Towards or on the ground; in a long trailing manner.
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释义 | the world > the earth > land > ground > [adverb] (11) sideOE Towards or on the ground; in a long trailing manner. on (also at, of, in) lowc1225 on (also at, of, in) low: down low, below; on the earth; = alow, adv.1 1. Cf. sense B. 1b. Obsolete. agroundc1325 On or to the ground; on the earth. Also in figurative contexts. Frequently poetic. Now archaic. in levela1400 Level condition or position: horizontality. Chiefly in phrases: on, upon a level, in a horizontal line or plane; the level, the horizontal; in level… upon shorec1400 In prepositional phrases without article, as in shore, near or nearer to the shore (from the water). See onshore, adv. at-lowa1500 Below. sidelong1667 So as to be lying on one's side; with the side to the ground. à terre1922 On the ground; spec. in Ballet. Also figurative (cf. terre-à-terre, adj. adv.). Subcategories:— above (3) |
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