| 单词 | to keep a calm sough |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto keep a calm (or quiet) sough 4. to keep a calm (or quiet) sough, to keep quiet, to say little or nothing. Scottish. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > be silent/refrain from speaking [verb (intransitive)] > stop speaking to make up one's mouthc1175 to shut (also close) one's mouthc1175 blina1300 dumba1300 leavea1375 to put a sock in ita1529 hush1548 silence1551 stay1551 stow1567 stop1579 to save one's breath (also wind)1605 tace1697 stubble it!1699 shut your trap!1796 to keep a calm (or quiet) sough1808 stubble your whids!1830 to shut up1840 to dry up1853 pawl1867 subside1872 to pipe down1876 to shut (one's) head, face1876 shurrup1893 to shut off1896 clam1916 dry1934 shtum1958 to oyster up1973 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Keep a calm souch, be silent. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. III. 147 I'se aye keep a calm sough. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers (1874) 232 Not that I iver let on to them.., so keep a calm sough, my lad. 1880 E. Lynn Linton Rebel of Family xiii So that, on the whole, keeping a calm sough was the best wisdom. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。