| 单词 | to stay on, upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stay on, upon 3. intransitive (for reflexive). to stay on, upon. extracted from stayv.2ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (intransitive)] > be supported rideOE restOE to sit upon ——1481 rely1572 stay1585 to sit on ——1605 seat1607 bottoma1640 step1791 heel1850 bed1875 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 208/2 Columnæ,..the vpright postes bearing vp the windbeame, and staying vpon the transains. 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Andria iii. v, in Terence in Eng. 65 Lo, what a sure speare I haue of thee. What a sure staffe to stay vpon. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 69 The aforesaid vndermined towre with some part of the wall (the timber whereon it staied, now burnt) fell down. 1681 W. Robertson Phraseologia Generalis 1168/1 To stay or lean upon; niti, inniti, insistere. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > trust [verb (intransitive)] > rely on wrethea1225 treousec1275 resta1382 to stand upon ——a1393 hang1393 lengc1440 arrest1523 reckon1547 ground1551 stay1560 depend1563 repose1567 rely1574 count1642 to make stay upon1682 allot1816 tie1867 1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xxxi. 1 Wo vnto them that..stay vpon horses, and trust in charettes. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1610/1 The letter was to be followed, the message not to be stayed on. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iv. i. 239 I stay here on my Bond. View more context for this quotation 1600 S. Rowlands Letting of Humors Blood Satyre iii. sig. D6 He hath a stocke whereon his lyuing stayes, And they are Fullams and Bard quarter-trayes. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 222 You must not dwell in, nor stay upon any thing of that which he hath in Commission to teach you. View more context for this quotation 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 126 My Heart smote me, suggesting how much better this Poor Man's Foundation was, on which he staid in the Danger, than mine. < as lemmas |
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