单词 | ring-lead |
释义 | ring-leadv. transitive. To be the ringleader among (a group of people) or of (an action or enterprise). ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > lead furec1540 subduce1609 ring-lead1617 manuduct1641 lead1642 manuduce1657 bear-lead1833 officer1839 van1852 skipper1883 spear-head1938 the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > bring about by incitement > as leader ring-lead1617 1617 tr. Abp. Spalatro's Serm. 34 And so, for that hee vseth no true Compasse, nor Carde, hee ringleads them all to wracke. 1768 J. Cremer Jrnl. 19 July in R. R. Bellamy Ramblin' Jack (1936) 159 What a damned Villain the 2nd Mate was in ringleading the fellows. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. s.v. Ringlead,..to conduct. 1859 R. Buchanan James I. of Scotl. iv. viii, in Tragic Dramas from Hist. (1868) 210 These are no swaggerers from their night's carouse, To ringlead a street-brawl. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 19 Mar. 9/1 He has ring-led any form of joke, hoax, amusement, or sport that was going. 1964 E. Bowen Little Girls i. iii 42 She, though, was a born ringleader. She only did not succeed in ringleading us, because unfortunately for her, we were you and me. 2000 N.Y. Mag. 10 July 71/2 Instead of ringleading a flea circus, she promises a ‘West Nile mosquito circus’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1617 |
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