单词 | to go wrong |
释义 | > as lemmasto go wrong 2. to go wrong. extracted from wrongadj.adv. a. To take a wrong way, road, or course; to go astray. Also in figurative context; and figurative, to make a mistake; to fall into error; to err. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct one's course [verb (intransitive)] > take the wrong way to go wrongc1340 misgo1340 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > be mistaken, err [verb (intransitive)] dwelec900 haltc900 marOE slidea1000 misfangOE missOE to have wough?c1225 misnimc1225 misrekec1275 mis-startc1275 err1303 to go wrongc1340 misgo1340 slipc1340 snapperc1380 forvay1390 to miss of ——c1395 to make a balkc1430 to run in ——1496 trip1509 fault1530 mistake1548 misreckon1584 misstep1605 warpa1616 solecize1627 hallucinate1652 nod1677 to go will1724 to fare astray (misliche, amiss)a1849 slip1890 skid1920 c1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 193 Na wonder es, yf þai ga wrang, For in myrknes of unknawyng þai gang. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 25681 All þat singes þis sang..þu lede þaim right þar þai ga wrang. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 15448 A taken þan i sal youu giue, þat yee sal noght ga wrang. c1400 26 Pol. Poems 120 Whenne he wolde noȝt folwe hym [sc. the angel],..Out of the waye he wente wronge. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 202 Goo wronge, devio, deliro. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid vi. Prol. 8 To follow Virgile in this dirk poese, Convey me, Sibill, that I ga nocht wrang. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Tiiv Whan this sterre was hydde..they went wrong to their great paryll. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. i. 64 Aga[memnon]. We go wrong we goe wrong. Aiax. No, yonder tis. View more context for this quotation 1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 25 The Learn'd..So much..scorn the Crowd, that if the Throng By Chance go right, they purposely go wrong. 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 1 It being easy to go wrong where no-body has beaten the Way. 1793 R. Gray Poems 10 There's mony a ane..That far frae gude's way hath gane wrang. 1849 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 16 188/1 We went wrong in making any active intervention. 1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. xiv. 337 There are more ways of going wrong than of going right. b. To deviate or depart from moral rectitude or integrity; to take to evil courses; also, to fall from virtue. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > act wrongly or immorally [verb (intransitive)] > err or go wrong or astray misfareeOE wanderc897 dwelec900 miswendOE misfereOE misnimc1225 failc1290 to go willa1300 misgoc1300 misstepc1300 errc1315 strayc1325 folly1357 wryc1369 crookc1380 miscarryc1390 ravec1390 astray1393 forloinc1400 delire?a1475 to go wrong?1507 to tread the shoe awrya1542 swerve1576 prevaricate1582 tread awrya1625 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > fall from chastity (of woman) [verb (intransitive)] to tread (her) shoe awry (rarely amiss)c1422 to go wrong?1507 falla1616 to tread one's shoe awry (the shoe, one's foot, amiss, etc.)1642 to take a stone (up) in the ear1691 to sprain one's ankle1785 ?1507 Ballad of Kynd Kittok in W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen sig. b.ivv Sanct petir hat hir with a club..becaus ye wif ȝeid wrang. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. iv. 19 But yf he go wronge, she shall forsake him. 1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 556 Thus men go wrong..; Bend the straight rule to their own crooked will. 1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son lviii. 587 That when ladies had bad homes and mothers, they went wrong in their way, too. 1888 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Phantom Future viii I tried..to show you that I was not quite a blackguard. But it was useless; I went wrong again. c. Of events, etc.: To happen amiss or unfortunately; to issue or result unsuccessfully or unprosperously. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > go wrong mistimeOE to come evil to pass1481 tread awry1524 mischance1552 to go wrong1592 pall1604 to go haywire1929 snafu1943 1592 Arden of Feversham ii. ii Should you deceiue vs, twould go wrong with you. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) i. i. 41 Your strong possession much more then your right, Or else it must go wrong with you and me. View more context for this quotation 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 9 Oct. (1948) II. 387 This day has gone all wrong, by sitting up so late last night. 1819 W. Irving Rip Van Winkle in Sketch Bk. i. 64 It was no use to work on his farm;..every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. 1857 G. Borrow Romany Rye II. xi. 174 Everything seemed to go wrong with me—horses became sick [etc.]. 1885 G. R. Sims in Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Apr. 19/2 A thick slime of what looks like toffee gone wrong. 1891 E. Kinglake Austral. at Home 114 A pal or two..ready to help a chap if things go wrong. d. Of things: To get out of gear or working order; to fail to work, run, etc., by reason of friction, trouble, or breakdown. Of a clock or watch: To fail to keep correct time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [verb (intransitive)] > go fast or slow go1508 to go or run on wheels1738 to go wrong1809 gain1861 lose1861 the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > go wrong > of equipment or machinery to go wrong1809 to break down1831 conk1917 poop1927 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. v. i. 8 Others [sc. clocks] may keep going continually, and continually be going wrong. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. v. 62 We have had an accident with these [handcuffs], and I find the lock of one of 'em goes wrong. 1871 E. Bulwer-Lytton Coming Race xxii That watch..has never gone wrong since I had it. 1885 Law Rep.: Probate Div. 10 100 The machinery had gone wrong. 1898 Tit-Bits 29 Jan. 342/2 The water supply has gone wrong. e. Of persons: To fail in some undertaking or enterprise, or in the general conduct of life. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of persons miscarry1602 to come off bluely1654 to buy the rabbit1807 flunk1823 to go wrong1827 slip1890 to fall (also go) by the wayside1898 crack1918 to go down the tube(s)1963 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 203 Seein' Papists' side gae wrang, Out at the Chanc'llor's-door he flang. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xvii. 150 He was a very kind old man... I'm really sorry he's gone wrong. f. Of food, etc.: To get into bad or unsound condition; to become unwholesome. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] marc1225 pairc1390 starvec1400 dispair1580 to go off1583 die1612 spoil1692 to go bad1799 to go wrong1882 to go in the tank1974 the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [verb (intransitive)] > go bad to go wrong1882 1882 Imperial Dict. II. 403 To go wrong, to become unsound, as meat, fruit. < as lemmas |
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