英语词汇“to hide behind the skirts of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

3. In various phrases, denoting close approach or adherence to some person or thing; in earlier use esp. to sit on (upon or in) one's skirts, to press hard upon one, to deal heavily with, to punish severely. to hide behind the skirts of, to take refuge behind, to use for protection.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] > be oppressed > oppress or put stress on

instand1382

peisea1450

to sit on (upon or in) one's skirts1546

smart1601

pinch1685

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > seek (refuge) [verb (transitive)] > take refuge behind

to hide behind the skirts of1938

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1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. v. sig. Bii I shall to revenge former hurts..sit on their skurts, That erst sat on myne.

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande iii. f. 14/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I They would not..forget nor forgiue so horrible a murder, but were fully resolued..to sit in their skirtes.

c1630 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 271 Adversaries; who..might sit closer upon their skirts than formerly, and do them a shrewder turn for it another day.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 184 Many began..to sit upon the Bishops skirts, that is, to controvert the motes and bounds of their authority.

1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 12 He'll be sure to..sit like Pitch on his Skirts.

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iii. xv. 289 If my government holds..I will sit upon the skirts of more than one of these men of business.

(b)1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 67 To have everyon in continuall ielouzye lest he sitt over neere there schirtes.1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. ii. f. 106 There befell unto him another mischiefe, that sate as neere hys skirtes as the death of his dilling.1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 344 A Sicilian gentleman..determined to stick in my skirts, and either ruin or marry me.1813 Examiner 24 May 335/2 He..need not come skulking in under the skirt of a borough~monger.1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xxxvi. 297 That amiable virgin, having clung to the skirts of the Law from her earliest youth.1867 H. W. Longfellow tr. Dante Inferno xv. 40 Therefore go on; I at thy skirts will come.1938 ‘G. Graham’ Swiss Sonata 356 Is she hiding behind your skirts too?1975 Current Hist. Dec. 230/2 In terms of foreign dominance, Thailand asserted her independence from China only as she was able to hide behind the skirts of the Western giants, Great Britain, France and, most important, the United States.

单词	to hide behind the skirts of
释义	> as lemmas to hide behind the skirts of 3. In various phrases, denoting close approach or adherence to some person or thing; in earlier use esp. to sit on (upon or in) one's skirts, to press hard upon one, to deal heavily with, to punish severely. to hide behind the skirts of, to take refuge behind, to use for protection. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] > be oppressed > oppress or put stress on instand1382 peisea1450 to sit on (upon or in) one's skirts1546 smart1601 pinch1685 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > seek (refuge) [verb (transitive)] > take refuge behind to hide behind the skirts of1938 (a) 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. v. sig. Bii I shall to revenge former hurts..sit on their skurts, That erst sat on myne. 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande iii. f. 14/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I They would not..forget nor forgiue so horrible a murder, but were fully resolued..to sit in their skirtes. c1630 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 271 Adversaries; who..might sit closer upon their skirts than formerly, and do them a shrewder turn for it another day. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 184 Many began..to sit upon the Bishops skirts, that is, to controvert the motes and bounds of their authority. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 12 He'll be sure to..sit like Pitch on his Skirts. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iii. xv. 289 If my government holds..I will sit upon the skirts of more than one of these men of business. (b)1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 67 To have everyon in continuall ielouzye lest he sitt over neere there schirtes.1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. ii. f. 106 There befell unto him another mischiefe, that sate as neere hys skirtes as the death of his dilling.1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 344 A Sicilian gentleman..determined to stick in my skirts, and either ruin or marry me.1813 Examiner 24 May 335/2 He..need not come skulking in under the skirt of a borough~monger.1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xxxvi. 297 That amiable virgin, having clung to the skirts of the Law from her earliest youth.1867 H. W. Longfellow tr. Dante Inferno xv. 40 Therefore go on; I at thy skirts will come.1938 ‘G. Graham’ Swiss Sonata 356 Is she hiding behind your skirts too?1975 Current Hist. Dec. 230/2 In terms of foreign dominance, Thailand asserted her independence from China only as she was able to hide behind the skirts of the Western giants, Great Britain, France and, most important, the United States. extracted from skirtn. < as lemmas
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