| 单词 | to begin upon a person |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto begin upon a person 5. Phrases. †to begin the board, dais, etc.: to sit at the head of the table. †to begin a toast: to propose a toast. †to begin to a person: to pledge, toast that person. to begin the world (see world n. Phrases 21). to begin upon a person (colloquial): to attack or assail a person. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > feasting > feast [verb (intransitive)] > preside at feast to begin the dais1297 to begin the boardc1405 to begin the board, daisc1405 preside1709 the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > drink toasts or healths hailc1275 to drink (a person's) hailc1325 to drink good lucka1529 pledge1546 carouse1583 skola1599 to drink off (or eat) candle-ends1600 health1628 to begin to a person1629 bumper1691 toast1699 to drink hob or nob, hob a nob1756 hob-nob1763 hobber-nob1800 to look towards (a person)1833 propine1887 ganbei1940 the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > pledge or toast > propose toast present1632 propose1705 to begin a toasta1715 give1728 propine1734 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack with hostile words or measures fangc1320 hurtlec1374 impugnc1384 weighc1386 to fall upon ——a1398 to start on ——a1398 oppugn?1435 to lay to, untoa1500 onseta1522 wipe1523 to set against ——1542 to fall aboard——1593 aggress1596 to fall foul1602 attack1613 appugn1615 to set upon ——1639 to fall on ——1641 to lay home, hard, hardly to1650 tack1720 bombard1766 savage1796 to pitch into ——1823 to begin upon a personc1825 bulldog1842 to down on (also upon)a1848 to set at ——1849 to start on ——a1851 to start in on1859 set on at or to1862 to let into1872 to go for ——1890 swash1890 slog1891 to get at ——1893 tee1955 c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 52 Ful ofte tyme he hadde the bord bigonne Abouen alle nacions in Pruce. 1493 Festivall (1515) 85 b That they sholde bere them to hym that began the table [at Cana]. a1500 (?c1400) Sir Triamour (Cambr.) (1937) l. 1636 Qwene margaret began the deyse. 1629 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. (ed. 5) lxxv. sig. N7v That is kind o're his beere, and protests he loues you, and beginnes to you againe. 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 36 Can yee drinke of that bitter cup, wherein I shall begin to you? a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 408 At Sancroft's consecration dinner, he began a health, to the confusion of all that were not for a war with France. c1825 M. M. Sherwood Houlston Tracts II. xxxii. 4 All the company began upon her, and bade her mind her own affairs. 1833 H. Martineau Brooke & Brooke Farm (ed. 3) iv. 53 Do you know..with how much land Mr. Malton began the world? < as lemmas |
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