| 单词 | to be sharp or keen set |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be sharp or keen set b. figurative phr. to be sharp or keen set: to be hungry or keen. (See also sharp-set adj.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > be hungry [verb (intransitive)] hungerOE to be sharp or keen set1540 esuriate1623 to cry cupboardc1665 1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus ii. iii. sig. Mij My mynd is al redy in the platters or dishes .i. I am sharpe set. 1606 L. Bryskett Disc. Ciuill Life 94 Being fed temperatly, our mindes may be the sharper set to fall to those other dainties. 1728 E. Young Love of Fame: Universal Passion (ed. 2) ii. 120 As in smooth oil the razor best is whet, So wit is by politeness sharpest set. 1891 ‘L. Keith’ Halletts III. iv. 80 Her own appetite was keener set than usual. 1893 F. C. Selous Trav. S.-E. Afr. 22 I knew she [a lioness] must be pretty keen set. < as lemmas |
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