| 单词 | to make a statement |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a statement b. figurative and in extended use (also with modifying word). Frequently in to make a statement: to express a desire, belief, attitude, etc., through one's actions, lifestyle, or appearance; to make an impression, stand out. ΚΠ 1864 Round Table 27 Feb. 169/3 In its highest estate it [sc. a school of art] certainly stands as an artistic statement of a subject. 1911 C. Forsyth Music & Nationalism viii. 218 Their unconscious endeavour is to recognize Opera as a purely musical statement of emotion. 1958 Listener 18 Sept. 437/3 Apart from some inherent nastiness in the story there is a fundamental weakness in its theatrical statement. 1970 New Yorker 26 Sept. 29/3 We had in mind thirty or forty people making a quiet statement by riding together. 1989 W. Deverell Mindfield 102 Don't you think you're putting them through a lot of hell just because you want to make a statement? 1997 Independent 17 Jan. ii. 8/3 Make a statement by the pool in red floral flip-flops. 2008 U. McGovern Lost Crafts (2009) 369 The people who lived on the canals developed a style of ostentatious decoration that became a proud statement of their membership of the canal club. < as lemmas |
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