| 单词 | to bore one's way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bore one's way 4. transitive. To produce or make (a hole, passage, tunnel) by boring (modern use as 1, 3). to bore one's way: to advance by a boring motion. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > make (an opening or hole) [verb (transitive)] > by boring, piercing, or perforating piercec1392 bore?1523 drive?a1525 thirl1609 drill1669 perforate1777 stick1834 puncture1851 sieve1875 pin1897 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > move forward or advance [verb (intransitive)] > effect forward movement in specific way > in other specific ways smell1608 to bore one's waya1705 slice1872 sing1890 nose1894 to bullock one's way1909 muscle1934 to winkle one's way1979 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xiiiiv Than may he..bore ye holes with his wymble. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Kings xii. 9 Then Ioiada the prest toke a chest, and bored an hole aboue therin. 1635 J. Babington Pyrotechnia xxiii. 27 Then boare your holes thorow your inch board. a1705 J. Ray Wisdom of God (1717) 306 These diminutive caterpillars are able..to pierce or bore their way into a tree. 1833 H. Martineau Manch. Strike (new ed.) x. 110 Boring a hole between two flints in a yard with a rusty pair of scissors. 1853 J. Phillips Rivers, Mountains, & Sea-coast Yorks. ii. 33 The passage is like a tunnel; it is in fact bored out by the water. < as lemmas |
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