| 单词 | heave in sight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheave in sight 21. intransitive (from sense 13) heave in sight: to rise into view, become visible, come in sight, as an object at sea when approaching or approached; hence (colloquial) transferred in general sense. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > be visible [verb (intransitive)] > appear or become visible > over horizon rise1769 heave in sight1778 1778 J. Sullivan in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) II. 205 Those ships were out of sight yesterday morning, but I hear they afterwards hove in sight again. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master i. 24 The Table-mountain heaves in sight. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. iii. ix. 248 A most tremendous he-bear hove in sight. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People v. §1. 223 The great Spanish ships heave in sight, and a furious struggle begins. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 103 They hove in sight of the enemy..to the west of the promontory of Ecnomus. < as lemmas |
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