英语词汇“to shift for oneself”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to shift for oneself: to provide for one's own safety, interests, or livelihood (implying either absence of aid, or, sometimes, want of concern for others); to depend on one's own efforts.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > be independent [verb (intransitive)] > be self-sufficient

to suffice to oneselfc1475

to shift for oneselfa1513

to work out (one's own) salvation1535

reside1610

to stand on (also upon) one's own (two) feet1621

to stand on (also upon) one's own (two) legs1623

shirk1843

to fish for oneself1867

to live on one's hump1909

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > seek or look after one's own interest [verb (intransitive)]

to shift for oneselfa1513

to lick one's fingers1530

to lick the trencher1542

to serve one's (also one's own) turn1560

to have an eye to (also for) the main chance1584

to look (also have an eye, etc.) to the main chance1592

squint1642

to mind, provide for, be careful of the main chance1645

to fish for oneself1647

to scratch for oneself1850

to play politics1860

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxviii. f. lxv The firste was of laufull age soo that he myght helpe & shyfte for hym selfe.

1529 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 183 He putt the poore man in jepardy of his lyff yff he had nott shyftyd the better for hym self.

1593 Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift (1876) 6 The birdes bringe upp the yong untill they can shift for themselves.

1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. ii. 131 His complices shifted for themselves.

1709 J. Swift Project Advancem. Relig. 32 As if the Physicians should..leave their Patients to shift for themselves.

1808 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1837) I. i. 5 This occasioned a quarrel between him and his father, who left him to shift for himself.

1877 J. A. Froude Short Stud. (1883) IV. i. x. 123 All..forsook him to shift for themselves.

单词	to shift for oneself
释义	> as lemmas to shift for oneself a. to shift for oneself: to provide for one's own safety, interests, or livelihood (implying either absence of aid, or, sometimes, want of concern for others); to depend on one's own efforts. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > be independent [verb (intransitive)] > be self-sufficient to suffice to oneselfc1475 to shift for oneselfa1513 to work out (one's own) salvation1535 reside1610 to stand on (also upon) one's own (two) feet1621 to stand on (also upon) one's own (two) legs1623 shirk1843 to fish for oneself1867 to live on one's hump1909 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > seek or look after one's own interest [verb (intransitive)] to shift for oneselfa1513 to lick one's fingers1530 to lick the trencher1542 to serve one's (also one's own) turn1560 to have an eye to (also for) the main chance1584 to look (also have an eye, etc.) to the main chance1592 squint1642 to mind, provide for, be careful of the main chance1645 to fish for oneself1647 to scratch for oneself1850 to play politics1860 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxviii. f. lxv The firste was of laufull age soo that he myght helpe & shyfte for hym selfe. 1529 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 183 He putt the poore man in jepardy of his lyff yff he had nott shyftyd the better for hym self. 1593 Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift (1876) 6 The birdes bringe upp the yong untill they can shift for themselves. 1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. ii. 131 His complices shifted for themselves. 1709 J. Swift Project Advancem. Relig. 32 As if the Physicians should..leave their Patients to shift for themselves. 1808 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1837) I. i. 5 This occasioned a quarrel between him and his father, who left him to shift for himself. 1877 J. A. Froude Short Stud. (1883) IV. i. x. 123 All..forsook him to shift for themselves. extracted from shiftv. < as lemmas
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