| 单词 | to unmake one's mind |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto unmake one's mind 5. transitive. to unmake one's mind: to reconsider or reverse a decision; to change one's mind. Cf. to make up one's mind at make v.1 Phrasal verbs 1.In quot. 1848: to change another person's mind. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose or intention [verb (transitive)] to fall from ——a1425 waivec1450 forthink1483 to leave up1523 unresolve1608 startle1612 betray1614 recant1648 recede1650 to turn round1808 to unmake one's mind1848 unwill1871 1848 Juvenile Scrap-bk. 66 She thought it clever to make up her mind, to make it up at once, conclusively, and not to allow it to be unmade again for any purpose of kindness, or good will. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 4 When you have made up your mind to go to West Africa the very best thing you can do is to get it unmade again. 1912 M. Bryant Adjustment xxiii. 272 Dr. Consett made and unmade his mind on the subject of Miss Massendon some six times. 2004 C. Landis Harvest ix. 115 ‘I got a made-up mind.’ ‘I'll bet you can unmake it.’ < as lemmas |
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