单词 | in concert |
释义 | > as lemmasin concert Phrases P1. in concert. a. Acting jointly (with another); with joint action or purpose; with one accord; together. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > in agreement or harmony (with) [phrase] in onea1400 according1523 in unison1604 of a piece1607 in concert1618 in consort1634 in tone1647 at unison1661 of a piece with1665 true1735 in suit with1797 in harmony1816 of a suit with1886 in tune1887 in key1919 tuned in1958 all-of-a-piece1960 1618 [see sense 1b]. 1649 J. Ricraft Civill Warres (new ed.) vii. 38 He resigned his commission, together with the earls of Essex, and Manchester, but still continued to act in concert with the republican party. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 487. ¶10 When she [sc. the Soul] operates more in concert with the Body. 1773 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. II. 186 They did not write in concert. 1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. lxv. 360 The envoys did not act in concert with one another. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vii. 47 We worked in concert for a few days. 1902 Times 9 Apr. 10/1 He did not think it would be actionably wrong if members of the union acting in concert prevented the plaintiff from obtaining employment. 1965 Polit. Q. 36 257 A group of Conservative backbenchers.., not so formally organised, but working in concert. 1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 791/2 Newer experimental approaches under way involve combination chemotherapy in concert with hormone therapy or immunotherapy. 1999 Community Care 6 May 10/2 Social services must act in concert with other departments. b. With reference to musical performance: with another performer or instrument; with a harmonious combination of sounds; together, as a group. Also in extended use. Frequently with with. ΚΠ 1650 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Loving Enemie 31 Nartal had no such pleasing Voice, but he had so excellent a hand upon the Virginalls, that joyn'd in concert [Fr. faisant vn concert] with the Lute. 1683 P. Lorrain tr. P. Muret Rites Funeral vi. 84 A great number of Musicians, who, without singing, play in concert to the sighs and lamentations of the Assembly [Fr. accordent leurs instrumens au ton des gemissemens]. 1716 D. Ryder Diary 27 Mar. (1939) (modernized text) 207 A Frenchman came in who sung some of the French opera songs in concert with our two flutes and the bass. 1771 C. Burney Present State Music France & Italy 71 The itinerant musicians, Anglicè, ballad-singers, and fiddlers, at Turin perform in concert. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Concert pitch, implies that..tone..to which all musical instruments are adjusted, before they can be used in concert. 1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon I. vi. 130 They sobbed in concert till the vehicle stopped. 1919 T. P. Giddings Grade School Music Teaching vi. 72 The musical effect of the singing of young children is usually best when they are singing in concert. 2011 P. Carter Altar of Bones lviii. 632 Each instrument plays its individual part, but they all must also play in concert. c. Of a musical performer or group of performers: (performing) at a concert; performing live. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [adverb] > appearing live in concert1869 1869 W. Winter in J. Parton et al. Eminent Women of Age 453 Her début here, September 11, was made in concert, in the city of New York. 1895 Music Jan. 277 The gifted boy very soon courted publicity and appeared at the Salle Pleyel in concert. 1962 (title of album) Joan Baez in concert. 1978 Tucson (Arizona) Mag. Dec. 94/3 Linda Ronstadt showed up unexpectedly with the Rolling Stones last July, but she's scheduled to appear again in concert December 20 without them. 1986 Melody Maker 15 Nov. 18 (advt.) Jazz legend Miles Davis in concert Sunday November 16th. 2003 R. Gervais & S. Merchant Office: Scripts 7 Ever wanted to..watch T'Pau live in concert? P2. the Concert of Europe: a group of countries consisting of the chief European powers acting together with unity of purpose. Now historical.Chiefly with reference to the period between the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) and the beginning of the First World War (1914). [After French concert européen (1839 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > alliance or confederacy > an alliance > specific alliances auld alliance1566 the League1589 armed neutrality1780 German Confederation1786 Germanic Confederation1815 Holy Alliance1823 the Concert of Europe1841 Sonderbund1847 Triplice1896 Soviet block1919 communist bloc1922 Eastern bloc1922 Soviet bloc1924 axis1936 Rome–Berlin Axis1936 Eastern block1938 communist block1941 Western European Union1944 Arab League1945 Western Union1948 Atlantic Pact1949 NATO1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization1949 Seato1954 W.E.U.1954 Warsaw Pact1955 Atlantic Alliance1958 ASEAN1967 G201972 1841 Standard 14 Apr. France, continued the noble duke, has been obliged to enter into the concert of Europe. 1880 W. E. Gladstone Speech at Midlothian 89 My third sound principle is to take care to cultivate and maintain to the utmost the concert of Europe, to keep the Powers of Europe together. 1897 Marquis of Salisbury in Times 20 Mar. 8/1 I feel it is our duty to sustain the federated action of Europe. I think it has suffered by the somewhat absurd name which has been given to it—the concert of Europe. 1901 Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 92 184 He attributes all our misfortunes to the Concert of Europe. Sir, the Concert is not perfect as an international instrument. 1944 H. Nicolson Let. 18 Jan. (1967) II. 345 He says that the Russians want very much to be admitted as a civilised member of the Concert of Europe. ‘They want to belong to the Club.’ 2012 H. White China Choice (2013) ii. 14 The old Concert of Europe that had kept the peace between the great powers came under strain as competition among them intensified. < as lemmas |
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