单词 | going-over |
释义 | going-overn. 1. The act or an instance of going over to another side in a conflict; the changing of one's allegiance, party, religion, etc. Cf. to go over 2 at go v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > change of sides or opinion going-over1529 revoltc1576 flip-flop1890 1529 T. More Dyaloge Dyuers Maters iv. xvii. f. cxxiiv Loke on Tyndall yt translated ye newe testament, whyche was in dede..byfore hys goyng ouer, taken for a man of sober & honeste lyuing. 1727 A. Collins Eng. Baronage 142 How tender he was of his Honour, and how much he had at Heart the Interest of his Country, the following Letter shews, which he sent..after his going over to the Prince of Orange. 1843 Christian Remembrancer Nov. 565 We think the conduct of the recent converts to Romanism is so very un-English: we had almost said shabby. The very way in which these ‘goings over’ are conducted, shows much latent suspicion in the goodness of a cause. 1905 T. R. Williams Evangel New Theol. ii. 17 I deny entirely that the new theology is in any sense a going over to Unitarianism—I maintain, on the contrary, that Unitarianism itself has been revolutionised by the general advance. 1957 C. Muscatine Chaucer & French Trad. vi. 216 The poetic effect is to suggest that their activity is a deep apostasy, a treason, a going over to the devil himself. 2004 J. E. Guretzki Holy Moses 48 The Hebrew Chosen accused their enemies of sexual perversion, idolatry.., child sacrifice, [etc.]... This was to make fraternization with, and the going over to, the enemy difficult. 2. The action of moving, travelling, or passing over or to the other side of something. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > across traversing1524 going-over1556 traverse1563 crossing1575 river crossing1839 traversal1851 1556 tr. A. Mainardi Anatomi f. 206v Pascha is that going ouer, and passing by that the Angell made when he passed ouer the hebrues. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 611/2 The goyng ouer of Lewes nowe at that tyme when it stode hym moste vppon, to haue bene presente..broughte no small hyndrance to the whole state of all his businesse. 1690 J. Walley in T. Hutchinson Hist. Mass. (1795) I. App. xxi. 474 Our men..had the difficultys of the river to deal with, neither boats nor vessels to help us in our going over. 1766 E. Buys Sewel's Compl. Dict. Eng. & Dutch (new ed.) II. 621/3 Overscheeping, a going over with a ship; or a sending over by a ship. 1842 Tracts for Times No. 86 52 The child in the temple, the first miracle.., the going over to the Gadarenes..are the subjects in succession of the previous Sundays. 1910 H. James Let. 2 Feb. (1984) IV. 545 Now for God's sake do let me know what has been decided about Teddy and about your going over. 2001 J. Goldberg Willa Cather & Others 85 The fact that Sassoon has been wounded makes his [sc. Wilfred Owen's] going over ‘the only thing to do’. 3. A passage over a stream; a fording-place. Now historical and rare (North American in later use). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > place where something may be crossed > fordable place passing placea1540 going-over1650 fordage1728 passing1825 fording1833 wagon-drift1850 1650 in M. A. Richardson Conservatorship River of Tyne (1848) 83 There was a sand called the Frenchman's-sand, on the north side of the said river, lying near the going over at the upper end of the said Pace-sand. 1658 G. Atwell Faithfull Surveyour xxvii. 91 For that where cattel go over such drains, they commonly tread in the earth,..therefore to prevent it, get good oaken timber, [etc.]..and stop up with bushes, or ditch up, or both, the old going over. 1662 in Early Rec. Town of Providence (Rhode Island) (1893) III. 17 The high way which Leadeth from the goeing over att the River. 1705 in J. W. Barber & H. Howe Hist. Coll. New Jersey (1844) 131 So by a line of marked trees to the bridge over Gravelly run..; thence to the old going over at John Shaws; thence to the old going over at Wm. Shaw's branch. 1782 in 3rd Bk. Rec. Southampton (N.Y.) (1878) 292 The path from the going over at the River head up to the Great Pond. 1879 New Jersey Law Rep. 40 321 They conveyed to John Leeds, junior a tract of land..supposed to be about five chains above the going over of Adams' road. 1903 Rep. Appellate Div. Supreme Court N.Y. 79 178 The will of the plaintiff's grandfather,..made in 1852, assumed to devise the whole river below the going over..to his son. 4. a. An act of going over something with a particular implement, or subjecting it to a particular process; an application; a pass. Later also: an examination or inspection, esp. one conducted with great care or thoroughness; (colloquial) a thorough cleaning or servicing, an overhaul. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > inspection, survey > [noun] > with a view to repairs, etc. going-over1672 working over1695 overhale1748 overhauling1769 overhaul1826 rehaul1895 1672 W. Salmon Polygraphice iii. vii. 177 Being dry, go over with Ivory black and Verdigriese; but before the second going over, heighten it with white. 