switchedadj.

/swɪtʃt/

Etymology: < switch n., switch v. + -ed suffix¹.

†1. adj. Of a horse: Having a switch tail (see switch n. Compounds 1). Obsolete.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > having particular type of tail

docked1408

stug-tailed1575

curtal1576

curtailed1591

bushya1609

bobbed1658

undocked1677

flisk1680

rat-tailed1684

strunted1688

bob1709

cocktailed1763

switched1769

cocked1775

nick-tailed1840

1769 Stratford Jubilee i. i. 8 The full tailed blacks, and the switched roans.

2. ppl. adj. Of cream: Whipped. Also, of an egg. rare.

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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > general preparation processes > [adjective] > whipped

swungc1467

cast1597

whipped1673

milled1766

beatc1817

creamed1892

switched1909

1909 Brown & Polson's Corn-Flour Recipe Bk. 26 When cold, turn out and serve with switched cream.

1931 A. J. Cronin Hatter's Castle iii. ix. 602 I'm to have a switched egg.

a. Of a mechanism: turned on or off by a switch. Also figurative.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [adjective] > other

overhead1682

step by step1803

belt-tightening1873

throw-out1883

planetary1904

preselective1925

silky1935

servomechanical1946

servoing1959

switched1962

quartz-locked1977

1962 Listener 28 June 1131/1 His characters were understandably so permanently switched on that their moments of crisis were brought about by the small talk of others.

1968 P. Marlowe Hire me a Hearse vii. 101 He hung up the picture with the switched-off mike.

1968 Listener 25 July 127/2 The screen of a switched-on television.

1974 J. Wainwright Evidence I shall Give i. 9 The switched-on light would emphasise the possible importance of..the one room..with the light still burning.

1977 Times 15 Aug. 2/1 Switched-off heating in every unoccupied room.

b. switched-on: aware of all that is considered fashionable and up to date. Cf. turned-on adj. at turned adj. Compounds. Less frequently, in contrast, switched-off. slang.

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the mind > attention and judgement > unfashionableness > [adjective]

infashionable1640

unfashionable1660

unmodishc1665

unpolite1741

démodé1871

naff1964

switched-off1964

out1966

schleppy1966

dorky1970

dorked-out1974

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > fashion-conscious or following fashion

fashion-monging1600

fashionable1609

fashionly1613

modish1652

mody1701

knowing1768

fadding1864

downtown1914

cool1918

fashion-conscious1951

switched-on1964

trendoid1979

fresh1984

kewl1990

1964 House & Garden Nov. 78/2 I..want..to open a department store which caters for switched-on people.

1966 Punch 29 June 946/1 But nowhere have I come across a word of guidance for the ‘out’ crowd—the vast, non-swinging, switched off, palateless, utterly without-it lot who dominate the community.

1967 N. Fitzgerald Affairs of Death viii. 141 They must be more switched on than I gave them credit for being.

1970 D. Devine Illegal Tender ii. 25 Her mother wasn't switched on, she knew nothing of modern fashion.

1972 C. Weston Poor, Poor Ophelia xxv. 153 The fine beautiful free life. The switched-on scene.

1979 A. Hailey Overload (new ed.) iv. iii. 302 She had delivered the tapes to that switched-on black woman who worked for a newspaper.

1982 London Rev. Bks. 4 xxiv. 7/2 What Amis's sprezzatura is saying is that most of his readers are out of touch, old fogies, Prufrock retreads, switched-off.

4. adj.ppl. adj.Having a switch; obtained by switching; subjected to switching.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > device to open or close circuit > [adjective]

switched1961

1961 IBM Jrnl. Res. & Devel. 5 93 A phase reversal data transmission system is described, capable of operating at 2000 bauds over private telephone lines and at 1200 bauds over switched networks.

1971 Gloss. Electrotechnical, Power Terms (B.S.I.) iii. vi. 12 Switched beam direction finder.

1971 Physics Bull. Oct. 612/3 The instrument can be used for checking all types of digital logic... Three switched frequency ranges are standard (0–50 kHz, 0–500 kHz, 0–5 MHz).

