| 单词 | to carry one's point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto carry one's point b. to carry one's point and variants: to be successful in putting across one's opinion or message, esp. in the face of opposition from others; to bring someone round to one's own point of view. 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 1654 G. Hutcheson Brief Expos. Prophecies (Micah i. 2) 66 Let the Lord be witnesse against you, and he will carry his point. 1689 W. Popple tr. J. Locke Let. conc. Toleration 45 The Magistrate..will have his Will, and carry his point. 1741 R. Cross in R. Webster Hist. Presbyterian Church Amer. (1857) 170 They effectually carry the point with the poor credulous people, who, in imitation of their example..judge their ministers to be graceless. 1857 W. Collins Dead Secret I. iii. ii. 160 She ended..by carrying her own point, and having her own way. 1999 R. Dowis Lost Art of Great Speech (e-book ed.) Although many fine speeches contain humor, to entertain is rarely the purpose of a speech. Instead, the humor helps to carry a point or to win over an audience. < as lemmas |
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