| 单词 | woods |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswoods b. out of the wood (U.S. woods). (Cf. quot. 1664 at sense 4.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > easy, easily, or without difficulty [phrase] > free from difficulty or trouble out of the wood1792 off the hook1864 in the clear1930 1792 F. Burney Let. 20 Dec. in Jrnls. & Lett. (1972) II. 2 Mr. Windham says we are not yet out of the wood—though we see the path through it. 1801 W. Huntington Bank of Faith 85 But, alas! I hallooed before I was out of the wood. a1849 E. A. Poe X-ing a Paragrab in Wks. (1856) IV. 265 Dxn't crxw..befxre yxu're xut xf the wxxds. 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 21 Oct. 8/3 It remains to be seen yet whether the Germans are not shouting before they are out of the wood. 1889 ‘E. Lyall’ Derrick Vaughan i. 12 In a few months,..I noticed a fresh sign that he was out of the wood. 1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 21 Nov. 2/2 The people of North Dakota seem not to be out of the woods in the matter of prohibition. 1902 O. Wister Virginian xxix. 360 When a patient reaches this stage [of convalescence], he is out of the woods. < as lemmas |
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