单词 | in company |
释义 | > as lemmasin company b. in company: in the presence of a companion or companions; among other people, not alone. Frequently with with. Also of a number of people: together, in a group; (also) †altogether, in total, in all (obsolete). Also in extended use. [After Anglo-Norman and Middle French en compagnie (c1240 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > that is all or the whole [phrase] > in all or altogether by numbera1375 in numbera1375 in allc1380 first and lastc1390 all wholea1393 in companya1393 in sum1399 full and whole1402 in great1421 whole and somec1425 in (the) whole1432 one with another1436 in (the) hale1437 all in great1533 up and down1562 one and other1569 in (the) aggregate1644 all told1814 society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [adverb] commonlyc1330 in companya1393 in handa1400 in suit withc1440 along1600 in consort1611 socially1621 in the swim with1885 in tow (with)1907 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 6496 (MED) With Covoitise yit I finde A Servant..Which Stelthe is hote, and Mecherie With him is evere in compainie. a1400 Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 987/163* He come not in company. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 661 (MED) Yet, or he cam in company, he wissh a-wey the blood. 1532 E. Boner in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VII. 396 The said old Abbot of Ferfa..hath been of late at Rome with 3 score in companye, besides 20 stafyres. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 372 Yet before we come there, we shall not be three hundreth in companie. a1639 H. Wotton Ground Rules Archit. (1676) 9 Dorique pillar..known by his place when he is in Company, and by the peculiar Ornament of his Frize..when he is alone. 1689 N. Lee Princess of Cleve ii. iii. 25 T'other night I was in company with two or three well-bred Fops, that found fault with my Obscenity, and protested. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 90. ¶7 I was often in Company with a couple of charming Women. 1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 85 I once happened in Company with a very ingenious Gentleman. 1824 R. Fitzroy Let. in Mariner's Mirror (1989) 75 23 We sail to Madeira in company with the Barham. 1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 725/2 They are distributed into separate paddocks, not more than a dozen or twenty in company. 1913 J. B. Esenwein & M. E. Roberts Art of Versification xi. 110 The pilgrims rode in company from London to Canterbury. 1917 A. Cahan Rise of David Levinsky (1993) iii. i. 55 It is pleasant even to famish in company. If I were alone it would be harder to stand it. 1985 J. Kelman Chancer (1987) 36 Tammas was walking out through the factory yard, in company with others from his section. 2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 31 Mar. (City ed.) 15 Put on the kettle, sit down, relax for a few minutes and have a ponder or, if you're in company, a chat. < as lemmas |
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