| 单词 | to fling, give, throw, etc to the winds |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fling, give, throw, etc. to the winds b. to fling, give, throw, etc. to the winds (fig.): to cast away, reject utterly. So to go to the winds: to be cast away or aside, to vanish utterly. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [verb (transitive)] > utterly or energetically to throw off?a1439 bandy1591 to cast in the wind1652 to fling, give, throw, etc. to the winds1667 to wipe one's hands of1785 to wipe one's lips of1851 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > be or become invisible [verb (intransitive)] > vanish or disappear formeltc893 wendOE witea1000 aworthc1000 fleec1200 fleetc1200 withdraw1297 vanish1303 voidc1374 unkithea1400 startc1405 disappearc1425 disparishc1425 to fall awayc1443 evanish?a1475 vade1495 sinka1500 vade1530 fly1535 fadea1538 melt?1567 dispear1600 relinquish1601 foist1603 dispersea1616 to vanish (melt, etc.) into thin aira1616 dissipate1626 retire1647 evaporate1713 merge1802 illude1820 to foam off1826 dislimn1833 furl1844 to step out1844 evanesce1855 shade1880 wisp1883 to go to the winds1884 walk1898 to do a disappearing act1913 to go west1916 to do (or take) a fade1949 to phase out1970 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 989 And fear of Death deliver to the Windes. View more context for this quotation 1739 J. Wesley tr. P. Gerhardt in J. Wesley & C. Wesley Hymns & Sacred Poems ii. 142 Give to the Winds thy Fears. 1801 E. Wright Marvellous Pleasant Love-story II. 319 The specious cant of subtilty and self-interest she always..‘gave to the winds’. 1884 ‘E. Lyall’ We Two I. iii. 61 Science went to the winds. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay ii. 36 You must throw your fears to the winds. < as lemmas |
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