| 单词 | tower of strength |
| 释义 | > as lemmastower of strength 3. figurative. (Cf. ‘stronghold’, etc.) Frequently in tower of strength. See also ivory tower n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or security > that which gives security anchoreOE tower13.. strengthc1425 rock1526 anchorage1596 assurer1607 anchor line1614 aventinea1625 anchorage ground1758 anchorman1895 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports > one who uptakera1340 holder-upc1374 upbearer1387 bearera1398 undernimmera1400 weighera1400 upholderc1403 ally1406 allya1431 godfather?1541 propper1549 tower of strength1549 backer1583 moyener?1591 backfriend1599 stayer1611 suppositor1629 susceptor1652 standby1712 bottle holder1788 understander1875 buddy1893 anchorman1895 backer-up1921 13.. St. Ambrosius 793 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1878) 20/2 Ambrose..him self was wal and tour, To kepe holi~chirches honour. c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) iv. met. iii. 96 For with inne is Ihydd the strengthe and vigor of men in the secre toure of hir hertes. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 407/1 Thenne she began strongely to assayle the toure of hys conscience. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Matrimonie f. xv*v O lorde..Bee vnto them a tower of strength. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Psalms cxliv. 2 He is my goodnes and my fortres, my tower and my deliuerer. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. iii. 12 Besides, the Kings name is a tower of strength . View more context for this quotation 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. G3v As if there were sought in knowledge..a Tower of State for a proude minde to raise it selfe vpon. View more context for this quotation 1852 Ld. Tennyson Ode Wellington 7 O fall'n at length that tower of strength. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) II. xxii. 224 But, my dear Cynthia,—how soon Roger will be back,—a tower of strength. 1909 G. K. Chesterton Orthodoxy iii. 55 The whole modern world is at war with reason, and the tower already reels. 1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes ii. iii. 394 She's been such a tower of strength all this time. 1970 Bible (New Eng.) Prov. xviii. 10 The name of the Lord is a tower of strength, where the righteous may run for refuge. 1981 P. H. Johnson Bonfire ii. i. 84 He put his arms round Agnes... She thought of him as a ‘tower of strength’. < as lemmas |
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