| 单词 | in one's turn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin one's turn (a) in one's turn: in one's due order in a series (often used rhetorically to indicate an act duly or naturally following a similar act on the part of another party, but without the notion of pre-arranged succession). ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > alternation > rotation > [adverb] aboutOE whilemeala1382 by whiles1382 in coursea1400 in turna1500 circularly1648 in rotation1771 round-by-round1933 rotationally1950 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > in order, sequence, or succession [phrase] > out of place in a series out of turn1888 a1500 tr. A. Chartier Quadrilogue (Rawl.) (1974) 138 (MED) Euery man in his turne and aftir his ordir chaungith, rebateth [c1475 Univ. Oxf. all erthly lordshippes..ben chaunged, enlowed], or subuertith from the happy fortunes and grete brute of realmys. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie T 377 By course or euery man in his turne, alternis. 1710 W. King Heathen Gods & Heroes (1722) xi. 44 Argus..had a hundred Eyes, two of which sleeping in their Turns, the rest continu'd waking. 1781 W. Cowper Charity 74 To see the oppressor in his turn oppressed. 1861 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 415 A committee..in which every Hanse Town was in its turn represented, according to a fixed cycle. 1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire iv. 62 Germany became in her turn the instructress of the neighbouring tribes. 2008 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 27 Mar. (Books) 44 An endless cycle whereby one people or society displaces another, only to be displaced in its turn. < as lemmas |
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