英语词汇“to have found a mare's nest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. Originally in to have found (also spied) a mare's nest: to imagine that one has discovered something wonderful, which in fact does not exist. Hence: an illusory discovery, esp. one that is much vaunted and betrays foolish credulity.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > delude [verb (intransitive)] > be deluded

to lie in the lash1573

to have found (also spied) a mare's nest1576

overtake1581

hallucinate1652

mare's-nest1859

to get left1884

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > [noun] > something invented > and absurd

to have found a mare's nest1576

horse-nest1577

1576 R. Peterson tr. G. della Casa Galateo 111 Nor Stare in a mans face, as if he had spied a mares nest.

a1625 J. Fletcher Bonduca v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iiii2/2 Why dost thou laugh? what Mares nest hast thou found?

1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 51 You have found a Mare's Nest.

1824 C. Grey Let. 1 Aug. in Heber Lett. (1950) x. 318 I believe myself to have discovered in Horace Walpole the real Junius and..to have established it almost beyond dispute. I may have found a mare's nest.

1840 T. Hood Up Rhine Pref. p. iii Such Critics as are fond of climbing up a Mât de Cocagne for a Mare's Nest at the top.

1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 453/3 The Hornet's Nest is in reality a mare's nest. It makes you search a good while, without finding anything.

1892 Times (Weekly ed.) 21 Oct. 18/2 Colonel S.'s discovery is a mere mare's nest.

1930 New Statesman 27 Dec. 361/2 I do not think any literary pastime leaves one with so dry and discouraging a sensation as the examination of mares'-nests.

1957 F. Hoyle Black Cloud (1960) 76 Can you imagine what your position would be..if you were responsible for public alarm over what turned out to be a mere mare's nest.

1981 ‘A. Cross’ Death in Faculty (1988) iv. 38 Clearly it was going to be a long evening. No doubt the whole thing would turn out to be a mare's nest.

单词	to have found a mare's nest
释义	> as lemmas to have found (also spied) a mare's nest 1. Originally in to have found (also spied) a mare's nest: to imagine that one has discovered something wonderful, which in fact does not exist. Hence: an illusory discovery, esp. one that is much vaunted and betrays foolish credulity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > delude [verb (intransitive)] > be deluded to lie in the lash1573 to have found (also spied) a mare's nest1576 overtake1581 hallucinate1652 mare's-nest1859 to get left1884 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > [noun] > something invented > and absurd to have found a mare's nest1576 horse-nest1577 1576 R. Peterson tr. G. della Casa Galateo 111 Nor Stare in a mans face, as if he had spied a mares nest. a1625 J. Fletcher Bonduca v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iiii2/2 Why dost thou laugh? what Mares nest hast thou found? 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 51 You have found a Mare's Nest. 1824 C. Grey Let. 1 Aug. in Heber Lett. (1950) x. 318 I believe myself to have discovered in Horace Walpole the real Junius and..to have established it almost beyond dispute. I may have found a mare's nest. 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine Pref. p. iii Such Critics as are fond of climbing up a Mât de Cocagne for a Mare's Nest at the top. 1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 453/3 The Hornet's Nest is in reality a mare's nest. It makes you search a good while, without finding anything. 1892 Times (Weekly ed.) 21 Oct. 18/2 Colonel S.'s discovery is a mere mare's nest. 1930 New Statesman 27 Dec. 361/2 I do not think any literary pastime leaves one with so dry and discouraging a sensation as the examination of mares'-nests. 1957 F. Hoyle Black Cloud (1960) 76 Can you imagine what your position would be..if you were responsible for public alarm over what turned out to be a mere mare's nest. 1981 ‘A. Cross’ Death in Faculty (1988) iv. 38 Clearly it was going to be a long evening. No doubt the whole thing would turn out to be a mare's nest. extracted from mare's nestn. < as lemmas
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