| 单词 | to carry it off |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto carry it off b. to carry it off. extracted from carryv. (a) transitive. To be successful in a situation which is difficult or challenging in some way; to give the impression that one is competent or at ease in a particular situation, often despite one's inexperience, difficult feelings, lack of knowledge, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > one who braves danger > defy danger (person or thing) [verb] face1570 dare1580 out-countenancec1585 to stand up to1596 outdare1598 to carry it off1663 to take the bull by the horns1711 brave1776 1663 R. Head Hic et Ubique iii. ii. 39 Phant. If thou shu'dst see me as poor as thy self, yet there wilbe a great deal of difference between thee and me. Hic. Prithee why? Phant. Because I have more wit and a better carriage than thou hast to carry it off. 1799 Witch, & Maid of Honour I. 224 Let them snigger and sneer just as much as they like, Bridget will carry it off in defiance. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Strange Case Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde i. 8 Frightened too..but carrying it off, sir, really like Satan. 1985 J. Wyndham Love Lessons (1986) iii. 104 ‘You sounded as if you knew all about it!’ ‘Oh I can always carry it off when cornered’. 1996 Nation (N.Y.) 24 June 35/1 What a mating dance of crane shots, dollies, close-ups, medium shots, tilts, cross-cuts..! Bertolucci carries it off with such apparent ease that you feel as if his direction is a force of nature. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > win win1297 obtain1441 to go away with it1489 triumph1508 to carry (also get, lose, win, etc.) the day1557 to bear it1602 carry1602 to carry away the bucklers1608 to carry one's point1654 to carry it off1828 to ring the bell1900 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 158 Some of those who think they carry it off through the height of their plumed bonnets and the jingle of their spurs. < as lemmas |
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