单词 | to regain one's feet |
释义 | > as lemmasto regain one's feet transitive. to regain one's feet: to stand up again, esp. after having fallen. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > place into or assume a posture [verb (transitive)] > regain a posture to regain one's feet1654 recover1748 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. i. 171 She was presently supported by the Curate,..and so regaining her feet, [he] desired her..to setle her a little discomposed spirits. 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall 329 After some pantings she open'd her eyes, and regain'd her feet. ?1754 Mock Monarchs II. vi. 77 Sawney, and his Master of the Horse,..had but just regained their Feet. 1798 A. M. Mackenzie Dusseldorf xiii. 149 Before he could mount the horse, who had with difficulty regained his feet, a man approached in visible agitation. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 452/2 Clinging to a contiguous shrub,..the breathless and half-drowned youth regained his feet after the wave receded. 1866 Capt. Flack Hunter's Experiences Southern States Amer. viii. 148 She fell, but, quickly regaining her feet, was soon lost to sight in the wood. 1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 28/2 She saw him trip in a hole and fall heavily, but regain his feet like a cat. 1997 A. Miller Ingenious Pain v. 231 I do not care to remember how often I up-ended myself, and once down, your Ladyship has no idea how difficult it is to regain one's feet. < as lemmas |
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