单词 | i vow |
释义 | > as lemmasI vow b. I vow, used to strengthen an assertion.In later use chiefly U.S., also in the minced forms van, vowne v., and vum v. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (transitive)] > attach importance to > render outstanding > in speech I saya1300 to lay on load?1562 I vow1590 vowne1785 stress1794 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iv. sig. P8 Our selues in league of vowed loue wee knitt:..And for my part I vow, dissembled not a whitt. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. iv. 200 Else by Ioue, I vow, I should haue scratch'd out your vnseeing eyes. View more context for this quotation 1675 N. Lee Trag. Nero Prol. A bloody fatal Play you'l see to night, I vow to Gad, 'thas put me in a fright. 1687 T. Brown Saints in Uproar in Wks. (1730) I. 80 You'd break a man's sides with laughing, I vow and swear. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvii. ii. 91 I vow I am afraid. View more context for this quotation 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 59 I vow, child, you are vastly handsome. 1790 R. Tyler Contrast (1887) ii. ii. 39 I vow I was glad to take to my heels and split home. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. viii. 103 I vow my holl sheer o' the spiles wouldn't come nigh a V spot. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. vi. 50 I vow and declare I am half ashamed of myself for taking such an interest in you. 1875 Ld. Tennyson Queen Mary iii. v. 162 Robin came behind me, Kiss'd me well, I vow. < as lemmas |
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