| 单词 | to the wind |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto the wind to take, have, get, gain the wind of, to scent or detect by or as by the wind; hence occasionally to keep under observation. Conversely, to give (an animal) one's wind. to keep the wind, to keep the game on the windward side so as to scent it, or so that it does not scent one. †on one's wind, on one's trail or track. †to the wind, to windward. within wind of, near enough to be detected by.extracted from windn.1to the wind 26. to the wind. extracted from windn.1 a. Nautical. Towards the direction from which the wind is blowing; so as to be on the wind (see 25). close to the wind, very nearly in this direction: also figurative (see sail v.1 1c, and cf. 23). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > use of wind in sailing [phrase] > (close) to the wind on luff1535 at a luffa1568 at luff and liea1568 on a bowline1625 upon a winda1687 on a (less commonly the) wind1697 to the wind1795 luff a luff1887 1795 Ld. Nelson 14 Mar. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) II. 15 Signal for the Fleet to come to the wind on the larboard tack. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. iii. 74 Gascoigne went to the helm, [and] brought the boat up to the wind. b. to fling, give, throw, etc. to the winds (fig.): to cast away, reject utterly. So to go to the winds: to be cast away or aside, to vanish utterly. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [verb (transitive)] > utterly or energetically to throw off?a1439 bandy1591 to cast in the wind1652 to fling, give, throw, etc. to the winds1667 to wipe one's hands of1785 to wipe one's lips of1851 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > be or become invisible [verb (intransitive)] > vanish or disappear formeltc893 wendOE witea1000 aworthc1000 fleec1200 fleetc1200 withdraw1297 vanish1303 voidc1374 unkithea1400 startc1405 disappearc1425 disparishc1425 to fall awayc1443 evanish?a1475 vade1495 sinka1500 vade1530 fly1535 fadea1538 melt?1567 dispear1600 relinquish1601 foist1603 dispersea1616 to vanish (melt, etc.) into thin aira1616 dissipate1626 retire1647 evaporate1713 merge1802 illude1820 to foam off1826 dislimn1833 furl1844 to step out1844 evanesce1855 shade1880 wisp1883 to go to the winds1884 walk1898 to do a disappearing act1913 to go west1916 to do (or take) a fade1949 to phase out1970 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 989 And fear of Death deliver to the Windes. View more context for this quotation 1739 J. Wesley tr. P. Gerhardt in J. Wesley & C. Wesley Hymns & Sacred Poems ii. 142 Give to the Winds thy Fears. 1801 E. Wright Marvellous Pleasant Love-story II. 319 The specious cant of subtilty and self-interest she always..‘gave to the winds’. 1884 ‘E. Lyall’ We Two I. iii. 61 Science went to the winds. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay ii. 36 You must throw your fears to the winds. < as lemmas |
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