| 单词 | to take, give career |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take, give (oneself or some thing) career a. By extension: A running, course (usually implying swift motion); formerly [like French carrière] applied spec. to the course of the sun or a star through the heavens. Also abstract: full speed, impetus. Chiefly in phrases like in full career, †to take, give (oneself or some thing) career, etc., which were originally terms of horsemanship (see 2). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [noun] runeeOE coursec1290 draughta1325 careerc1534 addression1602 tendence1644 tendency1654 ducturea1674 traduction1675 headinga1855 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > a swift course reseOE careerc1534 whirry1611 whirla1657 with a run1834 rip1855 streaka1861 scoot1864 c1534 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 55 Theie..tooke privilie there carier abowte, and violentlie assailed the tents of there adversaries. 1591 E. Spenser Ruines of Time in Complaints xvi As ye see fell Boreas..To stop his wearie cáriere suddenly. 1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. Lv Giue roome and let vs haue this hot carerie. 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 31 Dolphins..leape and bound with full carrere in the tumultuous waues. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 353 The Sun..was hasting now with prone carreer To th' Ocean Iles. View more context for this quotation a1677 I. Barrow Of Contentm. (1685) 268 Sooner may we..stop the Sun in his carriere. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 30 Vast torrents force a terrible career. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 114 Stretch onward in thy fleet career! 1863 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer Greece & Greeks II. xvi. 137 Away we went in full career with the waves and the wind. < as lemmas |
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