单词 | heart-bleeding |
释义 | > as lemmasheart-bleeding heart-bleeding n. and adj. (a) n. anguish (in quot. 1584: a cause of anguish); (in later use also) the action of (esp. falsely or insincerely) professing anguished concern about something; (b) adj. agonizing; (in later use more commonly) engaged in or characterized by the action of (esp. falsely or insincerely) professing anguished concern about something; cf. bleeding heart n. at bleeding adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1584 Counter-poyson 56 They haue made themselues a laughing stocke vnto the prophane, but a pitty and heart-bleeding to the godlye. 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 86 This holy Father (with no little commiserate hart-bleeding) beholding, [etc.]. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 304 One of the dreadfullest, and heart-bleedingest conditions that can bee seen. 1756 J. Hanway Jrnl. Eight Days Journey xxxviii. 115 If we can prevent the heart-bleeding sorrows of the widow, and the lamenting tears of orphans. 1811 C. Lamb Genius of Hogarth in Reflector 2 73 Passionate heart-bleeding entreaties for forgiveness. 1941 W. A. Percy Lanterns on Levee xxi. 282 [They] will still be finding it fetching and inexpensive to do some of their most poignant public heart-bleeding over the poor downtrodden share-croppers of the deep South. 1987 J. Wheatcroft Beholder's Eye 162 She had to judge herself severely for permitting herself to be taken in by this man's constant heart-bleeding. 2001 Premiere Sept. 34/2 As for the rest of the tree-hugging, heart-bleeding, Gore-voting entertainment industry, it's true that Streisand and Laura Bush won't be having tea anytime soon. < as lemmas |
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