单词 | to run in a round |
释义 | > as lemmasto run in a round P3. to run in a round: to run in circles; to rush about aimlessly. Cf. to run around in circles at circle n. 1c. See also sense 2a. ΚΠ 1628 J. Davenant One of Serm. preached at Westm. 24 No circular and friuolous running in a round. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 37 He ranne always in a round, going..very little wide from the same place. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil Wks. 350 Then in a round the mingl'd Bodies run. 1838 B. von Armin Goethe's Corr. with Child III. 110 Poor doe! how do I shudder at thy lot, and how nearly related may it be to mine. I too run in a round. 1884 Brit. Friend 42 283/2 He runs in a round, and makes himself, his works, and duties his Saviour. 1986 S. Bandyopadhyay tr. M. Devi Bāyen in Five Plays 97 Then he mimes a wild drum dance, beating at the air with both his hands, as he runs in a round and screams: ‘Ha-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri.’ < as lemmas |
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