| 单词 | equal to the occasion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasequal to the occasion b. Adequately fit or qualified. Of persons: Having strength, endurance, or ability adequate to some requirement. Phrase, equal to the occasion. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > adequate for the case or conditions fulfilling1340 satisfactory1576 proportionate1614 adequatea1617 satisfactive1646 equal1697 1697 Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 80 The Soil..Is..equal to the Pasture and the Plough. View more context for this quotation 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. iii. 27 The part you have undertaken is at least as much as you are equal to. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. vii. 71 She was not equal, however, to much conversation. View more context for this quotation 1816 Brief Remarks Eng. Manners 20 He did not feel equal to receiving the congratulations of the company. 1827 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War II. 124 They were not equal to contend with disciplined troops. 1872 H. P. Liddon Some Elements Relig. i. 4 Schemes of independent morality..are not equal to resisting the impetuosities of passion. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 163 Gescon was equal to the emergency. < as lemmas |
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