单词 | unquelled |
释义 | unquelledadj. Not quelled; (esp. in early use) not killed (cf. quell v.1 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [adjective] > not overcome or overwhelmed unvanquisheda1382 unquelledc1440 unoverthrown1535 unconquered1549 unvicta1560 unvicteda1560 unmastered1565 unsubdued1590 unwon1593 unsuppressed1626 unbent1697 unbeaten1757 undefeated1819 unrouted1888 c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 3810 (MED) Qwhylls he es qwykke..vnquellyde with handis, Be he neuer mo sauede ne socourede with Cryste. 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 98 Thou shalt die quiet, thou shalt live vn-queld. a1666 R. Fanshawe tr. A. Hurtado de Mendoza Querer por solo Querer (1670) ii. 66 That so famous Queen, For unquell'd Valour, and disdain. 1727 J. Thomson Summer 44 Thy Meadows..rise unquell'd, Against the Mower's Sythe. 1788 F. Gladwin Hist. Hindostan 16 The insurrections in Gujerat, and the Dekhan, being still unquelled, the Emperor resolved to return to Agra. a1800 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad (1802) v. 142 Diomede unquell'd By that keen shaft, retreated. 1869 Bradford Observer 5 Feb. 2/5 The great revolt is still unquelled. 1931 Oregon Hist. Q. 32 6 [The fire] consumed building after building with rapid and relentless fury unquelled by the efforts made to arrest its course. 2006 Irish News (Nexis) 18 Feb. 3 (headline) Strike ends but anger remains unquelled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1440 |
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