1974 P. K. Harvey & K. J. Bohlman Stereo F.M. Radio Handbk. v. 106 (caption) Mullard switched decoder.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	switched
释义	switchedadj. /swɪtʃt/ Etymology: < switch n., switch v. + -ed suffix¹. †1. adj. Of a horse: Having a switch tail (see switch n. Compounds 1). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > having particular type of tail docked1408 stug-tailed1575 curtal1576 curtailed1591 bushya1609 bobbed1658 undocked1677 flisk1680 rat-tailed1684 strunted1688 bob1709 cocktailed1763 switched1769 cocked1775 nick-tailed1840 1769 Stratford Jubilee i. i. 8 The full tailed blacks, and the switched roans. 2. ppl. adj. Of cream: Whipped. Also, of an egg. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > general preparation processes > [adjective] > whipped swungc1467 cast1597 whipped1673 milled1766 beatc1817 creamed1892 switched1909 1909 Brown & Polson's Corn-Flour Recipe Bk. 26 When cold, turn out and serve with switched cream. 1931 A. J. Cronin Hatter's Castle iii. ix. 602 I'm to have a switched egg. 3. a. Of a mechanism: turned on or off by a switch. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [adjective] > other overhead1682 step by step1803 belt-tightening1873 throw-out1883 planetary1904 preselective1925 silky1935 servomechanical1946 servoing1959 switched1962 quartz-locked1977 1962 Listener 28 June 1131/1 His characters were understandably so permanently switched on that their moments of crisis were brought about by the small talk of others. 1968 P. Marlowe Hire me a Hearse vii. 101 He hung up the picture with the switched-off mike. 1968 Listener 25 July 127/2 The screen of a switched-on television. 1974 J. Wainwright Evidence I shall Give i. 9 The switched-on light would emphasise the possible importance of..the one room..with the light still burning. 1977 Times 15 Aug. 2/1 Switched-off heating in every unoccupied room. b. switched-on: aware of all that is considered fashionable and up to date. Cf. turned-on adj. at turned adj. Compounds. Less frequently, in contrast, switched-off. slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > unfashionableness > [adjective] infashionable1640 unfashionable1660 unmodishc1665 unpolite1741 démodé1871 naff1964 switched-off1964 out1966 schleppy1966 dorky1970 dorked-out1974 the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > fashion-conscious or following fashion fashion-monging1600 fashionable1609 fashionly1613 modish1652 mody1701 knowing1768 fadding1864 downtown1914 cool1918 fashion-conscious1951 switched-on1964 trendoid1979 fresh1984 kewl1990 1964 House & Garden Nov. 78/2 I..want..to open a department store which caters for switched-on people. 1966 Punch 29 June 946/1 But nowhere have I come across a word of guidance for the ‘out’ crowd—the vast, non-swinging, switched off, palateless, utterly without-it lot who dominate the community. 1967 N. Fitzgerald Affairs of Death viii. 141 They must be more switched on than I gave them credit for being. 1970 D. Devine Illegal Tender ii. 25 Her mother wasn't switched on, she knew nothing of modern fashion. 1972 C. Weston Poor, Poor Ophelia xxv. 153 The fine beautiful free life. The switched-on scene. 1979 A. Hailey Overload (new ed.) iv. iii. 302 She had delivered the tapes to that switched-on black woman who worked for a newspaper. 1982 London Rev. Bks. 4 xxiv. 7/2 What Amis's sprezzatura is saying is that most of his readers are out of touch, old fogies, Prufrock retreads, switched-off. 4. adj.ppl. adj.Having a switch; obtained by switching; subjected to switching. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > device to open or close circuit > [adjective] switched1961 1961 IBM Jrnl. Res. & Devel. 5 93 A phase reversal data transmission system is described, capable of operating at 2000 bauds over private telephone lines and at 1200 bauds over switched networks. 1971 Gloss. Electrotechnical, Power Terms (B.S.I.) iii. vi. 12 Switched beam direction finder. 1971 Physics Bull. Oct. 612/3 The instrument can be used for checking all types of digital logic... Three switched frequency ranges are standard (0–50 kHz, 0–500 kHz, 0–5 MHz). 1974 P. K. Harvey & K. J. Bohlman Stereo F.M. Radio Handbk. v. 106 (caption) Mullard switched decoder. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1769
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