单词 | in course of |
释义 | > as lemmasin (the) course of (a) in (the) course of: after or during a period of time; during (a specified activity); in the process of. [Compare Anglo-Norman en cours de in the process of (end of the 13th cent. or earlier).] ΘΠ the world > time > [adverb] > during or in the course of (a certain time) asOE in the meantime of1447 wherein1535 therein1539 for long, for a or the time1564 in the course of1653 inside of1839 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 203 (MED) Neiþer is it euydent in liȝt of resoun wheþer þou madist it al at oonys or in course of daies. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates George Plantagenet f. lxxviii Through the death of those two noble peres My brother lived and raignde a quiet king, Who had they lived perchaunce in course of yeares, Would have delivered Henry from the breres. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures 1 Any crosses that may arrive unto them in the course of their lives. 1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 17 In the course of one revolving Moon, Was Chymist, Fidler, States-Man, and Buffoon. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 8 Difficulties which presented themselves in the course of our inquiry. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice II. xii. 155 In the course of the morning. View more context for this quotation 1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 712/2 Wherever the water overflows the lake's edge it incrusts the ground,..so that the brim is perpetually growing higher and higher..and in course of generations the lake will become a concreted basin. 1936 J. Cary Afr. Witch xvi. 250 He was surrounded by a thousand deadly enemies made in the course of this duty. 2017 K. Shamsie Home Fire iv. 103 It was only now that Eamonn understood how you could decide you wanted to marry someone in the course of an afternoon without drugs being the primary factor. in course of c. in course of: according to the usual or natural process of; (in later use chiefly) undergoing the process of (construction, publication, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [phrase] > in accordance with custom of society, group, or law by course of1470 in course of1653 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > in habitual or customary use [phrase] > as a habit or custom > according to the usual or natural course by course of1470 by coursec1540 of course1542 on course1619 in course of1653 par for the course1947 a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) i. 6 Which himself should in course of Nature inherit. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §320 No account being received in course of the post. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 186 A line is now in course of construction to the Hudson. 1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate III. i. 1 In course of post there came an answer. 1947 P. I. Smith Pract. Plastics iii. 39/1 There are, today, a number of nylon polymers in course of development. 1960 C. G. X. Henriques Laws Brit. Honduras I. xxi. 464 A company is in course of formation so soon as any act is done for the purpose of forming it. 2009 Amer. Music 27 302 His catalogue of Georges Auric's music and a four-volume edition of his writings on music are in course of publication. < as lemmas |
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