| 单词 | in few |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin few b. in few: in a few words; in short. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adverb] > in short at a (also one) wordOE at few wordsOE shortly1303 in short wordsc1380 oncec1384 in short and plainc1386 in sum?a1425 at short wordsa1450 at short1513 briefly?1521 in a word1522 in one word1522 with a word1522 summa1535 to be short1544 in (the) fine1545 in few1550 summarily1567 in a sum1574 in shorta1577 in brief1609 briefa1616 in a little1623 tout court1747 sans phrase1808 in a nutshell1822 in nuce1854 1550 T. Becon Fortresse of Faythfull sig. H.ii In fewe, they had vitailes home with them, and their money also, with manye precious gyftes. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 157 He thus to Eve in few: Say Woman, what is this which thou hast done? View more context for this quotation 1745 E. Young Consolation 27 In few, to close the Whole, The moral Muse has shadow'd out a Sketch. 1848 J. A. Carlyle tr. Dante Inferno (1849) 71 Who shall tell in few the many fresh pains and travails that I saw? 1929 A. E. Taylor tr. Plato Timaeus 97 We will now remark in few that whichsoever of these is left inert..must needs grow most enfeebled. 2011 Fair Disclosure Newswire (Nexis) 25 Feb. As a result, in few, we have more people inverting the customer base erosion trend both on prepaid and post-paid. < as lemmas |
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