单词 | tidying |
释义 | > as lemmasˈtidying ˈtidying n. and adj. also with -up. ΚΠ 1867 H. Latham Black & White 90 After such a war..there is no small amount of sweeping up, and tidying away,..to be done. 1884 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 734/2 Comte de Rivaulx! echoed Madame, pausing in her tidying. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 7 Jan. 3/2 Lovers of nature..view with horror the onslaughts of these tidying gentlemen. 1959 N. Marsh False Scent (1960) iv. 102 When they arrived..the tidying-up process had considerably advanced. 1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media ii. xx. 197 This immense tidying-up of our inner lives..has had its obvious parallels in our attempts to rearrange our homes and gardens. 1975 S. Brett Cast vi. 47 He'd..even done a token tidying-up of his room. < as lemmas |
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