| 单词 | to feel the pulse of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto feel (also take, †taste, †try) the pulse (also †pulses) of P1. to feel (also take, †taste, †try) the pulse (also †pulses) of: (a) Medicine to ascertain the rate and nature of the pulse; (b) figurative to ascertain the intentions, feelings, or opinion of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > interrogation > extract information [verb (intransitive)] > by sounding out to feel (also take, taste, try) the pulse (also pulses) ofa1400 fish1570 to take soundings1856 the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > specific measuring or recording > measure or record [verb (intransitive)] > feel the pulse to feel (also taste) a person's (or the) vein(s)c1330 to feel (also take, taste, try) the pulse (also pulses) ofa1400 a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 221 (MED) I tastide hir pous & it was wondir feble. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. l. 8896 He tasted his pouce, saw his vryne. ?c1425 T. Hoccleve Jonathas (Durh.) l. 604 in Minor Poems (1970) i. 237 He sy hire vryne & eeke felte hir pous. ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. viii. 288 Godwinus havinge noe small confidence (after hee hadd once felte his pulses and perceaued his diet). a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iv. iv. 53 Giue me your hand, and let mee feele your pulse . View more context for this quotation 1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events a iv I have runne over some pieces of them, only as to feele their pulse, and informe my selfe of their language and Country. 1707 J. Freind Acct. Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain 263 With whom my Lord had occasion to talk and to feel his Pulse. 1759 L. Sterne Let. 5 Oct. in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 96 I propose..to print a lean Edition..at my own Expence merely to feel the Pulse of the World—& that I may know what Price to set..from the reception of these. 1833 C. Williams Fall River 174 We approached the young woman and felt her pulse, and believing she was in a hysteric fit,..begged permission to employ restoratives. 1869 A. C. Swinburne Ess. & Stud. 5 He only who has felt the pulse of an age can tell us how fast or slow its heart really beat towards evil or towards good. 1904 J. London Sea-wolf xxxvi. 338 I took his pulse. It beat steadily and strong, and was quite normal. 1961 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself 175 He is taking the pulse of his anxiety. 1992 J. Peters & J. Nichol Tornado Down xxiii. 235 A doctor took everybody's pulse and blood pressure, examined everyone's eyes. < as lemmas |
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