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

8. In expressions referring to loss of courage, strength, etc. Chiefly in to turn to water (esp. of an organ or part of the body).For the earlier similative use in the same sense, originally after Joshua 7:5, see sense 3.

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a1425 (c1384) Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Corpus Oxf.) (1850) Ezek. vii. 17 Alle hoondis shulen be vndon, and alle knees shulen flowe with waters.

a1625 J. Fletcher Bonduca ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Gggg2^v/2 See, Captain, The toughnesse of his courage turn'd to water.

1834 R. M. Bird Calavar I. xix. 193 Their hearts were turned to water, and their assurance of victory humbled to the hope of capitulation.

1880 F. Boyle Chron. No-man's Land 171 My heart was water, and grief had dried my marrow.

1899 Academy 11 Nov. 543/1 He called out. The boys' knees turned to water.

1906 Broad Views May 437 Oh, to have the courage to turn! but her heart was water, and her knees shook.

1953 J. Wain Hurry on Down iii. 48 He had been feeling calm, but suddenly his knee-joints turned to water and he felt glad he was sitting down.

2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 66 All of a sudden there's a bloodcurdling yowl from outside. My bowels turn to water.

单词	to turn to water
释义	> as lemmas to turn to water 8. In expressions referring to loss of courage, strength, etc. Chiefly in to turn to water (esp. of an organ or part of the body).For the earlier similative use in the same sense, originally after Joshua 7:5, see sense 3. ΚΠ a1425 (c1384) Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Corpus Oxf.) (1850) Ezek. vii. 17 Alle hoondis shulen be vndon, and alle knees shulen flowe with waters. a1625 J. Fletcher Bonduca ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Gggg2^v/2 See, Captain, The toughnesse of his courage turn'd to water. 1834 R. M. Bird Calavar I. xix. 193 Their hearts were turned to water, and their assurance of victory humbled to the hope of capitulation. 1880 F. Boyle Chron. No-man's Land 171 My heart was water, and grief had dried my marrow. 1899 Academy 11 Nov. 543/1 He called out. The boys' knees turned to water. 1906 Broad Views May 437 Oh, to have the courage to turn! but her heart was water, and her knees shook. 1953 J. Wain Hurry on Down iii. 48 He had been feeling calm, but suddenly his knee-joints turned to water and he felt glad he was sitting down. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 66 All of a sudden there's a bloodcurdling yowl from outside. My bowels turn to water. extracted from watern. < as lemmas
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