| 单词 | dumb friend |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdumb friend b. Applied to the lower animals (and, by extension, to inanimate nature) as naturally incapable of articulate speech. Esp. in phrases dumb chum, dumb friend, applied to domesticated animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > pet pet1539 peat1566 companion1608 sock1840 dumb friend1870 OE Andreas (1932) 67 Nu ðurh geohða sceal dæde fremman swa þa dumban neat. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 108 Of dumbe bestes leorne wisdom & lare. 1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 49 Þe creatours þat er dom, And na witt ne skille has. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11222 He..did þe dumb asse to speke. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) iii. 82 They slewe the one thother, as domm bestes. 1593 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiæ in Queen Elizabeth's Englishings (1899) 31 That the divine Creature..should no otherwise florish, but that it neede possession of dom [L. inanimatæ] ware? 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 68 Dumb Sheep and Oxen spoke. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 117 A Plague did on the dumb Creation rise. View more context for this quotation 1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons III. xviii. ii. 256 To waste on a dumb animal what..many a good Christian would be exceedingly glad of! 1870 Animal World July 163/1 My considerable experience..combined with the affection I still feel for the dumb friends of my childhood, induces me to note down a few reminiscences of favourites. 1927 P. G. Wodehouse Meet Mr. Mulliner iii. 80 The dog..stood there, barking... ‘Having a little trouble with the dumb friend, bish?’ he asked genially. 1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves i. 13 He retired to the depths of the country and gave his life up to these dumb chums. 1940 ‘N. Blake’ Malice in Wonderland i. vii. 84 Don't leave your dumb friends at home! Bring them to Wonderland and instal them in our superbly equipped Pets' Corner! 1957 R. Campbell Portugal 62 Cassius's dumb-chum, the moray, adored him. < as lemmas |
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