| 单词 | in ones |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin (also by) ones e. in (also by) ones: singly; one at a time. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. iii. 43 We are..to come..by ones, by twoes, & by threes. View more context for this quotation 1649 T.B. Rebellion of Naples ii. ii. 10 (stage direct.) Bandits passe over the stage by ones, and by couples, bleeding and led. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Catherine i Afterwards, sauntering by ones and twos, came the village maidens. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Feb. 3/1 Magazines..which are now sold in ones where they used to be sold in hundreds. 1929 M. de la Roche Whiteoaks xix. 256 By ones, twos, and threes her descendants came to mourn over their progenitress. 1977 ‘A. York’ Tallant for Trouble vi. 81 Troubles never go in ones, do they? 1994 White Dwarf Mar. 32/2 The missile rack is loaded with six Havoc missiles that can be fired in ones or twos or altogether. < as lemmas |
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