| 单词 | to mince it | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto mince it  d.  transitive. Usually in negative contexts: to moderate or restrain (one's language) so as to keep within the bounds of prudence, politeness, or decorum, esp. in phrase  to mince words, and variants. Occasionally  to mince it (now rare).  to mince an oath: to use a euphemistic substitution for an oath; (also, occasionally) to speak an oath in an affected or refined way (cf. sense  5).In quot. a16162: to report euphemistically or palliatively (what has been said). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter			[verb (transitive)]		 > carefully or with restraint drib1533 mincea1616 venture1638 offer1881 the mind > language > malediction > oaths > 			[verb (transitive)]		 > euphemisms for stronger oaths > action of substituting to mince an oath1720 the mind > language > speech > speak			[verb (intransitive)]		 > with restraint or carefully to weigh one's words1340 to carry one's mouth (also tongue) in one's heart?1576 to mince words1826 a1616    W. Shakespeare Henry V 		(1623)	  v. ii. 127  				I know no wayes to mince it in loue, but directly to say, I loue  you.       View more context for this quotation a1616    W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra 		(1623)	  i. ii. 109  				Speake to me home, Mince not the generall tongue, name Cleopatra as she is call'd in  Rome.       View more context for this quotation 1720    J. Swift Let. to Young Poet 		(1721)	 29  				My young Master, who at first but minc'd an Oath, is Taught there to mouth it gracefully, and to Swear, as he reads French, Ore rotundo. 1753    S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. vii. 112  				Miss Gr. ‘Shall I give it you in plain English?’ Mr. Gr. ‘You don't use to mince it.’ 1826    B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I.  ii. ii. 100  				I will not mince my words. 1897    S. S. Sprigge Life of T. Wakley xxxii. 294  				These were hard sayings, but men did not mince their words in those days. 1919    J. Conrad Arrow of Gold  v. i  				When I was telling her the truth about herself, mincing no words,..she used to stand smilingly bashful as if I were overwhelming her with compliments. 1960    G. W. Target Teachers 		(1962)	 161  				Would come out with the awkwardest bloody things—didn't mince words over Wilson either. 1987    Flight Internat. 10 Oct. 89/1  				Without mincing words, BCal is clearly ‘bust’. 1995    Autocar 1 Mar. (Porsche Suppl.) 46/2  				But let's not mince statistics; any car that will blast around Millbrook at 163.5mph..is monstrously quick. to mince it  a.  intransitive. To walk with short steps and an affected preciseness or daintiness; to walk or move in an affected or effeminate manner. Frequently with adverbs, as along, around, etc. Also  to mince it. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step			[verb (intransitive)]		 > affectedly with short steps mince1562 to diminish one's walks1609 tittup1709 primp1943 1562    Jack Juggler 		(1820)	 9  				She minceth, she brideleth, she swimmeth to and fro. 1567    T. Drant tr.  Horace Pistles in  tr.  Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Ev  				Thou hast no trippinge trull To mince it with the now That thou mighst foote it vnto her As nimble as a cow. 1593    M. Drayton Idea vii. sig. G3  				Now shepheards..in their Iackets minsen on the plaines. 1611    Bible 		(King James)	 Isa. iii. 16  				The daughters of Zion are hautie, and walke with stretched forth necks, and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [Margin] tripping nicely as they goe, and making a tinkeling with their feet. c1616    R. C. Certaine Poems in  Times' Whistle 		(1871)	 133  				Then gan she trip it proudlie one the toe, And mince it finely vpon London streetes. a1639    W. Whately Prototypes 		(1640)	  i. xix. 240  				Mincing with ones feete, or any other affected kind of going, is an act of haughtinesse. 1736    R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ  				To mince it in walking. 1753    S. Foote Englishman in Paris  i. 16  				The Men are all Puppies, mincing and dancing, and chattering. 1826    Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 20 484  				She..minced, and primmed, and tossed her head. 1868    L. M. Alcott Little Women I. xix. 284  				It was a comical sight to see her mince along. 1914    J. M. Barrie Admirable Crichton  i. 10  				Holding the footstool as a tray, he minces across the room like an accomplished footman. 1968    J. Irving Setting free Bears  ii. 182  				Then they minced along the ice, walking the old '38 to where the bank was flattest. 1987    P. Booth Sisters vii. 74  				You'll be mincing around here in a paisley shirt..going psychedelic. 1991    Gay Times Apr. 80/1 		(advt.)	  				1 minute to the sea (depending on how quick you mince). < as lemmas  | 
	
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