| 单词 | to take to the worst |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take (also wrest) to the worst ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > underestimate or undervalue to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395 disprize1480 misprize1483 to make light of1526 extenuate1529 to make the worst ofc1530 seclude?1531 to take (also wrest) to the worst1531 deprisec1550 disparagea1556 undermatch1571 embase1577 underbid1593 underprize1600 underpoise1602 undervalue1611 minorize1615 underspeak1635 underthink1646 underrate1650 minify1676 under-measure1682 underpraise1698 sneeze1806 understate1824 disappreciate1828 under-estimatea1850 minimize1866 to play down1869 worsen1885 to sell short1936 downplay1948 underplay1949 lowball1979 minimalize1979 1531 Bp. W. Barlow Dyaloge Lutheran Faccyons To Rdr. sig. a2v A lytle fawte ys not onely taken to the worste, but what so euer ys well done, spoken, or wryten, ys oftymys interpretyd amysse. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prov. x. D The lippes of the rightuous are occupied in acceptable thinges, but the mouth of the vngodly taketh them to the worst. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 17 Let me not bee mistaken by sinister construction, that wreasteth and wrigleth euery sillable to the worst. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) v. ii. 63 I cannot choose but tell him that I care not, And let him tak't at worst . View more context for this quotation 1637 W. Stirling Darivs v. ii. in Recreations with Muses 108 While they live, we see their glorious actions Oft wrested to the worst. < as lemmas |
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