Chiefly with to, from. intransitive. Of a person: to turn to or from a particular course of action, way of life, etc.; to turn one's mind, thoughts…
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释义 | the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] (79) wendOE Chiefly with to, from. intransitive. Of a person: to turn to or from a particular course of action, way of life, etc.; to turn one's mind, thoughts… divert1430 intransitive (for reflexive). To turn aside out of one's course; to deviate, digress (literal and figurative). (The earliest sense exemplified; now ar… to turn one's tale1525 to turn one's tale: to change the way in which one speaks about or to a person; (also) to tell a different story. Obsolete. relent1528 To yield. intransitive. To yield, give way; to give up a previous resolution, obstinacy, or course of action. Also with †to someone or something, from… revolt1540 intransitive. To draw back or refrain from (one's duty, a custom, an undertaking, etc.). Obsolete. resile?a1597 intransitive. Without construction: to draw back; to make a retraction, to recant; to renege. (In quot. 1889: to move back to a previously held… crinkle1612 intransitive. To abandon or shrink from one's purpose; to fail to fulfil a promise. Now rare (English regional (northern) in later use). to throw in (or up) one's cards1688 Used in various figurative expressions in which an enterprise is likened to a game of cards, esp. with allusion to a person's fate, luck, or lot in… to box the compass1714 figurative. To cover or scrutinize every opinion, action, etc., relating to something; to know or cover every aspect of a subject. Also: to change… to turn round1808 intransitive. To change to the opposite opinion, state of mind, etc.; esp. to change from a friendly to a hostile attitude. Frequently with on or upon… crawfish1848 intransitive. To retreat from a position taken up; to ‘back out’. to back down1849 to back down: to descend as one does a ladder; to recede downward from a position taken up. Also figurative. Originally U.S. duff1883 intransitive. Scottish and English regional (northern). To change one's mind, withdraw, or back out from a venture or undertaking; to ‘chicken out’… back-pedal1891 intransitive and transitive; also as n. (attributive). punk1920 intransitive. U.S. slang. With out. To display cowardice; to back out from cowardice; (hence) to withdraw one's support, to quit. back-track1947 intransitive. To return; to retrace one's steps. Also figurative, to go back on, withdraw. to back off1961 to back off (originally U.S.). figurative. To abandon one's intention, stand, etc.; to relent or back down. colloquial. Subcategories:— withdraw from an engagement or promise (19) — desert one's party or principles (28) — recant or retract (11) — give up or discontinue (3) — drift into or from (1) |
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