英语词汇“to serve the turn”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(b) to serve the turn: to fulfil a purpose or requirement; to satisfy a need; to suffice, be adequate. Now somewhat rare.In early use sometimes specifically with reference to sexual needs; see quot. 1611 and cf. Phrases 1b(a)(ii).

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1550 J. Harington tr. Cicero Bk. Freendeship f. 15^v All other thynges, that are desired, eache one to eache man serueth the tourne, as richesse for vse, wealth for worship [etc.].

1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley ii. sig. E I knew when euery gallant had his man. But now a twelpenny weekely Landresse, Will serue the turne to halfe a dosen of them.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 131 A cloake as long as thine will serue the turne ?

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. Advt. C iij b Where the Fear of God is not, no Art can serve the turn.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Wine A little Yeast,..or even a little new Wine may serve the Turn.

1922 J. R. Seeley Growth Brit. Policy I. i. ix. 249 She founded what may be called a nation-church. It was a solution that served the turn.

2006 Shakespeare Q. 57 261 But even some mysterious actor-turned-playwright who had taken Shakespearean roles would not serve the turn, since it is probable that no Shakespeare play listed above was written before Arden of Faversham.

单词	to serve the turn
释义	> as lemmas to serve the turn (b) to serve the turn: to fulfil a purpose or requirement; to satisfy a need; to suffice, be adequate. Now somewhat rare.In early use sometimes specifically with reference to sexual needs; see quot. 1611 and cf. Phrases 1b(a)(ii). ΚΠ 1550 J. Harington tr. Cicero Bk. Freendeship f. 15^v All other thynges, that are desired, eache one to eache man serueth the tourne, as richesse for vse, wealth for worship [etc.]. 1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley ii. sig. E I knew when euery gallant had his man. But now a twelpenny weekely Landresse, Will serue the turne to halfe a dosen of them. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 131 A cloake as long as thine will serue the turne ? View more context for this quotation 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. Advt. C iij b Where the Fear of God is not, no Art can serve the turn. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Wine A little Yeast,..or even a little new Wine may serve the Turn. 1922 J. R. Seeley Growth Brit. Policy I. i. ix. 249 She founded what may be called a nation-church. It was a solution that served the turn. 2006 Shakespeare Q. 57 261 But even some mysterious actor-turned-playwright who had taken Shakespearean roles would not serve the turn, since it is probable that no Shakespeare play listed above was written before Arden of Faversham. extracted from turnn. < as lemmas
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