单词 | to face about |
释义 | > as lemmasto face about P2. to face about (also to face right about and variants): to turn the face in the opposite direction (also figurative). Hence (Military) as imperative: right (also left) about face! Cf. about-face v. 1; right-about face adv. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > change of opinion > change one's mind [phrase] to pick (also peck) mooda1225 to turn, wend the luff?c1225 to sing another song or a different tune1390 to waive (one's) wit1390 to change one's minda1500 to change (turn, alter) one's copy1523 to turn (one's) tippet1546 to change one's note1560 to shift hands1611 to face about1645 to change (swap) horses in midstream (while crossing a stream)1864 to sing another tune1890 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] > desert one's party or principles declinec1374 starta1450 revert?a1525 to fall away1535 to turn (one's) tippet1546 revolt1549 shrink1553 to turn one's coat1565 to come over1576 apostate1596 to change (one's) sides1596 defect1596 renegade1611 to change foot1618 to run over1643 to face about1645 apostatize1648 tergiverse1675 tergiversate1678 desert1689 apostasize1696 renegado1731 rat1810 to cross the floor1822 turncoat1892 to take (the) soup1907 turn1977 1645 Liberty of Consc. 28 In this Sir you have faced about, sure you are not As you were. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 217 He faces about therefore, and..for Scotland he goes. a1671 T. Fairfax Short Mem. (1699) 51 He..made them face about, and march again into the Town. 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. Authors Way sig. A8 His Spirit was so stout No Man could ever make him face about . View more context for this quotation 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 55. 353 This elevated Machine..moved through..Cornhil: whence it faced about. 1787 Columbian Mag. 1 47 To the right about face! Forward march! Halt, and face to the Front! 1820 J. Keats Cap & Bells xxxvi. 1 Then facing right about, he saw the Page. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VIII xxviii. 125 The rest had faced unto the right About. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea II. App. iv. 558 These men had faced about to the front. 1874 H. James Let. 9 Jan. (1974) I. 424 I was on the point of sending it to Scribner, but your words in deprecation of this course made me face about. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses 81 He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people. 1996 S. W. Sears Chancellorsville xiv. 372 The troops best positioned to face about to meet this new crisis were Lafayette McLaw's three brigades. < as lemmas |
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