| 单词 | work on |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswork on a. With onward movement or action; continuously. Chiefly forming phrasal verbs with the sense ‘to continue to do’ the action being specified by the verb, as to speak on, hold on, work on, wait on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > [adverb] forthOE onOE society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > be occupied with work onOE servec1330 lie1546 exercisea1616 travel1682 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] weenOE weenc1000 thinklOE lookc1225 hopec1330 trusta1387 wait onc1390 supposea1393 to wait after ——1393 to look after ——c1400 thinkc1480 attend1483 suppone1490 expect1535 to expect for1538 aspect1548 respect1549 look1560 ween1589 attend1591 propose1594 await1608 to presume on, upon, or of1608 to look forwards1637 prospect1652 to look for ——a1677 augur1678 anticipate1749 to look to ——1782 spect1839 contemplate1841–8 to look forward1848 eye1979 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > protect or defend [verb (reflexive)] were993 keepc1175 skere1390 wait onc1390 shroud14.. mantlec1475 fend1865 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for keepc1000 waitc1200 aspya1250 awaita1250 wait onc1390 to wait on ——1390 forestall1413 belay1470 to lay fora1513 waylay1513 forelay1548 ambush1555 counterwait1562 to lie for1611 set1670 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 456 Se biscop..nyste butan hi sungon þone lofsang forð on. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11260 Ȝiff þu takesst onn att an. & tellesst forþ..Þa riseþþ upp þin tale anan. c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (1973) 433 (MED) He heold on to herien his heaðene maumez. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 15784 Ȝe habbeoð..iherd..huhe wulle taken on & Oswi..al fordon. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2003 (MED) ‘Nay, certes,’ seide þemperour, ‘þer-fore, seie on sone.’ c1390 G. Chaucer Cook's Tale 4353 Now telle on, gentil Roger, by thy name. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 356 (MED) In savynge of oure lawys now telle on. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. K.iii With right good wyll, say on: lo, I thee here. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Sept. 55 Now say on Diggon. 1665 R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales Chaucer 148 Go on with your Tale. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year In some places no account at all was kept [of the number of deaths], but they worked on, the clerks and the sextons..not knowing what number they carried. a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 60 Speculate on, good my Lord! 1820 G. Flagg Let. 6 Oct. in Flagg Corr. (1986) 25 If you should wish to hear some large stories about the western Country read on. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xx. 235 The regent waited on, and the event came. 1891 D. Russell Secret of River I. xiii. 289 He sent me money regular, to keep on the house. 1999 P. Anderson Operation Luna xi. 90 We snatched what we'd brownbagged while we worked on. 2002 Time Out 2 Jan. 33/2 If you've had your fill of shopping, do not read on. < as lemmas |
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