单词 | to fall a victim to |
释义 | > as lemmasto fall (a) prey (also victim, †sacrifice) to c. to fall (a) prey (also victim, †sacrifice) to and variants: to become a victim of; to be harmed, destroyed, or killed by; (now) esp. to be deceived or taken in by. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > be defeated in [verb (transitive)] > yield or succumb to to fall (a) prey (also victim, sacrifice) to1635 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack (of hostile agency) > suffer attack of to fall (a) prey (also victim, sacrifice) to1635 to fall a victim to1764 the world > life > death > killing > kill [verb (intransitive)] > be killed to be deadc1000 fallOE spilla1300 suffera1616 to fall (a) prey (also victim, sacrifice) toa1774 to lose the number of one's mess1807 to go up1825 to get his (also hers, theirs)1903 to cop (also stop, catch, get, etc.) a packet1916 click1917 not to know (or to wonder) what hit one1923 to get the works1928 to go for a burton1941 (to get) the chop or chopper1945 the world > life > death > [verb (intransitive)] forsweltc888 sweltc888 adeadeOE deadc950 wendeOE i-wite971 starveOE witea1000 forfereOE forthfareOE forworthc1000 to go (also depart , pass, i-wite, chare) out of this worldOE queleOE fallOE to take (also nim, underfo) (the) deathOE to shed (one's own) blood?a1100 diec1135 endc1175 farec1175 to give up the ghostc1175 letc1200 aswelta1250 leavea1250 to-sweltc1275 to-worthc1275 to yield (up) the ghost (soul, breath, life, spirit)c1290 finea1300 spilla1300 part?1316 to leese one's life-daysa1325 to nim the way of deathc1325 to tine, leave, lose the sweatc1330 flit1340 trance1340 determinec1374 disperisha1382 to go the way of all the eartha1382 to be gathered to one's fathers1382 miscarryc1387 shut1390 goa1393 to die upa1400 expirea1400 fleea1400 to pass awaya1400 to seek out of lifea1400–50 to sye hethena1400 tinea1400 trespass14.. espirec1430 to end one's days?a1439 decease1439 to go away?a1450 ungoc1450 unlivec1450 to change one's lifea1470 vade1495 depart1501 to pay one's debt to (also the debt of) naturea1513 to decease this world1515 to go over?1520 jet1530 vade1530 to go westa1532 to pick over the perch1532 galpa1535 to die the death1535 to depart to God1548 to go home1561 mort1568 inlaikc1575 shuffle1576 finish1578 to hop (also tip, pitch over, drop off, etc.) the perch1587 relent1587 unbreathe1589 transpass1592 to lose one's breath1596 to make a die (of it)1611 to go offa1616 fail1623 to go out1635 to peak over the percha1641 exita1652 drop1654 to knock offa1657 to kick upa1658 to pay nature her due1657 ghost1666 to march off1693 to die off1697 pike1697 to drop off1699 tip (over) the perch1699 to pass (also go, be called, etc.) to one's reward1703 sink1718 vent1718 to launch into eternity1719 to join the majority1721 demise1727 to pack off1735 to slip one's cable1751 turf1763 to move off1764 to pop off the hooks1764 to hop off1797 to pass on1805 to go to glory1814 sough1816 to hand in one's accounts1817 to slip one's breatha1819 croak1819 to slip one's wind1819 stiffen1820 weed1824 buy1825 to drop short1826 to fall (a) prey (also victim, sacrifice) to1839 to get one's (also the) call1839 to drop (etc.) off the hooks1840 to unreeve one's lifeline1840 to step out1844 to cash, pass or send in one's checks1845 to hand in one's checks1845 to go off the handle1848 to go under1848 succumb1849 to turn one's toes up1851 to peg out1852 walk1858 snuff1864 to go or be up the flume1865 to pass outc1867 to cash in one's chips1870 to go (also pass over) to the majority1883 to cash in1884 to cop it1884 snuff1885 to belly up1886 perch1886 to kick the bucket1889 off1890 to knock over1892 to pass over1897 to stop one1901 to pass in1904 to hand in one's marble1911 the silver cord is loosed1911 pip1913 to cross over1915 conk1917 to check out1921 to kick off1921 to pack up1925 to step off1926 to take the ferry1928 peg1931 to meet one's Maker1933 to kiss off1935 to crease it1959 zonk1968 cark1977 to cark it1979 to take a dirt nap1981 1635 W. Habington Castara (ed. 2) ii. 144 The World will fall a prey to lust. 1659 R. Boyle Some Motives & Incentives to Love of God 89 Thousands fall Sacrifices to the severer Attribute. 1759 Crit. Rev. Nov. 379 Unhappy young women..who have perhaps fallen a prey to the sensibility and tenderness of their own hearts. a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 182 The ox..fa's a victim to the bludy aix. 1839 T. Beale Nat. Hist. Sperm Whale 298 Brave men have at various times fallen a sacrifice to this kind of daring. 1843 E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. II. 16 The belief in witchcraft..to which many have fallen victim. 1885 Manch. Examiner 6 July 4/6 The..books fell a prey to the flames. 1954 F. C. Lane All about Insect World 86 Even the largest of the spider family, the tarantula, falls victim to a fearless wasp called the tarantula hawk. 1991 A. Campbell Sidewinder iv. 43 In such a demoralised state she could fall an easy prey to a predator like Big Mouth. 2015 Splash Nov. (London ed.) 4/1 Anyone can fall victim to this scam. to fall a victim to 3. In the phrase to fall a victim to (some thing or person), in preceding senses. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > suffer (adversity or affliction) [verb (transitive)] thave835 i-dreeeOE tholec897 abeareOE underbearc950 adreeOE dreeOE driveOE i-tholeOE throwOE underfoc1000 bearOE bidec1200 suffera1250 abidec1275 drinka1340 endure1340 underfong1382 receivec1384 abyea1393 sustain1398 finda1400 undergoa1400 get?c1430 underganga1470 ponder?a1525 a dog's lifea1528 tolerate1531 to stand to ——1540 to feel the weight of?1553 enjoy1577 carry1583 abrook1594 to stand under ——a1616 to fall a victim to1764 the mind > emotion > suffering > suffer mental pain [verb (transitive)] > come to suffer to fall a victim to1764 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack (of hostile agency) > suffer attack of to fall (a) prey (also victim, sacrifice) to1635 to fall a victim to1764 1764 H. Walpole Castle of Otranto i Manfred will suspect you,..and you will fall a victim to his resentment. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. iv. 279 Some officers, who rashly attempted to restrain them, fell victims to their fury. 1803 A. Ellicott Jrnl. 13 Many of the inhabitants that season fell victims to the yellow fever. 1861 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 414 The Flemish and other foreign residents fell helpless victims to the rage of the populace. 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 5 Sept. 17/2 It appeared as if he had fallen a victim to an assassin. 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 19 Sept. 6/4 He fell a victim to goodness of heart and to the interest he felt in his people. < as lemmas |
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