单词 | to lie short |
释义 | > as lemmasto lie short a. On the hither side of the point aimed at or contemplated. Also, †lagging behind, in the rear (of). Const. of. †to lie short: to pass the night at a place short of one's journey's end. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > [adverb] > lagging behind shortc1588 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [verb (intransitive)] > before end of journey to lie shortc1588 the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > to or on the nearer side a-this-half1297 shortc1588 behither1650 hither1862 hitherward1864 c1588 in State Papers Defeat Spanish Armada (1894) I. 13 The next morning..there was a great galleon of the Spaniards short of her company to the southwards. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 67 Three miles short of the great Citie. 1644 R. Symonds Diary (1859) 49 The foot army lay short of the hill all night. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. i. ii. 14 Coming to the same Point and Degree where she [the moon] was in Conjunction with the Sun last, she is short of the Sun. 1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. D3v Another Exposer..would rather have turn'd out of the Road, and lay'd short all night somewhere by the way. 1684 J. Norris Poems & Disc. 35 I'm flush'd with silent joy, and smile to see The Shafts of Fortune still drop short of me. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 130 He met me..in a Garden short of the Town. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World ii. 21 He came to an anchor short of us. 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless IV. xxiv. 309 He had lain the night before at an inn about eight miles short of Sir Ralph's seat. 1816 Sporting Mag. 48 180 Ford frequently hit short. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xiv There's not such a piece in London;..nor short of Calicut, where it came from. 1862 Chamb. Encycl. III. 320/1 Misconception of this may lead to overthrowing the ball, or throwing it short. 1888 Daily News 7 Sept. 5/2 The trout has ‘risen short’. < as lemmas |
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