英语词汇“to send owls to athens”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. to send (also carry, etc.) owls to Athens [after ancient Greek γλαῦκ' Ἀθήναζε ἄγειν (Aristophanes Birds 301); the owl being the emblem of Pallas Athene, the patron goddess of Athens, and represented on Athenian coins, etc.] : to take something to a place where it is already in good supply; to do what is superfluous. Cf. to carry coals to Newcastle at coal n. Phrases 7.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > be of no avail [verb (intransitive)] > expend effort on something futile

to shoe the goose14..

to send (also carry, etc.) owls to Athens1548

to break, crush, a fly upon the wheel1606

to carry coals to Newcastlea1614

to bang (also run, bash, etc.) one's head against a brick wall1689

to preach to the converted1857

to be on a hiding to nothing1905

to chase one's tail1963

1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) at Noctua Owles to Athens, a prouerbe, where one sendeth to a man any thynge, whereof he that receyueth it hath plentie.

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 97 To sende ouer Owles to Athens. In Tropicall sense, ment of such as bestow largely vpon them that haue no neede.

1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes Pref. I may be thought to powre water into the Sea, to carrie owles to Athens, and to trouble the reader with a matter altogether needlesse and superfluous.

1612 H. Peacham in A. Standish Commons Complaint (new ed.) Vpon Author For me thy paines and subiect to commend..Were Candle-light vnto the Sunne to lend, Send Owles to Athens, paint the Phoenix brest.

1679 J. Josselyn Acct. Two Voy. New-Eng. 97 What does this man to bring Owls to Athens?

1824 H. F. Cary tr. Aristophanes Birds i. iv. 31 Who to Athens brings owls?

1896 E. Clodd in Folk-Lore 7 54 Although it is bringing ‘owls to Athens’ to enlarge on the matter in your presence, it may refresh some impaired memory to hear what Dr. Tylor says.

1987 Times (Nexis) 4 July The Portuguese could give Spain some sherry..and..the rest could club together to send owls to Athens.

单词	to send owls to athens
释义	> as lemmas to send (also carry, etc.) owls to Athens c. to send (also carry, etc.) owls to Athens [after ancient Greek γλαῦκ' Ἀθήναζε ἄγειν (Aristophanes Birds 301); the owl being the emblem of Pallas Athene, the patron goddess of Athens, and represented on Athenian coins, etc.] : to take something to a place where it is already in good supply; to do what is superfluous. Cf. to carry coals to Newcastle at coal n. Phrases 7. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > be of no avail [verb (intransitive)] > expend effort on something futile to shoe the goose14.. to send (also carry, etc.) owls to Athens1548 to break, crush, a fly upon the wheel1606 to carry coals to Newcastlea1614 to bang (also run, bash, etc.) one's head against a brick wall1689 to preach to the converted1857 to be on a hiding to nothing1905 to chase one's tail1963 1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) at Noctua Owles to Athens, a prouerbe, where one sendeth to a man any thynge, whereof he that receyueth it hath plentie. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 97 To sende ouer Owles to Athens. In Tropicall sense, ment of such as bestow largely vpon them that haue no neede. 1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes Pref. I may be thought to powre water into the Sea, to carrie owles to Athens, and to trouble the reader with a matter altogether needlesse and superfluous. 1612 H. Peacham in A. Standish Commons Complaint (new ed.) Vpon Author For me thy paines and subiect to commend..Were Candle-light vnto the Sunne to lend, Send Owles to Athens, paint the Phoenix brest. 1679 J. Josselyn Acct. Two Voy. New-Eng. 97 What does this man to bring Owls to Athens? 1824 H. F. Cary tr. Aristophanes Birds i. iv. 31 Who to Athens brings owls? 1896 E. Clodd in Folk-Lore 7 54 Although it is bringing ‘owls to Athens’ to enlarge on the matter in your presence, it may refresh some impaired memory to hear what Dr. Tylor says. 1987 Times (Nexis) 4 July The Portuguese could give Spain some sherry..and..the rest could club together to send owls to Athens. extracted from owln. < as lemmas
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