单词 | a warm reception |
释义 | > as lemmasa warm reception b. a warm reception: a vigorous onslaught or resistance; a demonstration of hostile feeling.The phrase probably belonged originally to sense A. 12c, in which it is still current. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance > demonstration of resistance a warm reception1702 1702 London Gaz. No. 3808/7 The Imperial Forces were in so good a Posture, that the French would meet with a warm Reception. 1737 S. Berington Mem. G. di Lucca 39 We thought, by that warm Reception, they would have given us over. 1841 G. P. R. James Brigand xxvi We must give him [the rival] a warm reception. < as lemmas |
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