| 单词 | strike all of a heap |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto strike all of (†on) a heap e. all of (†on) a heap: all in a mass falling or fallen; so †all on (upon) heaps; to strike all of (†on) a heap (colloquial): to paralyze, prostrate mentally, cause to collapse; also, to knock all of a heap. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [phrase] > falling or fallen in a mass all on (upon) heaps1594 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > perplex, nonplus [phrase] to bring (drive, or put) to one's wit's end1377 to cast (also throw) a mist before a person's eyes?a1475 to set (also run) on ground1600 to make butter and cheese of1642 to put to the gaze1646 philogrobolized in one's brains1653 to strike all of (on) a heap1711 to blow, cast, throw stour in one's eyes1823 knot1860 to give (one) furiously to think1910 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iii. 223 Lord Bassianus lies bereaud in blood, All on a heape. View more context for this quotation 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme i. xi. 38 That lyes like a Net all on heaps in the water. 1711 Brit. Apollo 26–29 Jan. A Young Woman..struck me all on a heap. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 205 This alarm'd us both; and he seem'd quite struck of a Heap. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xxi. 151 The story..is long and interesting;—but it would be running my history all upon heaps to give it you here. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. xi. 236 The interrogatory seemed to strike the honest magistrate, to use the vulgar phrase, ‘all of a heap’. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 120 Some one who..will not be struck all of a heap like a child by the vain pomp of tyranny. 1887 H. R. Haggard Jess i. 3 It..struck her horse upon the spine..so that it fell all of a heap on to the veldt. 1898 W. J. Locke Idols xiii It knocked the prosecution all of a heap. 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 7 Sept. 183/3 Its owner's anxiety to knock the critics all of a heap. to strike all of (†on) a heap a. To prostrate mentally; in weaker sense, to shock, depress. Obsolete except in to strike all of (†on) a heap (colloquial): see heap n. 5e. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > make dejected [verb (transitive)] > severely to kill one's heart1470 strike1598 accable1602 shatter1785 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] awec1225 bashc1375 palla1393 argh1393 formengea1400 matea1400 boasta1522 quail1526 brag1551 appale1563 browbeat1581 adaw1590 overdare1590 dastard1593 strike1598 disdare1612 cowa1616 dare1619 daw1631 bounce1640 dastardize1645 intimidate1646 hector1664 out-hector1672 huff1674 bully1685 harass1788 bullyraga1790 major1829 haze1851 bullock1875 to push (someone) around1900 to put the frighteners in, on1958 psych1963 vibe1979 1598 T. Bastard Chrestoleros iii. vi. 56 The newes of Spanish wars, how wondrously, It strooke our heartes, what terrour it did breed. 1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. iv. sig. B9v Anotomies and other spectacles of Mortalitie haue hardned him, and hee's no more struck with a Funerall then a Graue-maker. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 144 Being strucken and fearfully affrighted at this strange..spectacle. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 29 This struck many of the enthusiasts of the King's side, as much as it exalted the Scots. 1786 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. III. 392 He informed her of the whole affair. The Queen stood struck and motionless for some time. 1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery II. 282 On running to him, he was struck with finding he had killed one of the best horses of his own team. < as lemmas |
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