| 单词 | take a pew |
| 释义 | > as lemmastake a pew 4. colloquial (originally British). A seat. Chiefly in friendly invitations to be seated, esp. in take a pew. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > be sitting or seated [verb (intransitive)] > sit down sitOE to sit adownc1275 to sit downc1300 to make one's seata1400 to set adowna1400 to set downc1400 seat1596 pitch1796 roost1816 take a pew1898 1898 H. Belloc Mod. Traveller i. 5 Be seated; take a pew. 1903 P. G. Wodehouse Prefect's Uncle xvi. 230 The genial ‘take a pew’ of one's equal inspires confidence. 1926 I. Mackay Blencarrow xiii. 116 ‘Have a pew?’ he offered, making himself as small as possible on the red plush car seat. 1958 B. Hamilton Too Much of Water xi. 232 Have the pew. I'll squat on the bed. 1982 F. Pohl Starburst iii. 13 There was no ‘Come on, Dieter, boy, pull up a pew,’ from the President. 2001 A. Taylor Death's Own Door (2002) xxvii. 198 Take a pew, Inspector. < as lemmas |
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