英语词汇“to spread one's wings”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

d. to spread (also stretch, try) one's wings: to test or develop one's powers; to lead a life of wider scope than hitherto.

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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > try experiments or make experiment [verb (intransitive)] > try one's ability

to fond one's flightc1425

to spread (also stretch, try) one's wings1864

1864 G. Meredith Let. 1 June (1970) I. 260 One thought my Marie merely trying her wings.

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch II. iv. xxxiv. 192 He is trying his wings. He is just the sort of young fellow to rise.

1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister III. xx. 332 When I found myself the son-in-law of a very rich man I thought I might spread my wings a bit.

1926 R. H. Tawney Relig. & Rise Capitalism ii. 67 It was in an age of political anarchy that the forces destined to dominate the future tried their wings.

1953 ‘W. Cooper’ Ever-interesting Topic v. ii. 252 He decided to compose music as well as to play it: he began to try his wings as a creative artist, and he found they held him up.

1973 ‘P. Malloch’ Kickback xi. 69 ‘Hagan's stretching his wings a bit.’ ‘Beginning to feel his weight, is he?’

1978 S. Radley Death & Maiden xv. 145 She wanted to spread her wings a bit, meet new people.

单词	to spread one's wings
释义	> as lemmas to spread (also stretch, try) one's wings d. to spread (also stretch, try) one's wings: to test or develop one's powers; to lead a life of wider scope than hitherto. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > try experiments or make experiment [verb (intransitive)] > try one's ability to fond one's flightc1425 to spread (also stretch, try) one's wings1864 1864 G. Meredith Let. 1 June (1970) I. 260 One thought my Marie merely trying her wings. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch II. iv. xxxiv. 192 He is trying his wings. He is just the sort of young fellow to rise. 1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister III. xx. 332 When I found myself the son-in-law of a very rich man I thought I might spread my wings a bit. 1926 R. H. Tawney Relig. & Rise Capitalism ii. 67 It was in an age of political anarchy that the forces destined to dominate the future tried their wings. 1953 ‘W. Cooper’ Ever-interesting Topic v. ii. 252 He decided to compose music as well as to play it: he began to try his wings as a creative artist, and he found they held him up. 1973 ‘P. Malloch’ Kickback xi. 69 ‘Hagan's stretching his wings a bit.’ ‘Beginning to feel his weight, is he?’ 1978 S. Radley Death & Maiden xv. 145 She wanted to spread her wings a bit, meet new people. extracted from wingn. < as lemmas
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