| 单词 | in all haste |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin all haste a. With energetic speed; quickly, speedily. Hence also in in all haste: as quickly as possible, with all speed.Formerly also † on haste. [Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French en haste (12th cent.; French en hâte), a haste (12th cent., compare French à la hâte).] ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] on fastec1275 as greyhound (let out) of leasha1300 a good (also great, etc.) shake13.. in hastec1300 (wiþ) gret yre13.. in speeda1325 good speeda1400 on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1508 with post1569 on or upon the speed1632 on the run?1679 by the run1787 like a house on fire (also afire)1809 at the double-quick1834 with a run1834 fast and furious1851 at the double1860 at the rate of knots1892 for (or on) the (high) jump1905 like blue murder1914 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > with rapid action [phrase] in hastec1300 on wheelsc1547 like wildfire1699 like magic1783 like a shot1809 a dose of salts1837 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > moving swiftly in specific manner [phrase] > in or with haste in hastec1300 whip and spura1500 at (the) post1507 in post1525 in a pelter1861 c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Cambr.) (1901) l. 615 (MED) He sloȝ þer on haste On hundred bi þe laste. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3607 Richard prykede forþ an haste, Ase harde as he may þraste. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 13402 Þai fild a cupp þan son in hast. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Nun's Priest's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 187 In alle haste, com to me, he sayde. 1518 A. Clifton Let. in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 224 To my ryght wrychypfull brodyre syr harre clyfforthe be thy byll..delyuyryd in haste. 1567 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. 47 Reuenge in haist the cruell act. 1613 W. Adams Let. 1 Dec. in A. Farrington Eng. Factory in Japan (1991) I. 103 Captain John Sarris..sent a lletter unto me in all hast. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 456 Forth rush'd in haste the great consulting Peers. View more context for this quotation 1738 J. Ogilvie tr. R. Menteith Hist. Troubles Great Brit. (ed. 2) v. 206 Bailly..was in all Haste advancing towards the Spey with his Army strong in Horse. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 74 ‘Not dead!’ she answer'd in all haste. 1868 T. T. Lynch Rivulet (ed. 3) cxvii. 137 Arise, sad heart, arise in haste. 1935 W. H. Ukers All about Tea I. i. 9/1 The good abbot supplemented his prayers with his favourite beverage, sending in all haste to his temple for some of the tea. 1966 Life 5 Aug. 10/8 The boom-or-bust fiction game, where reputations are made in haste and demolished in even more haste. 2014 C. Skidmore Rise of Tudors ii. 67 Warwick's brother..was only a mile away and advancing in haste towards them. < as lemmas |
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