单词 | do but |
释义 | > as lemmasdo but c. do but ——: do nothing but ——, only ——. Now archaic.In this context, do was perhaps not originally auxiliary, but a main verb: cf. but adv. 2. ΚΠ ?a1518 H. Watson Ualentyne & Orson (1555) ci. sig. Xx.viiiv All shall be done, do but aske and you shall be serued. 1575 tr. J. D'Albin de Valsergues Notable Disc. xxxvii. 84 Do but consider ye verdict that you both geue of your selues & of vs. 1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore i. iv. 14 Do but thinke what sport it will be. 1638 T. Heywood Wise Woman iv. i. sig. H Do but waite heere. 1768 O. Goldsmith Good Natur'd Man v. 62 Do but hear me. 1832 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. 5 260 Do but open your eyes. 1873 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 433 ‘Do but listen to him!’ cried the Countess, with a gesture of mock horror. 1901 M. Carmichael Life Walshe vi. 82 And do but turn round about and behold the gentle city of Lucca. 1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor i. viii. 75 Do but pay your fee, and 'tis yours to destroy. 2007 ‘C. Wells’ Scandal's Daughter 235 Oh, do but look at the time! < as lemmas |
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