英语词汇“to save one's skin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. In phrases concerning a person's life and safety, esp. to save one's (own) skin: to protect oneself from injury, punishment, or some other unwanted fate; spec. to save one's own life.

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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > preserve from injury or destruction [verb (intransitive)] > preserve oneself from injury or harm

to save one's (own) skin1642

to save one's bacon1654

to save one's soul1688

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Job ii. 4 Sathan answeride, and seide, a man schal ȝyue skyn for skyn [L. pellem pro pelle], and alle thingis that he hath for his lijf.

1569 W. Wager Longer thou Liuest sig. B.iv^v Neither mockes nor gaudes shall your skinne saue.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman Table Æquivocating with our conscience..for the saving of our owne skin, is abominable.

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables liv. 54 Dangerous Civilities.., wherein 'tis a Hard Matter for a Man to Save, both his Skin, and his Credit.

1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials III. xviii. 146 Some..joined in Insurrections and Mutinies; others of a more easy or timorous Spirit, complied with the Queen out of Flattery, or to save their Skins.

1786 R. Burns Poems 38 Till skelp—a shot—they're aff, a' throw'ther, To save their skin.

1890 W. Stebbing Peterborough viii. 155 A poltroon who was ever considering how to save his skin.

1898 A. Conan Doyle Trag. Korosko v He was taken prisoner..and had to turn Dervish to save his skin.

1926 H. Crane Let. 1 Nov. (1965) 276 The terrific heat and bugs, etc., nearly killed me. But I've managed to come through, at least with my skin.

1965 J. Porter Dover Two xiv. 185 Anything to save his own skin, the yellow-bellied rat!

1989 V. Glendinning Grown-ups ii. 26 Preferring to let someone be murdered rather than get involved and risk their own skins.

2002 S. Holmes B-More Careful xii. 138 He started talking... He knew he'd never see the streets again if he didn't, so he was saving his own skin.

单词	to save one's skin
释义	> as lemmas to save one's (own) skin c. In phrases concerning a person's life and safety, esp. to save one's (own) skin: to protect oneself from injury, punishment, or some other unwanted fate; spec. to save one's own life. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > preserve from injury or destruction [verb (intransitive)] > preserve oneself from injury or harm to save one's (own) skin1642 to save one's bacon1654 to save one's soul1688 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Job ii. 4 Sathan answeride, and seide, a man schal ȝyue skyn for skyn [L. pellem pro pelle], and alle thingis that he hath for his lijf. 1569 W. Wager Longer thou Liuest sig. B.iv^v Neither mockes nor gaudes shall your skinne saue. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman Table Æquivocating with our conscience..for the saving of our owne skin, is abominable. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables liv. 54 Dangerous Civilities.., wherein 'tis a Hard Matter for a Man to Save, both his Skin, and his Credit. 1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials III. xviii. 146 Some..joined in Insurrections and Mutinies; others of a more easy or timorous Spirit, complied with the Queen out of Flattery, or to save their Skins. 1786 R. Burns Poems 38 Till skelp—a shot—they're aff, a' throw'ther, To save their skin. 1890 W. Stebbing Peterborough viii. 155 A poltroon who was ever considering how to save his skin. 1898 A. Conan Doyle Trag. Korosko v He was taken prisoner..and had to turn Dervish to save his skin. 1926 H. Crane Let. 1 Nov. (1965) 276 The terrific heat and bugs, etc., nearly killed me. But I've managed to come through, at least with my skin. 1965 J. Porter Dover Two xiv. 185 Anything to save his own skin, the yellow-bellied rat! 1989 V. Glendinning Grown-ups ii. 26 Preferring to let someone be murdered rather than get involved and risk their own skins. 2002 S. Holmes B-More Careful xii. 138 He started talking... He knew he'd never see the streets again if he didn't, so he was saving his own skin. extracted from skinn. < as lemmas
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