| 单词 | to bore ears |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bore (any one's) ears (a) to bore (any one's) ears (in allusion to Exodus xxi. 6): to consign to perpetual slavery. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > slavery or bondage > be a slave [verb (intransitive)] > enslave or use slave labour to bore (any one's) ears1641 blackbird1845 slave-drive1878 the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > be or become wearied or bored [verb (intransitive)] > be or become wearisome or tedious > specifically by tedious or repetitive talk to harp upon, on (of), a, one, the same (etc.) string?1531 to bore (any one's) ears1641 to —— a person's head off1829 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Exod. xxi. 6 Let his master bore [ Wyclif 1382 thrail, 1388 perse] him thorow the eare with a botkin.] 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. Concl. 60 By their corrupt and servile doctrines boring our eares to an everlasting slavery. 1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 12 Can any man, that would be faithful to his Reason, yield his Ear to be bored through by his domineering appetites. < as lemmas |
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