| 单词 | to mend one's hand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto mend one's hand P4. transitive. to mend one's hand: (a) to improve one's work or conduct; (b) = to mend one's draught at sense 11b (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (intransitive)] > improve or grow better betterOE goodOE risec1175 mend1546 meliorize1598 to mend one's hand1611 improve1642 meliorate1655 brighten1659 ameliorate1728 to look up1806 to tone up1881 raise1898 graduate1916 to shape up1938 1611 G. Chapman May-day iii. 55 Quint. Haue you mended your hand sir. Draw. I Captaine, and if this please not your taste, either you or I cannot tast a cup of wine. ?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 187 It is the mark of an honest man ever to mend his hand. 1685 J. Dryden Albion & Albanius Pref. sig. (b)2v If it finds encouragement, I dare promise my self to mend my hand, by making a more pleasing Fable. 1781 C. Johnstone Hist. John Juniper I. 65 His nurse..being threatened to be turned off, if she did not mend her hand. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian v, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 115 [She] filled the fellow a large bumper... ‘Wunna ye mend your hand?’ again offering the flask. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. x. 241 The remnant of this wretched estate..is too little to do one good while it is mine, though, were it sold, I could start again, and mend my hand a little. 1874 A. C. Swinburne Bothwell ii. xviii. 222 It shall be well but for a night To put our present purpose back, and see If chance or craft will mend our hand again. 1919 A. Chamberlain Let. 9 Feb. in Diary Lett. (1995) 108 We mended our hand where we had been led astray. 1927 Times 15 Sept. 13/3 During the last two or three days he has been attempting to ‘mend his hand’. 2004 Seanad Éireann: Parl. Deb. (Electronic ed.) 19 May The Minister is trying to mend his hand at five minutes to midnight, that is, on Report Stage. < as lemmas |
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