| 单词 | to bid fair |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bid fair 4. intr. to bid fair: to offer with reasonable probability, to present a fair prospect, seem likely. Originally with for and object; now also with infinitive. (With past tense bade, past participle bidden.) ΚΠ β. 1646 S. Bolton Arraignment of Errour 360 Two things would bid fair for it, if not wholly accomplish this desired accommodation. 1708 J. Keill Acct. Animal Secretion 119 The Bones of all the Parts..seem to bid the fairest for Solidity. 1786 T. Jefferson Corr. (1830) 4 The present reign bids fair to be a long one. 1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) III. xiv. 334 The proposed expedition..bade fair to be successful. < as lemmas |
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