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单词 to make a fine show
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to make a fine (also good, sorry, etc.) show
a. With modifier: an appearance of a specified kind, esp. one which makes a strong impression. Chiefly in to make a fine (also good, sorry, etc.) show and variants: to appear striking, impressive, etc.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [noun] > fine or gay appearance
gaynessc1443
show1539
fineness1553
bravery1573
brave1596
gaudiness1601
gallantry1613
gaiety1625
blow1710
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [noun] > of specific kind
show1539
showing1830
1539 in Vicary's Anat. Bodie of Man (1888) App. iii. 173 [Five Banners, which] waving & Strayned with the wynde..made a goodly Showe.
1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions i. iv. 39 Dyuers peoples..monstruous and of hugly shewe.
1594 Willobie his Auisa xlvii. f. 43v Say, t'was her wit & modest shoe, That made you like and loue her so.
1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 286 Windesore beeareth a goodly shew.
1671 J. Ogilby tr. O. Dapper et al. Atlas Chinensis 277 This place, though not large, yet makes a handsome shew, being well built, and very populous.
1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum Lysimachia siliquosa Virginiana,..a Plant making a beautiful shew in a large garden.
1743 J. Morris Serm. ii. 34 They rather affected to exercise those gifts, which make a great shew.
1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. 502 Whose desk and table make a solemn show.
1835 W. S. Cardell Story of Jack Halyard (ed. 13) xi. 116 My daughters must depend on their merit, and not on their fine show.
1840 W. M. Thackeray Barber Cox in Comic Almanack 28 Their names made a famous shew in the bills.
1905 R. Bagot Passport xxi. 205 The furniture..made a sorry show of comfort in the huge rooms.
1964 N.Y. Times 3 Jan. 21/2 Sixty galleons and 84 other warships with 60 lesser supporting vessels made a fine show.
2010 K. Klein 50 Hikes Orange County i. 26 A group of eight American pelicans..made a striking show as they sailed overhead.
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