单词 | to fly at, on, upon |
释义 | > as lemmasto fly at, on, upon b. to fly at, on, upon: to spring with violence upon, attack with fury, rush upon; literal and figurative. Also (rarely) transferred of inanimate objects. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > suddenly bursta1400 to fly at, on, upon1549 sousea1616 snap1648 jump1789 to pounce on (or upon)1812 to jump on1868 raid1875 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 John iii. f. xlix He hath not thrust his sword in him..he hath not flowen vpon him. 1583 B. Rich Phylotus & Emelia (1835) 17 He seemed, as though he would haue fline vpon her in the streate. 1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. i. vi. 19 Whome Cerberus forsaking then at Hercules he flide. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. xv. 19 Wherefore then didst thou..flie vpon the spoile. View more context for this quotation 1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 637 When an enraged Conscience shall fly at him, and take him by the Throat. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. ix. 393 One of them flew on the fellow who had the sword. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia IV. vii. ii. 30 You..never fly at your servants. 1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Two More Lett. on Catholics vi. 12 If you have..worried a mastiff dog for years..he flies at you whenever he sees you. 1834 Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) I. 250 My hammer has flown with redoubled force on the devoted blocks. c1860 C. M. Yonge Strayed Falcon in Hist. Dramas No. 3 (Groombridge) 46 People came out of the dining-room, and Katie flew upon them. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. ix. 139 My sister with an exclamation of impatience was going to fly at me. < as lemmas |
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