1707 J. Oldfield Ess. Improvem. Reason iii. xxvi. 390 In some Treatises we should not stay to Master every Difficulty at the first going over. 1735 J. Holmes Greek Gram. iii. i. 72 The Learner, at first going over, is only to get by heart the 12 Rules mark'd I. II. &c. 1820 Aberdeen Jrnl. 2 Aug. A good expert hand will hoe from one and a half to two acres in a week, for the first going over. 1858 J. Slight & R. S. Burn Bk. Farm Implements 259 Once going over the pasture will generally suffice for the extirpation of the moss, but should it be abundant, a second going over, at right angles to the first, will accomplish the end. 1870 Daily Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 4 May The other guests were very politely entertained.., and every facility afforded them for a thorough ‘going over’ of the buildings and grounds. 1876 S. A. Frost Almost a Woman vi. 92 If I were you..I would give the dining-room a good ‘going over’. It has not been properly swept I do n't know when, and it wants to shine to-morrow. 1919 H. L. Wilson Ma Pettengill x. 286 She wanted to give these here accounts a thorough going-over while the sensation lasted. 1931 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 18 July The lawn mower could profit by a complete ‘going over’. 1958 B. Hamilton Too Much of Water i. 9 His first serious going-over of the scores of the..Bruckner symphonies. 1993 Treasure Hunting Mar. 5/3 We had already given the field a good going-over earlier in the season and it was a job to find an area of ground not already covered by footprints. 2009 S. Farley Black Stallion & Shape-shifter xvi. 179 She was..giving Olivaros's saddle and bridle another going-over with saddle soap and a dry sponge. b. colloquial (originally U.S.). (a) A talking-to; a scolding, a dressing-down. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > scolding > instance of Kyrie15.. Kyrie eleison1528 chide1538 wormwood lecture1640 rant1663 scold1726 trimming1763 blowing up1772 set-to1774 set-down1780 ragging1788 scouting1794 hurl?a1800 hearing1816 heckling1832 twisting1834 downsetting1842 going-over1843 shrewing1847 call1862 tongue-lashing1881 tongue-walking1888 telling-off1893 rousting1900 lumps1935 fourpenny one1936 rucking1958 1843 J. H. Green Exposure Arts & Miseries Gambling 252 You take him and give him a good going over. Convince him of the importance of keeping his tongue between his teeth; tell him that the state's attorney and I understand each other. 1872 Chicago Tribune 23 Oct. 4/2 The Cincinnati Commercial gives these male Mrs. Grundys a ‘going over’ in an article well worth reading. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn iii. 29 I got a good going-over in the morning, from old Miss Watson, on account of my clothes. 1937 D. Runyon More than Somewhat viii. 155 Many a time I hear Bookie Bob giving her a going-over about something or other, and generally it is about the price of something she orders to eat. 1969 E. Blishen This Right Soft Lot ii. i. 130 Sir, don't give me a going over—but this desk's too small for me. Honest! 2006 J. Lutz Chill of Night xxvi. 174 The chief gave me a hell of a going over about the..investigation. (b) A beating; a thrashing; rough or violent treatment. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating > instance of threshingOE fustigation1428 breeching1520 trouncingc1550 bace1575 firking1594 belting1602 knave's grease1602 oil of baston1604 oil of birch1604 oil of hazel1604 oil of holly1604 oil of whip1604 lamb-pie1607 lamming1611 drubbing1650 vapulation1656 warming1681 floggation1688 working over1695 cullis1719 thrashing1720 halberd1756 licking1756 dressing1769 leathering1790 nointing1794 dusting1799 teasing1807 hiding1809 whopping1812 thrumming1823 toco1823 flaking1829 teaser1832 lathering1835 welting1840 pasting1851 towelling1851 whaling1852 hickory oil1855 swishing1859 slating1860 going-over1881 six of the best1912 belt beating1928 ass-kicking1943 stomping1958 seeing to1968 butt-kicking1970 1881 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 12 June He met his assailant on the street and proceeded to give him a good going-over, punishing him until he ‘squealed’ and promised to let strangers walk the streets in peace. 1932 D. Runyon in Collier's Weekly 10 Dec. 44/2 For two cents I will give all you wrong gees a good going-over. 1948 W. G. Smith Last of Conquerors (1949) iv. 193 ‘Let's give him a little going over,’ one of the M.P.s suggested. 1963 T. Morris & P. Morris Pentonville xi. 240 Most serious of all are the premeditated ‘goings over’ of individuals by small groups of men who are the bodyguard of a gang leader. 2007 D. Fesperman Amateur Spy 68 The boy in custody was bruised and bloody. It looked like he had gotten quite a going over. 5. U.S. Bridge. The action of doubling a bid. Now disused. ΚΠ 1899 J. D. Champlin Young Folks' Cycl. Games & Sports (ed. 2) 772/2 The dealer and his partner have the right to go over them..and the going over may be repeated until both side [sic] are satisfied. 1904 To-Day 5 Oct. 286/2 If any player double out of turn here, there is no penalty, but over the water the declaring player has the right to say whether the doubling, or ‘going over’, shall stand or not. 1910 Cent. Dict. Suppl. XI. 165/1 The declaration once legitimately made, the adversaries cannot change it, but they may double the value of the trick points by ‘going over’. 1920 R. F. Foster Auction made Easy 111 Going over, obsolete for doubling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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