单词 | to show for |
释义 | > as lemmasto show for —— to show for —— ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion without proof > [verb (transitive)] > claim, maintain, or profess to bear (a person or thing) in (also an, a, on) handc1300 pretend1402 presumea1470 profess1530 vendicate1557 pretence1567 intend1570 to show for ——1573 affect1606 to make out1659 purport1679 proport1884 1573 J. Shute tr. P. Viret Christian Instr. 458 Those that see such a worke..see it to bee good of his owne nature, and doe thinke, that it proceedeth from such an harte as it sheweth for outwardly. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. v. sig. Ffv/1 Let this labour of mine not seeme to any man to bee..lesse profitable than it sheweth for. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxvi. sig. N2 Hee would make vs beleeue, Divinity is much short of what it shewes for. a1653 R. Filmer Patriarcha (1680) ii. §3. 36 As this Argument comes not home to our Point, so it is not able to prove that Title which it shews for. a1681 R. Allestree 40 Serm. (1684) I. xxi. 284 A field..much richer than it shews for. 2. intransitive. a. Originally English regional. To give promise of, portend, show a likelihood of (what is specified); = look v. Phrases 2a(b). Originally with reference to weather; in later use chiefly with reference to the anticipated output of an oil or gas well. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > be or seem likely [verb (intransitive)] appeara1530 to have some show1556 think1579 to look like1594 to put fairc1595 had liked to1600 to show for ——1776 fare1850 show1901 1776 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 2 Oct. (1778) The other evening shewed for rain. 1804 G. Caley Diary 23 Nov. in A. E. J. Andrews Devil's Wilderness (1984) 96 Early in the morning it thundered and shewed for rain. 1884 F. H. Taylor Derrick's Hand-bk. Petroleum 50 The Harding well..is twenty-five feet in the sand, and showing for 2 barrels. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) The wind's up again, and I sim do show vor fine weather. 1902 Petroleum Rev. 5 Apr. 361/2 The same telegram contained information of a strike 20 miles west of Sour Lake, that was shewing for 600 barrels a day from the upper stratum. 1922 Oil Weekly 3 June 27/3 Another well is being brought in by Phillips-Skelly in the northwest..which is showing for around 1000 barrels. 1991 S. Bellinger & R. Lintemuth Michigan Oil & Gas Story 177/2 A well drilled two years later showed for 40 barrels oil daily from around 100 feet. b. Horticulture. To show signs of coming into flower, seed, or fruit. Now rare. ΚΠ 1827–8 R. Sweet Flora Australasica No. 20 One [species]..has already flowered, and some of the other species are showing for bloom. 1843 Gardeners' Chron. 22 Apr. 266/1 The house is a late house, and the Vines are only now showing for fruit. 1900 Essex County Standard 14 July 3/3 The red clovers..have thrown up a strong shoot, and are already shewing for bloom a second time. 1918 Garden 7 Sept. 337/2 The Lettuce should be showing for seed before the stalks are cut. 1954 Truth (Brisbane) 4 July 30/1 Sweet peas that are showing for flower will be benefited by a dose of liquid manure occasionally. < as lemmas |
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