单词 | to bail out |
释义 | > as lemmasto bail out transitive. to bail out: to release or rescue (a person, business, etc.) from (esp. financial) difficulty or crisis. Also reflexive. [The financial context of early evidence, in which money is the means by which rescue is effected, suggests that this sense probably belongs here. However the influence of bail v.4 b is also evident; see, for example, the use of the spelling bale , at bale v.3 Additions b, and the note at that sense.] ΚΠ 1916 H. Mearns Richard Richard xx. 350 We're going to pay off the debts, liquidate the mortgage, and set the Wells family on its feet—bail 'em out, in short. 1932 Creation of Syst. Federal Home Loan Banks (U.S. Senate Comm. on Banking & Currency) 228 They should purchase some additional stock, if I may use the term, to bail out the Government's investment in the home loan banks. 1963 J. N. Harris Weird World Wes Beattie (1966) xviii. 182 Gadwell and Jackson made a fortune. They bailed themselves out, and their other enterprises began to prosper. 2003 Chatelaine Jan. 20/2 Bailing people out of bad situations that they have repeatedly dug themselves into is a bad idea. 2009 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 21 Jan. 4 The Government is eyeing a list of key businesses it would bail out if the deepening economic crisis saw bank funding dry up. to bail out 1. to bail out. extracted from bailv.5 a. intransitive. Originally U.S. Of a person: to make an emergency descent by parachute from an aeroplane. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > parachuting > parachute [verb (intransitive)] > jump out of aircraft > in emergency to bail out1925 to take to or hit the silk1933 to hit the silk1941 to step out1942 to punch out1964 1925 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 1 Sept. 2 b/3 The..pilot who has to ‘bail out’ hurriedly from a crippled or burning plane. 1930 C. J. V. Murphy Parachute 272 Some say the pilot ‘bailed out’ the moment he went into the spin. 1939 F. D. Tredrey Pilot's Summer 28 If you bale out and land in water..a smart rap will release the whole lot and you can swim free. 1983 J. D. Harvey Tumbling Mirth (1986) 95 I remember putting soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, and canned goods inside my flying suit. If I had to bail out I was determined to be ready for anything. 2002 G. Mccafferty They had no Choice vii. 52 He bailed out far too low for his parachute to deploy fully. b. intransitive. colloquial. To leave hurriedly; to escape an unpleasant situation or abandon a burdensome responsibility. Also with of or on. ΚΠ 1941 R. Riskin Meet John Doe in Six Screenplays (1997) 623 Boy Midget. Come on, Snooks—you better bail out. Girl Midget. Goodbye, Mr. Doe! 1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon x. 239 The computer just bails out and starts over at the top but drops off the things at the bottom which are not important. 1976 T. Murphy & N. O'Donoghue On Outside in T. Murphy Plays: 4 (1989) 190 I'm not sticking around here much longer. England. I'm bailing out of that lousy job. 1976 J. Morris How Mad Tulloch was taken Away i. 8 Where's Mary?.. She baled out nearly an hour ago. 1984 Times 24 May 5/6 European banks were now bailing out as fast as the Japanese. 2001 J. Murphy Kings of Kilburn High Road ii, in Two Plays 64 Ah jaysus Maurteen..don't you go now..don't you bail out on me too. c. intransitive. Originally and chiefly Surfing. To jump or dive off a surfboard in order to avoid injury when a fall seems imminent; to make a similar jump from a bicycle, skateboard, etc. ΚΠ 1962 T. Masters Surfing made Easy 64 Bailing out, getting off and away from the surfboard on purpose. 1965 P. L. Dixon Compl. Bk. Surfing 142 If the dory broaches in the surf line and turns over, bail out and get clear of oars and falling boat. a1970 S. Afr. Surfer 1 ii. 27 in Stud. in Eng. (Univ. Cape Town) (1970) 1 32 Some kook dropped in on my best wave. He pearled as I came through a hot section. I had to bale out. 1976 J. Grant Skateboarding iv. 38 You want to start by riding a slope that suits your limits, so that you can bail out reasonably safely by jumping off the board and running. 2005 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 16 June d10 It's a lot harder to bail out on a bike than a surfboard. d. intransitive. Baseball. Of a batter: to step away from a pitch, either instinctively or deliberately. ΚΠ 1964 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 29 Apr. e39/6 It was he who suggested the throw-at-him drill to Dark, Lavagetto having used it before with other batters who bailed out too slowly. 1985 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 19 Apr. (Sports section) 1 I get locked in and concentrate when a lefty is on the mound and I don't bail out. 1992 N. Ryan & J. Jenkins Miracle Man iv. 58 I struck them out because they were up there at the edge of the batter's box on their toes, ready to bail out. < as lemmas |
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