英语词汇“to toe the scratch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Sport. A line or mark drawn as an indication of a boundary or starting-point; †in Cricket, a ‘crease’ (obsolete); in Pugilism, the line drawn across the ring, to which boxers are brought for an encounter. Hence in various phrases (often figurative), as to come up to (the) scratch, up to the required standard; to bring to the scratch, to toe the scratch, etc.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > starting or finishing mark > starting mark

score1513

starting place1570

goal1589

barrier1600

lists1601

starting post1631

scratch1772

starting line1812

mark1887

start line1908

gate1928

mobile1969

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [noun] > crease

crease1752

popping crease1752

scratch1772

return crease1774

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > ring > line drawn across ring

scratch1830

the world > action or operation > ability > able, capable, or competent [phrase] > fit or competent

to come up to (the) scratch1843

up to snuff1906

1772 Noble Game of Cricket in Kentish Gaz. 22 Aug. 4/1 Ye strikers..Stand firm to your scratch, let your bat be upright.

1821 John Bull 7 Jan. 29/3 He started a few seconds before the time and came up in speed to the scratch at the moment appointed.

1830 T. De Quincey Life R. Bentley in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 655/2 No prudent champion, however game, would have chosen to offer himself to the scratch for a second round.

1843 C. Dickens Let. 17 June (1974) III. 513 Pray, as a Member of the Committee, come up to the Scratch.

1848 A. Brontë Tenant of Wildfell Hall II. xi. 202 Your uncle and aunt have long been wanting us to go there, you know; but somehow, there's such a repulsion between the good lady and me, that I never could bring myself up to the scratch.

1861 C. M. Yonge Young Step-mother xiii. 156 The Vicar..was meditating a fresh one [sc. attempt], if..he could bring his churchwarden up to the scratch.

1881 Sportsman's Year-bk. 37 [Pigeon shooting rules.] 21. In Shooting Matches..The shooter is bound in his turn to appear at the scratch within five minutes when called upon.

1894 J. D. Astley Fifty Years of my Life I. 41 Some eight or ten toed the scratch, and I won very easily.

1911 G. B. Shaw Getting Married in Doctor's Dilemma 226 It's about the wedding... We cant get our man up to the scratch. Cecil has locked himself in his room and wont see or speak to any one.

1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days ix. 142 If they won't come up to scratch you can always get hold of the ringleaders and give them a good bambooing on the Q.T.

1953 D. Garnett Golden Echo vi. 133 All Edward's friends were mobilised and came loyally up to scratch.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. viii. 164 Those of us who had pretensions to brain Maurice brought up to scratch by loosing on them the full force of his personality.

1978 Taxi 16 Feb. 11/4 (advt.) Cold weather can cause you a lot of problems if your cab's electrics aren't up to scratch.

2. To touch or reach with the toes; chiefly in to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig) (trig n.²), to stand with the tips of one's toes exactly touching a line; to stand in a row; hence figurative to present oneself in readiness for a race, contest, or undertaking; also, to conform, esp. to the defined standard or platform of a party. Also (U.S.) to toe up.

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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > form (a) row(s) or line(s [verb (intransitive)]

rank1582

range1697

to fall in (also into) line1747

line1790

to line up1796

to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1813

daisy-chain1968

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare or get ready [verb (intransitive)] > be prepared or ready > present oneself in readiness

to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1813

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] > be ready for

to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1854

to be loaded (for)1888

to cover all the bases1941

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > direct one's conduct by a rule [verb (intransitive)] > conform

conform1393

to swim with or down the stream or the tide1592

symbolize1605

comply1655

to fall in (also into) line1837

to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1895

society > authority > subjection > obedience > obey or be obedient [verb (intransitive)] > conform to a standard

to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1895

1813 ‘H. Bull-Us’ Diverting Hist. John Bull & Brother Jonathan (ed. 2) xii. 62 He began to think it was high time to toe the mark.

1817 Deb. Congr. U.S. 30 Jan. (1854) 792 The necessity appeared..of toeing the trig, and standing there at all hazards.

1826 W. N. Glascock Naval Sketch-bk. (ed. 2) I. 271 The brigades of seamen embodied to act with our troops in America, as well as in the north coast of Spain, contrived to ‘ship a bagnet’ on a pinch, and to ‘toe’ (for that was the phrase) ‘a tolerable line’.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. ix. 119 He desired us to ‘toe a line’, which means to stand in a row.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxvii. 295 The chief mate..marked a line on the deck, brought the two boys up to it, making them ‘toe the mark’.

1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) iv. 37 Toeing the scratch for business.

1862 A. Maclaren Milit. Syst. Gymnastic Exerc. 37 There should be..a permanent mark to ‘toe’ at starting.

1895 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 8/1 The phrase ‘toeing the line’ is very much in favour with some Liberals.

1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ xii. 226 I'll give Brown one more warning..and then if he doesn't toe up, I'll get one and send him the bill.

1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 235/2 The player may ‘toe the trig’, but may not overstep it.

