| 单词 | to ring bells backward |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ring bells backward 10. Phrase: to ring bells backward: to ring them beginning with the bass bell, in order to give alarm of fire or invasion, or express dismay. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > ringing of bells as signal > ring (a bell) as signal [verb (intransitive)] > ring bells as alarm to ring bells backwardc1500 to ring awk1636 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > bell-ringing > [verb (intransitive)] > ring backwards to ring bells backwardc1500 to ring awk1636 c1500 Adam Bel 346 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) II. 153 There was many an oute horne in Carlyll blowen, And the belles bacewarde did they rynge. 1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall sig. Bv I heare the bels ring backward, and the fire runne forward. 1647 J. Cleveland Poems in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4662) 35 Ring the bells backward; I am all on fire. 1672 R. Wild Let. Declar. Liberty Conscience 11 [They] talk'd of Bells and Bonfires; but none..durst begin, for fear they should..when the Parliament meet, be forced to ring the Bells backward. 1830 W. Scott Bonnets Bonny Dundee in Doom of Devorgoil ii. i. 113 The bells are rung backward, the drums they are beat. < as lemmas |
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