Used adverbially. great quantity: by or to a large amount or extent; in abundance; to a great distance (also (a) good quantity). a quantity: to…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > to a great extent or by far (19) great quantityc1330 Used adverbially. great quantity: by or to a large amount or extent; in abundance; to a great distance (also (a) good quantity). a quantity: to… far forthly1362 to a great or definite extent; also, entirely, excellently. by farc1380 †of, on far: see afar, adv. †upon far: at a distance. from far: at a distance (cf. ferren, adv. adj.). by far: by a great interval (= sense 4); see by… well awayc1390 Qualifying a comparative: far and away, much. Cf. wella, adv. by half?a1400 Phrases. by half: by a great deal; much, considerably, far. Esp. in phr. too clever by half: trying too hard to be clever. by mucha1450 by much: by a great deal; to a great extent, greatly, much. Formerly also occasionally †much by much. far (and) away1546 By a great interval, widely. of inequality or unlikeness. Often with comparatives or superlatives; sometimes more emphatically far (and) away. Also… by a great sort1579 by a great sort, by a great deal; by much. Obsolete. rare. to stand head and shoulders abovea1683 head and shoulders: (with above, higher, taller, etc.) used adverbially to indicate the (considerable) amount by which a person's height exceeds… (by) a long way1741 figurative. Chiefly in adverbial phrases indicating the degree or extent to which something is the case, as a great (now usually good) way, (by) a lon… by a jugful1831 As much as fills a jug. by a jugful (U.S. slang), by a great deal, ‘by a long chalk’. by all odds1832 North American. by all odds: certainly, undoubtedly, by any reckoning. by a long, damn, etc., sight1834 by a long, damn,etc., sight, by a long way, by a good deal (usually in negative contexts). U.S. colloquial. out and away1834 out and away: (modifying a superlative) far away; by far, beyond all others. (by) a long chalk1835 Phrases. (by) a long chalk, also by long chalks, by chalks (colloquial): in a great degree, by far (in allusion to the use of chalk in scoring… by chalks1835 Phrases. (by) a long chalk, also by long chalks, by chalks (colloquial): in a great degree, by far (in allusion to the use of chalk in scoring… by long chalks1835 Phrases. (by) a long chalk, also by long chalks, by chalks (colloquial): in a great degree, by far (in allusion to the use of chalk in scoring… by a street1886 by a street: by a wide margin (originally of a sporting victory). a whole lot1886 colloquial (originally U.S.). a whole lot: to a great extent or degree; very much. Chiefly modifying a comparative adjective or adverb. Cf. lot, n.… |
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