A turn or stroke of work; an action, deed; a piece of work or business. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > business claiming attention > an occupation or affair (62) charec897 A turn or stroke of work; an action, deed; a piece of work or business. Obsolete. matter?c1225 An event, circumstance, fact, question, state or course of things, etc., which is or may be an object of consideration or practical concern; a… journeya1352 A day's doings or business. Hence, generally, Business, affair. to wish one a good journey, to wish one well through a business. Obsolete. affairc1390 An activity performed by a person, often on a habitual basis; something to be done; a piece or item of business; an occupation, a pursuit; a task… notea1400 A matter, a business; an affair, a situation; a circumstance, a state of affairs. Now English regional (northern). incident1485 A matter, an affair. Obsolete. rare. concernment1495 A matter with which a person is occupied; a piece of business. Obsolete. actiona1500 Scottish. A matter concerning a person; a cause which is espoused or followed; grounds for doing something. Obsolete. business1524 A situation or series of events; an affair, concern, matter, now often one regarded as curious or discreditable. Sometimes with modifying word, as bad… concern1680 In the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): a feeling, arising from an insight into the divine will, that action must be taken on a particular… job1680 A task, a thing to be done; an operation, a procedure; a function to be fulfilled. ploya1689 Originally Scottish. An activity in which one engages; a personal enterprise or undertaking, esp. for amusement; a pastime; an escapade, a caper. show1797 colloquial. In extended use. Originally U.S. A situation or series of events; a matter, an affair. Frequently with modifier, as good, bad, poor… game1812 figurative. In predicative use with the: the matter at hand; the relevant activity, consideration, etc. Sometimes more generally: the state of… caper1839 transferred. Any activity or pursuit, spec. a fashionable occupation. Also, a ‘game’, dodge, racket. (There are many shades of meaning in U.S… pigeon dropping1850 the action of carrying out a pigeon drop or other confidence trick. shebang1869 ‘More widely, almost any matter of present concern; thing; business; as, tired of the whole shebang’ (Funk's Stand. Dict. 1895). Frequently in the who… hoodoo1876 U.S. A business, an affair; a to-do, a commotion, a fuss. Obsolete. racket1880 slang (originally U.S.). With weaker or no implication of dishonesty: an occupation, a line of business; an easy or profitable source of livelihood… palaver1899 colloquial (chiefly West African). With possessive adjective: the business or concern of the person specified. Cf. that's your problem at problem, n.… scene1964 slang (originally U.S.). A place where people of common interests, outlook, etc., meet or where a particular activity is carried on. Hence: a… Subcategories:— relating to specific person or thing (3) — in which one has an interest (2) — specific kind of (3) — between two parties (1) — sufficient (1) — rural (1) — devised to keep someone busy (2) — affairs (28) |
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