单词 | in plenty |
释义 | > as lemmasin plenty c. The state of abounding or being in abundance; plentifulness. In later use only in in plenty: in abundance; in plentiful supply; abundantly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun] speedOE fulsomenesslOE wonea1300 fulsomeheada1325 cheapc1325 largitya1382 plenteousnessa1382 plenteoustea1382 plentya1382 abundancec1384 affluencec1390 largenessc1400 uberty?a1412 aboundingc1425 fullness1440 copiousness1447 rifenessc1450 copy1484 abundancy?1526 copiosity1543 plentifulness1555 ampleness1566 umberty?1578 acquire1592 amplitude1605 plentitude1609 plenitude1614 fertility1615 profluence1623 fluency1624 flushness1662 rowtha1689 sonsea1689 affluentness1727 raff1801 richness1814 the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > in abundance [phrase] in wonea1300 by (or with) large metc1300 in plentya1382 in (the most, etc.) substantious manner1533 at fouth1535 in (great, good) store1600 thick on the ground1893 in spades1929 a-go-go1961 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xli. 31 To spyllyng þe gretenes of plentiþ [L. ubertatis]. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) iv. 687 Gyff ony wattrys ware Off..sic plente That to thame all thare drynk mycht be. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hist. & Chron. Scotl. (1821) I. xxxi In Lorn growis beir with gret plente. 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. D ij Camomyle groweth..in mooste plenty of al, in hunsley hethe. 1622 E. Misselden Free Trade (1623) 117 By reason of the plenty of money. 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect ii. xix. 95 In the Summer..when Lobsters be in their plenty and prime. 1687 J. Clayton Let. in Philos. Trans. 1739–40 (Royal Soc.) (1742) 41 160 They gathered it [sc. jimsonweed]; and by eating thereof in plenty, were rendered apish and foolish. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 213 By this means, Bread was always to be had in Plenty, and as cheap as usual. 1786 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα iii. 68 They [sc. abbreviations] have been introduced, in different plenty, and more or less happily, in all Languages. 1866 C. M. Yonge Cameos lxxvi, in Monthly Packet May 396 Compliments passed in plenty. 1894 ‘A. Hope’ Prisoner of Zenda xv. 214 Wicked men I have known in plenty, but Robert Hentzau remains unique in my experience. 1938 ‘Mrs. Gossip’ in Star 1 Dec. 12 Coffee could be had in plenty. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! v. 27 Of course Rhona and me had gone on seeing each other—there were parks in plenty thereabouts to serve our purpose. < as lemmas |
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