单词 | to make a noise about |
释义 | > as lemmasto make a noise about c. to make a noise about: to make an outcry; to talk much or loudly about a thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > protesting or remonstrance > protest against [verb (transitive)] biremec1200 to cry against ——1382 to cry outc1385 reclaimc1449 reclaim1566 to exclaim at, on, upon1583 to exclaim against1594 to cry on ——1609 disentreat1611 tax1614 deprecatea1643 to make a noise about1668 protest1887 1668 W. Temple Let. to Ld. Arlington in Wks. (1720) II. 163 Many Persons in England..had made a Noise about the Marine Treaty. c1680 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) I. 300 For all the great noise that is made about it, there is but little true faith in the world. 1753 Scots Mag. 15 67/1 The French made a great deal of noise about advantages they had gained. 1782 Let. conc. Ess. Compar. Anat. 9 in Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) Anatomists have made a noise about the different structures of the same part. 1822 C. P. Clinch Spy in America's Lost Plays (1941) XIV. 100 Aye, aye, captain, we've had noise enough made about that—let's say no more till the time comes. 1900 J. Conrad Lord Jim xxii. 248 ‘Did I?’ he repeated, bitterly. ‘You can't say I made much noise about it.’ 1989 Financial Weekly 9 16/3 Doctors are making a noise about having to be aware of the cost of drugs. < as lemmas |
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