| 单词 | in days gone by |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin days (also times, years, etc.) gone by b. intransitive. Indicating reference to times, years, days, etc., in the past. Frequently in days (also times, years, etc.) gone by: in the past. Cf. to go by 1 at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [verb (intransitive)] > is gone past wendOE wearc1420 go1791 1791 Lady's Mag. May 269/1 When England's warlike kings, unrival'd shone, And gain'd, in days gone by, a deathless fame. 1859 Harper's New Monthly Mag. June 130/2 In times gone we have made our readers parties to a session there. 1880 Churchman No. 5. 331 The old coinage of years gone by had become incognisable. 1892 H. R. Haggard Nada the Lily xiii. 107 Evil ghosts of men who lived in ages gone. 1909–10 Hist. Coll. Michigan Pioneer & Hist. Soc. 37 652 Their home is a model Christian household, a replication of the father's happy home in years gone by. 1975 T. Callender It so Happen 109 He use to be a wrestler and boxer in days gone by. 2010 Searcher Feb. 46/1 In times gone by, it was common practice to give a coin to your sweetheart as a token of love. < as lemmas |
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