单词 | to mark down |
释义 | > as lemmasto mark down to mark down 1. transitive. To make a (written) note of, to set down in writing. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > record in writing [verb (transitive)] writeeOE awriteeOE markOE titlea1325 record1340 registera1393 accordc1450 chronicle1460 to write upa1475 calendar1487 enrol1530 prickc1540 scripture1540 to set down1562 report1600 reservea1616 tabulatea1646 to take down1651 actuate1658 to commit to writing (also paper)1695 to mark down1881 slate1883 1712 J. Hughes Spectator No. 554. ¶4 These, therefore, he could only mark down, like imperfect Coastings in Maps, or supposed Points of Land, to be further discovered. 1801 Palladium: Port Folio 10 Oct. 325/3 I have taken the liberty of marking down for his use, a few words, either peculiar to our country, or used in a peculiar sense. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xii. 156 O'Brien reported the rate of sailing to the master, marked it down on the log-board, and then returned. 1881 J. Fothergill Kith & Kin II. ix. 241 More than one matron then present had silently marked him down..in her book of ‘eligibles’. 1936 Discovery May 145/1 An exhaustive search was not feasible, but 51 nightingales were marked down in Devon. 1992 R. J. Waller Bridges of Madison County i. 14 He marked down several locations for future reference, took some shots to jog his memory later on, and headed south. 2. transitive. To reduce the indicated price of (something). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > fluctuation in price > [verb (transitive)] > lower (price) > lower price of to call down?1542 embase1577 lower?1662 sinka1684 settle1812 cheapen1833 to mark down1859 1859 N.Y. Herald 5 Jan. (advt.) Mark every article Way Way Way down To some price which will make it..Sell and go quick. 1894 Daily Tel. 16 Jan. 5/7 All seaborne qualities [of coal] were marked down 3s. per ton. 1896 W. D. Howells Impressions & Experiences 53 She was dressed in a..ready-made suit, which somehow suggested itself as having been ‘marked down’. 1923 E. O'Neill Moon of Caribbees 18 Don't you boys forget to mark down cigarettes or tobacco or fruit, remember! Three shillin's is the price. 1946 S. J. Perelman Keep it Crisp 59 At a chaste showcase displaying a box of panatelas marked down to a thousand dollars, a glacial salesman was attending a fierce old party. 1991 Oxf. Econ. Papers 43 227 Though some components, especially clothing, are often marked down for sale because of style cycles, these cycles usually are unrelated to advances in knowledge. 3. transitive. To designate, identify, target. ΚΠ 1894 ‘R. Andom’ We Three & Troddles xxii. 210 The demon dyspepsia had marked him down. 1974 J. Betjeman Nip in Air 27 Pedestrians and dogs and cats—we mark them down for slaughter. 1987 M. Ignatieff Russian Album v. 101 The Empress had marked Paul down as a dangerous liberal. 4. transitive. To deduct marks from, to score harshly. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > examine a candidate [verb (transitive)] > mark or assess mark1877 to mark down1929 grade1931 1929 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 3 216 In cases where there are no student errors, the instructor may mark himself highly successfully. For statements marked correctly by 90 per cent of the class, he may mark himself down accordingly. 1987 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 July 11/5 A high school student is suing school officials after being marked down in her class because she refused to dissect a frog. 1997 ‘Q’ Deadmeat 73 The teacher never encouraged him, she spent more time with the white kids so Bones didn't bother, because when he did she marked him down. < as lemmas |
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