单词 | agrope |
释义 | † agropev. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To grip, grasp tightly. Cf. grope v. 3a.Only in Old English. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > hold firmly, grip, or grasp clipOE agropeOE gripec1175 clencha1300 umbegrip?a1400 clitchc1400 stablec1440 grappe?c1450 coll1490 spenda1500 strain1590 clutch1602 screw1617 fast-hand1632 grasp1774 nevel1788 firm1859 bear-hug1919 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 202 Ne mæg min sawl beon gebroht mid blysse to heofonum, butan min lichama beo on þinum bendum genyrwod, and fram ðinum cwellerum on þinum copsum agrapod. 2. transitive. To seek or search out; to discover. Cf. grope v. 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > find out, discover [verb (transitive)] seeOE fanda1000 finda1200 kenc1330 lenda1350 agropea1393 contrive1393 to find outc1405 outsearch?a1439 ripec1440 inventc1475 disclose?a1500 fish1531 agnize?1570 discover1585 to grope out1590 out-find1590 expiscate1598 vent1611 to learn out1629 to get to know1643 develop1653 ascertain1794 stag1796 root1866 to get a line on1903 establish1919 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 2814 The Cardinals..in the conclave..after that thei cowthe agrope Hath ech of hem seid his entente. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 7339 (MED) For who so wole it wel agrope, To hem belongeth al Europe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.OE |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。