1910 Daily News 30 Mar. 7 To-day they had decided to toe the line with the progressive workers of the country.

单词	to toe the scratch
释义	> as lemmas to toe the scratch a. Sport. A line or mark drawn as an indication of a boundary or starting-point; †in Cricket, a ‘crease’ (obsolete); in Pugilism, the line drawn across the ring, to which boxers are brought for an encounter. Hence in various phrases (often figurative), as to come up to (the) scratch, up to the required standard; to bring to the scratch, to toe the scratch, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > starting or finishing mark > starting mark score1513 starting place1570 goal1589 barrier1600 lists1601 starting post1631 scratch1772 starting line1812 mark1887 start line1908 gate1928 mobile1969 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [noun] > crease crease1752 popping crease1752 scratch1772 return crease1774 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > ring > line drawn across ring scratch1830 the world > action or operation > ability > able, capable, or competent [phrase] > fit or competent to come up to (the) scratch1843 up to snuff1906 1772 Noble Game of Cricket in Kentish Gaz. 22 Aug. 4/1 Ye strikers..Stand firm to your scratch, let your bat be upright. 1821 John Bull 7 Jan. 29/3 He started a few seconds before the time and came up in speed to the scratch at the moment appointed. 1830 T. De Quincey Life R. Bentley in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 655/2 No prudent champion, however game, would have chosen to offer himself to the scratch for a second round. 1843 C. Dickens Let. 17 June (1974) III. 513 Pray, as a Member of the Committee, come up to the Scratch. 1848 A. Brontë Tenant of Wildfell Hall II. xi. 202 Your uncle and aunt have long been wanting us to go there, you know; but somehow, there's such a repulsion between the good lady and me, that I never could bring myself up to the scratch. 1861 C. M. Yonge Young Step-mother xiii. 156 The Vicar..was meditating a fresh one [sc. attempt], if..he could bring his churchwarden up to the scratch. 1881 Sportsman's Year-bk. 37 [Pigeon shooting rules.] 21. In Shooting Matches..The shooter is bound in his turn to appear at the scratch within five minutes when called upon. 1894 J. D. Astley Fifty Years of my Life I. 41 Some eight or ten toed the scratch, and I won very easily. 1911 G. B. Shaw Getting Married in Doctor's Dilemma 226 It's about the wedding... We cant get our man up to the scratch. Cecil has locked himself in his room and wont see or speak to any one. 1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days ix. 142 If they won't come up to scratch you can always get hold of the ringleaders and give them a good bambooing on the Q.T. 1953 D. Garnett Golden Echo vi. 133 All Edward's friends were mobilised and came loyally up to scratch. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. viii. 164 Those of us who had pretensions to brain Maurice brought up to scratch by loosing on them the full force of his personality. 1978 Taxi 16 Feb. 11/4 (advt.) Cold weather can cause you a lot of problems if your cab's electrics aren't up to scratch. extracted from scratchn.¹ to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig) 2. To touch or reach with the toes; chiefly in to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig) (trig n.²), to stand with the tips of one's toes exactly touching a line; to stand in a row; hence figurative to present oneself in readiness for a race, contest, or undertaking; also, to conform, esp. to the defined standard or platform of a party. Also (U.S.) to toe up. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > form (a) row(s) or line(s [verb (intransitive)] rank1582 range1697 to fall in (also into) line1747 line1790 to line up1796 to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1813 daisy-chain1968 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare or get ready [verb (intransitive)] > be prepared or ready > present oneself in readiness to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1813 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] > be ready for to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1854 to be loaded (for)1888 to cover all the bases1941 the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > direct one's conduct by a rule [verb (intransitive)] > conform conform1393 to swim with or down the stream or the tide1592 symbolize1605 comply1655 to fall in (also into) line1837 to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1895 society > authority > subjection > obedience > obey or be obedient [verb (intransitive)] > conform to a standard to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1895 1813 ‘H. Bull-Us’ Diverting Hist. John Bull & Brother Jonathan (ed. 2) xii. 62 He began to think it was high time to toe the mark. 1817 Deb. Congr. U.S. 30 Jan. (1854) 792 The necessity appeared..of toeing the trig, and standing there at all hazards. 1826 W. N. Glascock Naval Sketch-bk. (ed. 2) I. 271 The brigades of seamen embodied to act with our troops in America, as well as in the north coast of Spain, contrived to ‘ship a bagnet’ on a pinch, and to ‘toe’ (for that was the phrase) ‘a tolerable line’. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. ix. 119 He desired us to ‘toe a line’, which means to stand in a row. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxvii. 295 The chief mate..marked a line on the deck, brought the two boys up to it, making them ‘toe the mark’. 1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) iv. 37 Toeing the scratch for business. 1862 A. Maclaren Milit. Syst. Gymnastic Exerc. 37 There should be..a permanent mark to ‘toe’ at starting. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 8/1 The phrase ‘toeing the line’ is very much in favour with some Liberals. 1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ xii. 226 I'll give Brown one more warning..and then if he doesn't toe up, I'll get one and send him the bill. 1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 235/2 The player may ‘toe the trig’, but may not overstep it. 1910 Daily News 30 Mar. 7 To-day they had decided to toe the line with the progressive workers of the country. extracted from toev. < as lemmas
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