| 单词 | to wink upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wink upon (a) to wink on, to wink upon: = a (a), above. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > permit [verb (transitive)] > tacitly permit to wink at1537 pretermit1542 to wink on1546 wink1570 condone1962 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. x. sig. Ciii She can wynk on the yew, and wery the lam. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) ii. iv. 96 Vpon a homely obiect, Loue can winke. View more context for this quotation 1637 J. Milton Comus 14 You may as well..Bid me hope Danger will winke on opportunitie. 1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. I. v. 59 [W. Noble] I acknowledge his weaknesses, and cannot wink upon his crimes. 1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. i. v. 99 Justice must never wink upon great offenders. < as lemmas |
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