英语词汇“sweep the decks”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. In phrases, as above deck (also figurative), between-decks adv. and n., on deck, under deck(s; to clear the decks, sweep the decks (see clear v., sweep v.). on deck (figurative, originally U.S.): at hand; ready for action; alive; in Baseball, next at the bat, with the right or privilege of batting next.

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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > in preparation [phrase] > in a state of preparation or readiness > for action or work

to be in the saddle1581

ball, bullet in (en) bouche1582

bullet in mouth1692

in wind1768

on deck1867

the world > life > source or principle of life > [adverb] > alive

aliveOE

above ground1613

vitally1692

on deck1889

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) ii. i. 87 Mi. Ford. Ile bee sure to keepe him aboue decke. Mi. Page. So will I: if hee come vnder my hatches, Ile neuer to Sea againe.

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 419 Now hang the lighted Lanthorns betwixt decks and in the Hold.

a1679 W. Gurnall in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1872) III. Ps. lxv. 3 Poor Christian, who thinkest that thou shalt never get above deck.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vi. 17 Committed to Prison on board the Ships..where they were kept under Decks.

1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 204 The rest run..down between Decks.

1857 R. Tomes Americans in Japan iv. 110 [He] left the banquet to be discussed by his officers and men, who..soon cleared the decks.

1867 Ball Players' Chron. 26 Sept. 5/4 Well, I went on deck and took up a bat.

1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xxii. 274 Angels..are always on deck when there is a miracle to the fore.

1889 Lisbon (Dakota Territory) Star 26 Apr. 4/2 A. H. Moore..was kicked by a horse, a cow and a colt.., but is still on deck.

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xix. 328 I couldn't bring it [sc. oakum] up here if Jame was on deck. She'd be down on me like a ton of lead.

1950 Here & Now (N.Z.) Dec. 12/1 If I am on deck when that time comes you will have a strong advocate for reinstatement in the service.

1966 Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. x/4 Dice games and three-card monte are not, so to speak, on deck but bingo flourishes.

单词	sweep the decks
释义	> as lemmas sweep the decks c. In phrases, as above deck (also figurative), between-decks adv. and n., on deck, under deck(s; to clear the decks, sweep the decks (see clear v., sweep v.). on deck (figurative, originally U.S.): at hand; ready for action; alive; in Baseball, next at the bat, with the right or privilege of batting next. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > in preparation [phrase] > in a state of preparation or readiness > for action or work to be in the saddle1581 ball, bullet in (en) bouche1582 bullet in mouth1692 in wind1768 on deck1867 the world > life > source or principle of life > [adverb] > alive aliveOE above ground1613 vitally1692 on deck1889 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) ii. i. 87 Mi. Ford. Ile bee sure to keepe him aboue decke. Mi. Page. So will I: if hee come vnder my hatches, Ile neuer to Sea againe. View more context for this quotation 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 419 Now hang the lighted Lanthorns betwixt decks and in the Hold. a1679 W. Gurnall in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1872) III. Ps. lxv. 3 Poor Christian, who thinkest that thou shalt never get above deck. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vi. 17 Committed to Prison on board the Ships..where they were kept under Decks. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 204 The rest run..down between Decks. 1857 R. Tomes Americans in Japan iv. 110 [He] left the banquet to be discussed by his officers and men, who..soon cleared the decks. 1867 Ball Players' Chron. 26 Sept. 5/4 Well, I went on deck and took up a bat. 1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xxii. 274 Angels..are always on deck when there is a miracle to the fore. 1889 Lisbon (Dakota Territory) Star 26 Apr. 4/2 A. H. Moore..was kicked by a horse, a cow and a colt.., but is still on deck. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xix. 328 I couldn't bring it [sc. oakum] up here if Jame was on deck. She'd be down on me like a ton of lead. 1950 Here & Now (N.Z.) Dec. 12/1 If I am on deck when that time comes you will have a strong advocate for reinstatement in the service. 1966 Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. x/4 Dice games and three-card monte are not, so to speak, on deck but bingo flourishes. extracted from deckn.¹ < as lemmas
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