| 单词 | to make a puddle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a puddle b. In extended use: a small pool of a liquid; an area or accumulation of light, air, etc., resembling a pool of water in shape and appearance. Also spec. (colloquial): a pool of urine, esp. one made by a young child or pet animal; usually in phrase to make a puddle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > [noun] > collection or accumulation of > small puddle1640 pudder1888 the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > urinary system > urinate [verb (intransitive)] > child or animal to make a puddle1640 the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretions > urine > [noun] > pool of pooly1847 puddle1956 1640 ‘Ben-Arod Gad’ Wandering-Jew 19 He..so spawles, and drivells, he has almost made a puddle where he stands. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil Wks. 340 Treading where the treach'rous Puddle lay, His Heels flew up; and on the grassy Floor, He fell. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 5/1 The Air for want of Motion will grow thick and muddy; such a Valley may..be call'd a Puddle, or Bog of Air. 1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities i. v. 18 Others..dipped in the puddles [of wine] with little mugs of..earthenware. 1883 W. M. Williams in Knowledge 20 July 35/2 Pale slices of meat spread out in a little puddle of pale, watery liquid. 1925 W. Cather Professor's House i. vi. 75 The red-gold sunlight lay in bright puddles on the thick blue carpet. 1956 M. Dickens Angel in Corner xii. 256 Baby's done a puddle again. 1972 J. Wilson Hide & Seek vi. 107 Can I have a mop to wipe up Mary's puddle? 1985 L. Blue Kitchen Blues 126 The apples should stand in puddles of sweet cider in a buttered baking tin. 2004 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 5 Dec. 23 The Queen would ring a bell if the dog made a puddle on the floor. < as lemmas |
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