单词 | to the root |
释义 | > as lemmasto the root (also roots) P6. to the root (also roots): as far or as much as possible; completely; thoroughly. ΚΠ c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 2 Whan that Aueryll wt his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote. a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Hij My hart, this rare frindship hath pearst to the roote. 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love iv. vi. sig. K That so she might more strictly, and to roote, Effect the Reformation she intends. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. i. 28 What's his name, and Birth?.. I cannot delue him to the roote. a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) III. xxiv. 101 Blasted to the root Is all my joy. 1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last i. 33 He [sc. the merchant] has to understand to their very root the qualities of the thing he deals in. 1904 W. B. Yeats Let. 11 May (1994) III. 593 Having found but one thing in Ireland that has stirred me to the roots—a conception of the heroic life come down from the dawn of the world. 2003 K. Hosseini Kite Runner (2004) xii. 126 The man is a Pashtun to the root. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。