| 单词 | to wax lyrical |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wax lyrical 3. Excitedly effusive; highly enthusiastic, fervent. Frequently in to wax lyrical. colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective] needfulOE anguishous?c1225 eager?a1300 throc1330 fierce1377 desirousc1386 affectuousa1400 yeverousa1400 inwardc1402 earnestful?1406 rathe?c1450 zealing1459 increc1480 affectual1483 zealous1526 affectioneda1533 jealous1535 heartyc1540 affectivec1550 earnest1563 pricking1575 forward1587 affectionate1598 passiveless1602 zealful1602 full-hearteda1616 wholehearted1644 intense1645 high1649 covetous1652 thorough-hearted1656 keen as mustard1659 fell1667 fervent1673 smirk1674 zealed1679 prest1697 strenuous1713 enthusiastic1741 enthusiastical1755 whole-souled1821 con amore1828 lyrical1875 mustard1919 gung ho1942 the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > be or become zealous [verb (intransitive)] zeala1626 to warm (up) to1749 enthuse1864 schwärm1913 to wax lyrical1965 1875 H. James Roderick Hudson iv, in Atlantic Monthly Apr. 426/2 He delivered himself of a lyrical greeting to the great church and to the city in general, in a tone of voice so irrepressibly elevated that it rang through the nave in rather a scandalous fashion. 1949 B. A. Botkin Treasury Southern Folklore iv. i. 552 Marylanders grow lyrical over Brunswick stew..and Louisianians, over the superiorities of the Cajun and Creole cuisine. 1965 E. Current-Garcia O. Henry iv. 126 Once again O. Henry waxes lyrical about the gold and silver delights of New York. 1977 Economist 9 Apr. 54/2 The immigration minister of that time..issued lyrical messages of thanks for the vigour and vitality that all these newcomers..had brought to their adopted country. 1992 Independent 20 Jan. 16/1 Roxy Rifken waxes lyrical about the therapeutic value of blasting a clipful of .45 bullets into a torso-shaped target. to wax lyrical intransitive. To speak or write (increasingly) in the manner specified; esp. in to wax lyrical, to wax eloquent. Cf. sense 9a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > speak in a particular manner [verb (intransitive)] > speak pleasingly > eloquently to say or talk turkey1824 to wax eloquent1842 to wax lyrical1911 1842 Times 2 Nov. 5/3 The gallant colonel then gallantly waxed eloquent in praise of women. 1892 ‘M. Field’ Stephania 2 O sorry sight! A Roman Emperor Deigns to wax eloquent, and by persuasion Has oped the city-gates. 1911 G. Cannan tr. R. Rolland Jean-Christophe in Paris 60 He had the genius of taste except at certain moments when the Massenet slumbering in the heart of every Frenchman awoke and waxed lyrical. 1978 E. Blishen Sorry, Dad III. iii. 114 Stationing himself at a window, he would wax more and more satirical and sarcastic about what he could see of the Boltons' domestic arrangements. 1984 C. James Flying Visits 13 The writer becomes less and less inclined to wax sententious. 1996 C. J. Stone Fierce Dancing xii. 184 Debby began waxing lyrical about the food. It was something else she told me. < as lemmas |
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