| 单词 | to shoulder arms |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto shoulder arms b. to shoulder arms (esp. imperative as a word of command): to hold one's rifle in a nearly vertical position, the barrel resting against the shoulder and the butt in the hollow of the hand; also figurative in Cricket (see quot. 1966); hence at shoulder arms, at the position directed by this word of command. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > drill or training > [adverb] > positions of weapon at the high port1833 at the ready1837 at shoulder arms1844 society > armed hostility > drill or training > drill [verb (intransitive)] > position weapons recover arms (also swords)1685 to support arms1779 to secure arms1795 to shoulder arms1844 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > bat [verb (intransitive)] > not attempt stroke to shoulder arms1966 1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 260 Shoulder Arms. 1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 30 Serjeants..will remain steady at Shoulder Arms. 1853 G. J. Whyte-Melville Digby Grand vii The brigade ‘shoulder arms’ preparatory to receiving..the time-honoured hero who is to inspect them. 1966 B. Johnston Armchair Cricket 111 Shoulder arms, an expression used to describe a batsman's action when he holds the bat aloft over his shoulder as he allows the ball to go by on the off-side without attempting a stroke. 1975 Daily Mirror 16 Aug. 28/2 Ross Edwards immediately walked into the next ball, shouldered arms and was leg before. 1977 Sunday Times 30 Jan. 30/3 The next ball hit Gaekwad on the pad as he shouldered arms. < as lemmas |
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