单词 | in return |
释义 | > as lemmasin return (for, †of, or †to) P6. in return (for, †of, or †to): in exchange (for), as a response (to) or reward (for). [compare Anglo-Norman en return (late 14th cent. or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > equality [phrase] > in return (for) in (the) lieu ofc1290 in return (for, of, or to)1588 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China ii. i. xxix. 225 There was brought forth the present which the Insuanto did sende vnto the gouernor of Manilla in returne of that which was sent to him [Sp. les sacaron el retorno de los presentes que auian traydo al Insuanto]. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iv. iii. 511 As rich men deale Guifts, Expecting in returne twenty for one. View more context for this quotation 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. Polit. Touch-stone in tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso 419 In return of so prostrated a patience. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 361 I wrote to my old Friend at Lisbon, who in Return gave me Notice, that he could easily dispose of it there. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. vi. i. 226 In return to all these Concessions, I desire [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 226 Here are five guineas in return of the pleasure you have given me. 1781 W. Cowper Charity 92 No land but listens to the common call, And in return receives supply from all. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §249 In return for our continued interruption.., our works had an uninterrupted progression for eighteen days. 1827 O. W. Roberts Narr. Voy. Central Amer. 68 The Indians..brought me a present,..and in return, I induced my friends to follow. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. xliii. 36 They covered her, in return for her exertions, with some pieces of sail-cloth and ends of tarpaulin. 1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys xxiii Not officiously or overburdeningly; there were kindnesses accepted, even asked for, in return. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 25/1 The revenues of the community were handed over to a lay lord, in return for his protection. 1961 J. Heller Catch-22 (1962) xiii. 131 The girls had shelter and food for as long as they wanted to stay. All they had to do in return was hump any of the men who asked them to. 2007 Esquire Feb. 140/1 33 per cent of British men would give up football in return for a lifetime of good sleep. < as lemmas |
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