单词 | stayer |
释义 | stayern.1 1. a. One who stays or remains. Chiefly with adverbial phrase, as in stayer at home. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > remaining as opposed to going > one who bider1535 remainer1565 stayer1591 keeper1611 lingerer1744 1591 R. Turnbull Expos. Epist. St. Iames f. 121 He that meeteth a way~fairing man, farre from al path or highway, wandring; and saith, go aright: yet teacheth not which hand he must turne on,..helpeth the staier nothing towardes his proposed iourney. 1745 J. Swift Direct. to Servants 11 The Stayer at home may be comforted by a Visit from a Sweet-heart. 1788 W. Cowper Let. 28 Aug. (1982) III. 204 I found you out to be sedentary, at least much a stayer within doors. 1805 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 72 My father is not very fond of long stayers, and I have more than once been obliged to interrupt the visits of friends of mine. 1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude viii. 159 Hundreds of thousands..repeating an adventure not good in a commercial sense, but still which gave a dignity to them such as the stayers at home never attained. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour viii. lxiv. 243 He seemed to think that, being a stayer, he had more right to the fire than the mere diners. b. Sport. A person or animal having great ‘staying power’. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > other players server1585 free agent1649 benchwarmer1662 puncher1681 sticker1779 hard hitter1790 hitter1813 go-devil1835 beneficiaire1841 colt1846 heavyweight1857 stayer1862 left-hander1864 attack1869 cap1879 international1882 roadman1886 big leaguer1887 homester1887 sand lotter1887 badger1890 internationalist1892 repeater1893 anchorman1895 grandstander1896 stylist1897 homebrew1903 letterman1905 toss-loser1906 fouler1908 rookie1908 mudder1912 sharpshooter1912 pro-amateur1919 receiver1919 southpaw1925 freestyler1927 hotshot1927 active1931 all-timer1936 iceman1936 wild card1940 scrambler1954 rounder1955 franchise1957 call-up1960 trialist1960 non-import1964 sandbagger1965 rebel1982 wide-body1986 the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [noun] > staying power > one who has laster1833 stayer1862 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > horse by performance lightweight1773 sticker1779 maiden1807 favourite1813 mile-horse1829 outsider1836 heavyweight1857 stayer1862 stoner1862 rank outsider1869 pick1872 pot1874 timer1881 resurrectionist1883 short head1883 pea1888 cert1889 stiffa1890 wrong 'un1889 on the mark1890 place horse1890 top-weight1892 miler1894 also-ran1895 selection1901 loser1902 hotpot1904 roughie1908 co-favourite1922 readier1922 springer1922 fav1935 scratch1938 no-hoper1943 shoo-in1950 scorer1974 1862 Sporting Mag. May 381 Asteroid proved to be another of the Stockwell stayers. 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 309 Stayer, one likely to persevere, one not easily discouraged. 1887 M. Shearman Athletics & Football (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 137 He could have beaten the [walking] record for seven miles, as he was a fine stayer. 2. One who or something which stops or restrains. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > [noun] > one who or that which restrains represserc1449 controllera1540 restrainer1569 repressor1584 stayer1597 curber1610 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > that which > one who forbidderc1449 preventera1578 stayer1597 gagger1624 impeacher1641 ear guard1647 1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae 683 For thay ar, the stayer, of vs als weill as he. c1610 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1827) 350 Sa that they wha past betwen mycht appear to be..stayers of bludscheding. 1722 A. Philips Briton i. i May Jove, the Guardian of the Capitol, He, the great Stayer of our Troops in Rout, Fulfill your Hopes. 1840 T. Arnold Hist. Rome II. xxxiii. 349 The consul vowed to build a temple to Jove the stayer of flight.] 1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd iv. 378 No stirrer nor stayer of strife. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). stayern.2 a. One who stays or supports. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > one who supports upbearer1513 stayer1579 suppositor1629 shorera1680 supporter1774 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 19 Gæiochus..by interpretation dothe signifie..the stayer of the earthe. b. With reference to the title of Jupiter Stator.In quots. 1722, 1840 interpreted as stayer n.1 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports > one who uptakera1340 holder-upc1374 upbearer1387 bearera1398 undernimmera1400 weighera1400 upholderc1403 ally1406 allya1431 godfather?1541 propper1549 tower of strength1549 backer1583 moyener?1591 backfriend1599 stayer1611 suppositor1629 susceptor1652 standby1712 bottle holder1788 understander1875 buddy1893 anchorman1895 backer-up1921 1611 B. Jonson Catiline iv. sig. K2v Thou Iupiter, whom we do call the Stayer Both of this Citie, and this Empire. View more context for this quotation 1722 A. Philips Briton i. i May Jove, the Guardian of the Capitol, He, the great Stayer of our Troops in Rout, Fulfill your Hopes. 1840 T. Arnold Hist. Rome II. xxxiii. 349 The consul vowed to build a temple to Jove the stayer of flight.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11591n.21579 |
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