dogs were good-looking savage vermin, averaging about 40lbs. weight. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iii. 68 That the stock of partridges, grouse, and hares on any large estate depends chiefly on the destruction of vermin. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 29 Dec. 10/1 The fox..is..regarded in the Highlands by farmers and game-preservers as one of the worst species of vermin. (b)1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. xvi. 163 The finest place..to catch vermin, as they call the three latter species of animals [i.e. racoons, opossums, and rabbits].1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 564 Varmin, as all wild animals are called in hunter's phrase, whether they are hunted for sport, for profit, or for extermination.1891 E. Jenks Govt. Victoria xxxi. 291 (note) ‘Vermin’ includes kangaroos, wallabies, dingoes, stray dogs, foxes, and rabbits, and any other animal or bird proclaimed by the Governor in Council.β. c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. x. 56 There also sawe I a wondre grete pytte ful of vermen.1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts x. 12 A certayne vessell..where in wer all maner of iiij. foted beastes of the erth and vermen and wormes.1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rev. vi. 8 Power was geven vnto them..to kyll with swearde, and with honger, and with deeth that cometh of vermen of the erth.1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) vii. xxxvii. 161 The Weasell, Prince of Vermen.γ. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxix. f. cxl^v Of the Famyne that the people of that Countre susteyned, wonders are reported, that they shuld ete all maner of Uermayne as Cattes, rattes, dogges & other. extracted from verminn.adj. < as lemmas
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