释义 |
uncoˈllected, ppl. a. (un-1 8.) a. Of persons, the mind, etc.: (see collect v. 3).
1611Beaum. & Fl. Maid's Trag. iv. ii, What a wild beast is uncollected man! 1613–6Browne Brit. Past. i. i, Fearing lest those often idle fits Might clean expel her uncollected wits. 1639Bp. Reynolds Lord's Supper xviii, Sudden, uncomposed, & uncollected thoughts. 1718Prior Solomon ii. 291 Asham'd, confus'd I..to my Soul yet uncollected said: Into Thy self, fond Solomon, return. 1833Marryat P. Simple lxiii, My mind was so uncollected..that I could not feel assured of it for a minute. b. Of things: (see collect v. 1, 1 b).
1730Thomson Autumn 731 As when of old.., Light, uncollected, thro' the Chaos urg'd Its infant way. 1828–32Webster s.v., Uncollected taxes; debts uncollected. 1847L. Hunt Title-p., Men, Women, and Books. A Selection..from his uncollected Prose Writings. |