单词 | unloaded |
释义 | unloadedadj.1 Having no load, not loaded; not laden. Also figurative and in extended use.In quot. 1890 used punningly with reference to loaded adj. 1a, with the sense ‘not carrying a firearm, unarmed’. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [adjective] > loading > laden > not loaded unloaden1573 unloaded1648 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [adjective] > loaded > not uncharged1719 unloaded1753 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongeladen, vnloaded. 1698 W. Pope Moral & Polit. Fables xcviii. 98 An Old Man, and his Son, a little Boy, Drove an unloaded Ass to the next Fair, And followd both on Foot. 1753 Trial J. Stewart 273 The unloaded gun. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Misc. Tracts 245/1 Water..sufficient to give passage to large unloaded boats. 1871 ‘M. Legrand’ Cambr. Freshman 181 Shooting with unloaded pistols. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right II. xvi. 80 ‘You're armed, of course?’ I touched my left hip significantly... ‘Too long in the country to travel unloaded.’ 1942 S. Cloete Hill of Doves (1969) ii. 28 It was the first time the wagon had ever moved without him... It looked funny standing without trek-gear, unloaded. 1966 Punch 10 Aug. 228/1 There was a brief and almost entirely unloaded silence. 2015 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 8 Oct. x. 4 Unloaded flatdeck trucks are great to follow as well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). unloadedadj.2 Of something carried or contained: that has been discharged or offloaded; taken off or out. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [adjective] > unloading > unladen unladenc1380 unloaded1768 freightless1789 disburdened1832 1768 J. G. Smith tr. John Charles May's Comm. Lett. 138 The Capt. received a recognisance from the magistrate for the unloaded goods. 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad iv. 152 As from unloaded waves, the rising sand Swell'd into light. 1892 Western Mail 24 Sept. 5/3 Later on in the morning the stackers on shore refused to stack the unloaded cargo. 1944 Times 5 July 3/4 Hits were observed on unloaded supplies. 1997 Financial Times 5 Dec. 8/1 (advt.) The unloaded material is first conveyed through belts to specific silos located along the dock. 2014 P. T. DeBoard Fragile World 169 I wrapped the Colt in two shirts and tucked it into my suitcase, slipping the unloaded bullet back into my pocket. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11648adj.21768 |
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