单词 | to go behind |
释义 | > as lemmasto go behind —— to go behind —— intransitive. To question or examine (something already accepted or determined); to look beyond. Cf. to go back 6 at Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ 1824 P. Randolph Rep. Court of Appeals Virginia 2 381 In such cases, we must, of necessity, go behind the patent, to see if the entry was lawful. 1861 Congress. Globe Feb. 705/3 It is a thing settled, an award made..and therefore we cannot go behind it. 1888 R. A. King Leal Lass II. iv. 63 Marry May he must—this was a postulate he would not go behind. 1892 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 2 544 In such a case the Court will go behind the compromise in order to see the nature of the original debt. 1962 C. R. Mollenhoff Washington Cover-up i. 10 News management..can be controlled only by insisting on the public's right to go behind the statements distributed by the government agencies. 1974 V. Deloria Behind Trail Broken Treaties x. 223 The commission was empowered to go behind the treaties. 2003 J. Vincent Old Age 164 The skill of good sociology should be to enable us to go behind the stereotypes and see real people acting out their lives. < as lemmas |
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