英语词汇“to make shift”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

6. to make (a) shift.

a. To make efforts, bestir oneself, try all means. Now dialect. Also †to make busy, good, hard shift.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > try all means

to make busy, good, hard shifta1500

to move, roll, or turn every stone or all stonesc1555

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 138 Bot yit I must make better shyft And it be right.

c1535 Ld. J. Butler in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. II. 51 But God willing I woll make bessye shifte to send the said mony in haste unto him.

1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 291 They made eache man the best shift for himselfe, that they could.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. ii. x. 50 Euerie man made shift for himselfe.

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xvii. 411 And to come hither thence, I made hard shift.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. iii. 57 I'd make a shift, and fend indoor and out, to give you more liberty.

1882 R. L. Stevenson Memories & Portraits (1887) xi. 175 What they have endured unbroken, we also..will make a shift to bear.

b. To attain one's end by contrivance or effort; to succeed; to manage to do something. †to make shift of: to manage to secure (some result).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > make a success of [verb (transitive)] > manage to secure (a result)

to make shift of1504

temporize1596

manage1654

to have (also get, want, etc.) a run for one's money1839

to pull off1860

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > achieve success (of persons) > succeed in doing anything

wina1300

covera1375

gaina1375

to prevail to1474

to make shift of1504

attain1523

obtaina1529

frame1545

procure1559

to finish to1594

succeed1839

1504 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 184 I have sent it you with John Walker at this tyme; the which I shall shew you how I mayd schift of, at your comminge.

1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia i. 87 A Ship vnrig'd Can make no shift to combat with the Sea.

1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. F If I could meete my enemies one by one thus, I might make pretty shift with 'em in time.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia ix. 128 The Horse..made the best shift of all.

1895 ‘Q’ Wandering Heath 8 He made shift pretty well till he got to Lowland, and then had to drop upon his hands and knees and crawl.

c. To succeed with difficulty, to manage with effort to do something. So †to make a hard shift.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > present difficulties [verb (intransitive)] > have difficulty > do something with great difficulty

to make (a) shift1538

to make pottage of a flintc1576

to get (also wring) water from a flint1597

to make a hard shift1639

1538 in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monast. (1843) 194 Thei war not abill to make schiffte to paye for my costis.

1627–8 W. Laud Diary 5 Feb.–17 Mar. I made a shift to go and christen my Lord Duke's son.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. iii. 171 Sixty yeares almost did the Latines make a hard shift to hold Constantinople.

1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. xi. 136 Most of the Foot made a shift to conceal themselves.

1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 77. ⁋5 I..can make a shift to command my Attention at a Puppet-Show or an Opera.

1752 H. Fielding Amelia II. iv. ii. 17 Booth made a shift to support his lovely Burthen.

1832 H. Martineau Ireland i. 13 Every year less and less came up, and that which did make a shift to grow yielded less and less meal.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xi. 187 When she first came here she could speak no English; now she can make shift to talk it a little.

d. To do one's best with (inferior means), to be content with, put up with.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)] > make do with

to make (a) shift1577

to make the best of1692

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 32 The bread is very drye..but the common people remediyng that with Larde or Oyle, doo make a shift with it as wel as they can.

1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. i. 5 Thou must make shift with it. Pride feeles no pain.

1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. xi. 202 Turners seldom use them, but make shift with either of the other [tools].

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 33 When they have no Spoons, they make an easie shift without them.

1733 J. Swift Let to Mrs. Cæsar 30 July I cannot make shift nor bear fatigue as I used to do.

1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 319 The Press-Stone should be marble, though sometimes Master Printers make shift with purbeck.

1842 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. V. 71 Act then as persons who are in a dwelling not their own;..who accordingly, make shift and put up with any thing that comes to hand.

1885 Bookseller July 650/2 We cannot afford to employ..efficient assistants but have to make shift with cheap labour.

单词	to make shift
释义	> as lemmas to make (a) shift 6. to make (a) shift. a. To make efforts, bestir oneself, try all means. Now dialect. Also †to make busy, good, hard shift. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > try all means to make busy, good, hard shifta1500 to move, roll, or turn every stone or all stonesc1555 a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 138 Bot yit I must make better shyft And it be right. c1535 Ld. J. Butler in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. II. 51 But God willing I woll make bessye shifte to send the said mony in haste unto him. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 291 They made eache man the best shift for himselfe, that they could. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. ii. x. 50 Euerie man made shift for himselfe. 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xvii. 411 And to come hither thence, I made hard shift. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. iii. 57 I'd make a shift, and fend indoor and out, to give you more liberty. 1882 R. L. Stevenson Memories & Portraits (1887) xi. 175 What they have endured unbroken, we also..will make a shift to bear. b. To attain one's end by contrivance or effort; to succeed; to manage to do something. †to make shift of: to manage to secure (some result). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > make a success of [verb (transitive)] > manage to secure (a result) to make shift of1504 temporize1596 manage1654 to have (also get, want, etc.) a run for one's money1839 to pull off1860 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > achieve success (of persons) > succeed in doing anything wina1300 covera1375 gaina1375 to prevail to1474 to make shift of1504 attain1523 obtaina1529 frame1545 procure1559 to finish to1594 succeed1839 1504 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 184 I have sent it you with John Walker at this tyme; the which I shall shew you how I mayd schift of, at your comminge. 1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia i. 87 A Ship vnrig'd Can make no shift to combat with the Sea. 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. F If I could meete my enemies one by one thus, I might make pretty shift with 'em in time. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia ix. 128 The Horse..made the best shift of all. 1895 ‘Q’ Wandering Heath 8 He made shift pretty well till he got to Lowland, and then had to drop upon his hands and knees and crawl. c. To succeed with difficulty, to manage with effort to do something. So †to make a hard shift. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > present difficulties [verb (intransitive)] > have difficulty > do something with great difficulty to make (a) shift1538 to make pottage of a flintc1576 to get (also wring) water from a flint1597 to make a hard shift1639 1538 in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monast. (1843) 194 Thei war not abill to make schiffte to paye for my costis. 1627–8 W. Laud Diary 5 Feb.–17 Mar. I made a shift to go and christen my Lord Duke's son. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. iii. 171 Sixty yeares almost did the Latines make a hard shift to hold Constantinople. 1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. xi. 136 Most of the Foot made a shift to conceal themselves. 1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 77. ⁋5 I..can make a shift to command my Attention at a Puppet-Show or an Opera. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia II. iv. ii. 17 Booth made a shift to support his lovely Burthen. 1832 H. Martineau Ireland i. 13 Every year less and less came up, and that which did make a shift to grow yielded less and less meal. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xi. 187 When she first came here she could speak no English; now she can make shift to talk it a little. d. To do one's best with (inferior means), to be content with, put up with. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)] > make do with to make (a) shift1577 to make the best of1692 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 32 The bread is very drye..but the common people remediyng that with Larde or Oyle, doo make a shift with it as wel as they can. 1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. i. 5 Thou must make shift with it. Pride feeles no pain. 1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. xi. 202 Turners seldom use them, but make shift with either of the other [tools]. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 33 When they have no Spoons, they make an easie shift without them. 1733 J. Swift Let to Mrs. Cæsar 30 July I cannot make shift nor bear fatigue as I used to do. 1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 319 The Press-Stone should be marble, though sometimes Master Printers make shift with purbeck. 1842 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. V. 71 Act then as persons who are in a dwelling not their own;..who accordingly, make shift and put up with any thing that comes to hand. 1885 Bookseller July 650/2 We cannot afford to employ..efficient assistants but have to make shift with cheap labour. extracted from shiftn. < as lemmas
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