| 单词 | willing-eyed |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswilling-eyed C1. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘that has a willing ——’, by combining with a noun + -ed, as in willing-eyed, willing-handed, willing-hearted. See also willing-minded adj. ΚΠ 1530 Bible (Tyndale) (Exod. xxxv.) f. xlviv And the men came with the wemen (euen as manye as were willynge harted) and brought bracelettes, earynges, rynges and girdels. 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 400/1 There's plenty o' willing-handed gomerals to cut corn and thrash pea-strae. 1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 354/1 The younger and stronger were sent before, and only the willing-hearted. 1933 D. Thomas Let. Dec. (1987) 71 Have you remarked upon the terrible young men of this generation, the willing-buttocked, celluloid-trousered, degenerates who are gradually taking the place of the bright young things of even five years ago? 1952 B. Graeme Gateway to Fortune 104 He would..waste many twilight hours in Central Park, trying to make up his mind to try his luck with some of the willing-eyed girls there. < as lemmas |
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