| 单词 | in form |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin form b. in form (now usually in due or proper form): according to the rules or prescribed methods; also, as a matter of merely formal procedure, formally; the form (somewhat colloquial): the state of affairs, what is happening or going on, the position; the correct procedure. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > in conformity with or according to [phrase] > according to rule by the book1556 in form1703 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > usual course, condition, etc. > the usual or ordinary way or procedure > as established or accepted orderc1300 usation1556 in form1703 drill1940 programme1966 the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [noun] > state of affairs or situation thingeOE stallc1000 estrec1300 farea1325 arrayc1386 casea1393 costa1400 state of thingsa1500 style?a1505 predicament1586 facta1617 posture1620 picture1661 situation1750 position1829 lie1850 posish1859 state of play1916 the form1934 score1938 sitch1954 1556 tr. J. de Flores Histoire de Aurelio & Isabelle sig. E3 Itt sholde be putte in writinge, and reduitede in fourme of lawe.] 1703 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) V. 350 Count de Frize, governor of Landau, writes, that [he] expects to be attackt in form. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 164. ¶5 He recovered himself enough to give her the Absolution in Form. 1736 T. Lediard Life Marlborough I. 24 The Art..of besieging a strong Town in Form. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. i. xi. 67 The Citadel was defended in Form, and at length, in proper Form, surrendered at Discretion. View more context for this quotation 1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. x. 185 The publisher..makes a grave apology in form. 1805 T. Lindley Narr. Voy. to Brasil xix The laws, which heretofore existed only in form, have been thoroughly enforced. 1934 E. Waugh Handful of Dust 21 ‘I'm going to Hetton tomorrow.’..‘What's the form?’ ‘Very quiet and enjoyable.’ 1936 P. Fleming News from Tartary ii. ii. 76 I sent a wire to..Reuter's Correspondent at the capital..who..would be sure to know the form. 1940 N. Mitford Pigeon Pie xii. 192 She read somewhere that this was the form in Imperial Russia. 1951 ‘N. Shute’ Round Bend 87 He came along to the hotel each morning and evening to find out the form and when I wanted him. 1958 J. Cannan And be Villain i. 36 Eve, you know the form—telephone for a doctor. in (full, great) form a. Behaviour according to prescribed or customary rules; observance of etiquette, ceremony, or decorum. in (full, great) form: with due ceremony. Often depreciatively: Mere outward ceremony or formality, conventional observance of etiquette, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adverb] in (full, great) formc1405 solemnedlyc1480 religiously1576 ceremoniously1600 complementally?1617 ceremonially1644 complimentally1679 solemn1743 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety > strict decorum formc1405 galancie1581 ceremoniousness1583 punctilio1596 formality1599 ceremony1603 punctuality1618 punctillea1648 complementalness1657 formalness1684 punctiliousness1685 nicety1693 ceremonial1749 square-toedness1846 punctiliosity1859 uptightness1969 the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > acting according to some standard, fashion, etc. > conformity to established rules > mere conventional observance forma1672 eyewash1857 bullshit1930 bull1941 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adverb] > as a matter of form pro forma1590 in (full, great) form1788 formally1870 c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 307 Noght oo word spak he moore than was neede And that was sapoke in forme and reuerence. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. i. 156 The glasse of fashion, and the mould of forme . View more context for this quotation a1672 A. Wood Life (1848) 118 A fellow of little or no religion, only for forme-sake. 1703 R. Steele Tender Husband v. i We'll eat the Dinner, and have a Dance together, or we shall transgress all form. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 147. ⁋2 When I reflected on my former Performance of that Duty, I found I had run it over as a matter of Form. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 102 They cou'd no more bury in Form, Rich or Poor. 1776 S. Foote Bankrupt i. 3 There is so much confinement, and form, even in the most fashionable families. 1788 Ld. Auckland Diary in Lett. (1861) II. 74 We went in the evening in a carriage in full form. 1804 J. Grahame Sabbath 37 Of giving thanks to God—not thanks of form, A word and a grimace, but rev'rently. 1805 T. Lindley Voy. Brasil (1808) 126 These officers accordingly attended in great form. a1842 T. Arnold in A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) II. App. A. 344 Whether while we worshipped Thee in form, we worshipped Thee in spirit and in truth. 1871 F. W. Farrar Witness of Hist. iii. 97 To plant the standard of Christian freedom upon the ruins of Levitical form. in form a. Sport. Of a horse: Condition in regard to health and training; fitness for running or racing; style and speed in running (as compared with competitors). (See quot. 1861.) in form: fit to run, ‘in condition’; so out of form. Said also of athletes (e.g. oarsmen, cricketers) and players generally. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > physical condition or types of form1760 society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > qualities of sportsperson > condition or fitness bottom1747 staying power1859 form1869 steel1891 match-fitness1960 1760 R. Heber Horse Matches ix. 148 A horse in a very high form. 1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 35 Bringing horses of different forms, together, over Newmarket. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 115 To enable him to run in his best form. 1861 J. H. Walsh & J. I. Lupton Horse vi. 84 When we say that a horse is ‘in form’ we intend to convey to our hearers that he is in high condition and fit to run. 1869 M. A. Barker Station Life N.Z. (1874) xvii. 126 One of the new chums, who was not supposed to be in good form for a long walk. 1880 W. Day Racehorse in Training xvi. 157 The mare had simply lost her form—she was not so good as a three- as she was as a two-year-old. 1882 Standard 20 Nov. 2/8 Mitchell was in good form, whilst Peall did not play so well as on previous days [at billiards]. 1883 Times 22 Oct. 10/2 Glocke..has not run in this country, but has shown fair form abroad. 1884 Cambr. Rev. 10 Dec. 131 In the winning crew: M...kept his form well. < as lemmas |
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