| 单词 | to have a foot in both camps |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have a foot in both camps a. A body of adherents of a militant doctrine, or theory. So to have a foot in both camps, to belong to or sympathize with two opposite groups, factions, etc. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > party or faction > [noun] > a factionary or partisan > body of sect1450 phalanx1602 camp1885 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > be unbiased [verb (intransitive)] > take a middle course to middle it1648 steer1658 to have a foot in both camps1935 1885 E. Clodd Myths & Dreams ii. vii. 182 Matters still dividing philosophers into opposite camps. 1933 J. G. Cozzens Cure of Flesh ii. iii. 157 You never know when they may pull a fast one on you. I think you're in the wrong camp, George. 1935 W. Empson Some Versions of Pastoral vi. 217 The divine Polly has a foot in both camps. 1958 Listener 6 Nov. 715/1 The world is in fact divided into two camps, Communist and anti-Communist, with a number of uncommitted nations standing on the sidelines. < as lemmas |
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