英语词汇“stop a gap”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†b. esp. in phrases. to stand in the gap: to act as defender. to open a gap: to give access, afford passage or opportunity. to stop a gap: to close a breach, secure a weak point, prevent attack. Obsolete.

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society > armed hostility > defence > defend [verb (transitive)] > screen or shelter from attack

shadow1489

to stop a gap1535

shelter1667

to cover a siege1693

screen1870

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards [verb (intransitive)] > give access

open1419

to open a gap1535

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xiii. 5 They stonde not in the gappes, nether make they an hedge for the house of Israel.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xxii. 30.

a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 273 So dangerous a matter it is to open once the gap to errors and heresies.

a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 21 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) Such a gapp of mischeife lyes open thereby, that I could wish it were well stopped.

1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 5 To stoppe that gappe, I will answere, that Chaucers woorkes haue byn sithens printed twyce.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §45. 77 When there is none to stand in the gap, how should his wrath be stayed?

1664 Keymer's Observ. Dutch Fishing in Phenix (1721) II. 225 To open the Gap of Traffick, and to make fulness of Trade.

c1680 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) II. 116 As if it opened a gap to all manner of licentiousness.

1757 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1889) I. 508 The inhabitants see, and are convinced of this, which makes each family afraid of standing in the gap of danger.

单词	stop a gap
释义	> as lemmas to stop a gap †b. esp. in phrases. to stand in the gap: to act as defender. to open a gap: to give access, afford passage or opportunity. to stop a gap: to close a breach, secure a weak point, prevent attack. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defend [verb (transitive)] > screen or shelter from attack shadow1489 to stop a gap1535 shelter1667 to cover a siege1693 screen1870 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards [verb (intransitive)] > give access open1419 to open a gap1535 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xiii. 5 They stonde not in the gappes, nether make they an hedge for the house of Israel. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xxii. 30. a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 273 So dangerous a matter it is to open once the gap to errors and heresies. a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 21 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) Such a gapp of mischeife lyes open thereby, that I could wish it were well stopped. 1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 5 To stoppe that gappe, I will answere, that Chaucers woorkes haue byn sithens printed twyce. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §45. 77 When there is none to stand in the gap, how should his wrath be stayed? 1664 Keymer's Observ. Dutch Fishing in Phenix (1721) II. 225 To open the Gap of Traffick, and to make fulness of Trade. c1680 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) II. 116 As if it opened a gap to all manner of licentiousness. 1757 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1889) I. 508 The inhabitants see, and are convinced of this, which makes each family afraid of standing in the gap of danger. extracted from gapn.¹ to stop a gap to stop a gap: see gap n.¹ 1, 2.extracted from stopv. < as lemmas
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