| 单词 | to lie in the dust |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lie in the dust c. Of a building, etc.: To be overthrown or fallen; with complement, as to lie in ruins, to lie in the dust. to lie heavy: to be a heavy load upon (literal and figurative: see heavy adj.1). Of food, etc., to lie heavy, cold, etc. (†formerly, simply to lie) on the stomach: to be felt as oppressive. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (intransitive)] > be destroyed, ruined, or come to an end losec888 fallOE forlesea1225 perishc1275 spilla1300 to go to wreche13.. to go to the gatec1330 to go to lostc1374 miscarryc1387 quenchc1390 to bring unto, to fall into, to go, put, or work to wrakea1400 mischieve?a1400 tinea1400 to go to the devilc1405 bursta1450 untwindc1460 to make shipwreck1526 to go to (the) pot1531 to go to wreck (and ruin)a1547 wrake1570 wracka1586 to hop (also tip, pitch over, drop off, etc.) the perch1587 to lie in the dusta1591 mischief1598 to go (etc.) to rack (and ruin)1599 shipwreck1607 suffera1616 unravel1643 to fall off1684 tip (over) the perch1699 to do away with1769 to go to the dickens1833 collapse1838 to come (also go) a mucker1851 mucker1862 to go up1864 to go to squash1889 to go (to) stramash1910 to go for a burton1941 to meet one's Makera1978 the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [verb (intransitive)] > be indigestible rejumble1671 to lie heavy, cold, etc. (formerly, simply to lie) on the stomach1711 to lie (heavy) on one's stomach1711 repeat1879 c1330 Arth. & Merl. 544 (Kölbing) Foundement & werk þai founde Ligge vp so & doun op þe grounde. a1591 H. Smith Gods Arrowe (1593) v. K 3 b If it bee not builded vpon a good foundation..the whole building is like to lie in the dust. 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 5 Sept. (1948) I. 352 I ate sturgeon, and it lies on my stomach. c1726 A. Evans Elegy on Vanbrugh Lie heavy on him, earth! for he Laid many heavy loads on thee! 1884 W. C. Smith Kildrostan 43 One sidewall long had in ruins lain. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 704 Delicate persons, in whom the cold water tends to lie heavy on the stomach. < as lemmas |
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