单词 | to feel one's way |
释义 | > as lemmasto feel (out) one's way P1. to feel (out) one's way and variants: to find one's way by groping or treading carefully; (figurative) to proceed cautiously or tentatively. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > try experiments or make experiment [verb (intransitive)] > proceed tentatively to feel (out) one's waya1450 to grope one's way1862 the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > touch or feel with the hand [verb (intransitive)] > grope about feela1382 to fathom aboutc1400 to feel (out) one's waya1450 grabble1579 pouter1812 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > be cautious or take care [verb (intransitive)] > proceed with caution to make it wisec1405 to feel (out) one's waya1450 to beat the bush1526 to beat about the bush1572 callc1650 to call canny1814 go-easy1860 to plough around1888 pussyfoot1902 to play it by ear1922 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > move forward or advance [verb (intransitive)] > effect forward movement in specific way > tentatively or by feeling to grope one's way1574 to feel (out) one's way1638 to fumble one's way1801 a1450 ( Libel Eng. Policy (Laud) in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1861) II. 165 He [sc. kynge Edwarde] felde the weyes to reule well the see. 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iii. sig. H.iij A post in hand he bare of mighty Pyne, and therwithall He felt his way, and led his sheepe. 1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. ii. §144. 108 While we have our eyes, we need not feele out our way. 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Y/3 A blind Man that feels his Way with a stick. 1758 J. Lawson Lect. conc. Oratory xxiii. 436 We can proceed only by Conjecture; like one walking in dim Twilight, feeling out our Way, and chusing our Steps with much timorous Caution. 1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV lxxxi. 43 We but feel our way to err. 1862 G. MacDonald David Elginbrod ii. xxviii An aging moon was feeling her path somewhere through the heavens. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xiv. 217 Cæsar..feeling his way with his cavalry. 1910 Christian Reg. (Boston) 25 Aug. 911/1 He felt out his way alone to faith in a better God and a saner universe. 2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) ii. 12 I killed the lights, felt my way down the stairs and landings, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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