| 单词 | to freshen way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto freshen (one's) way ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > go on a journey > push on with speed expedite1596 to freshen (one's) way1790 1790 Abridgm. Minutes of Evid. Comm. Slave-Trade (House of Commons) No. 2. 229 When his traders were slack, he fired a gun into or over the town, to freshen their way. 1802 Eng. Encycl. IX. 282/1 As the ship accelerates, the wind apparently comes ahead, and we must continue to brace up as the ship freshens her way. 1855 F. Chamier My Trav. I. xi. 177 I freshened my way, and got home as quickly as possible. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 323 Freshen way. When the ship feels the increasing influence of a breeze. Also, when a man quickens his pace. 1911 J. D. Ross Sixty Years II. xxiv. 32 As the villain hung in the wind a bit, Johnnie spun him round and freshened his way with two or three hearty kicks. < as lemmas |
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