单词 | indrawn |
释义 | indrawnadj. Drawn in. a. as adj., or before noun /ˈɪndrɔːn/. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] > retiring or withdrawn soleinc1450 retiring1566 retireda1616 oyster-like1665 squab1689 shy of oneself1722 indrawn1751 introverted1850 background1896 retreative1898 introvert1916 introversive1923 withdrawn1932 the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > inhalation > [adjective] attracted1545 drawn1590 inbreathed1645 inspireda1657 inspiring1661 anhelant1765 inspiratory1773 indrawn1810 inhaling1820 inhalant1825 inhalational1944 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless IV. xv. 168 He..was scarcely spoke to by him, and then with a kind of an indrawn reserve. 1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama iv. 31 She saw the start and shudder, She heard the in-drawn groan. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vi. 251 And then, with indrawn steady utterance, said. 1959 Times 10 Dec. 15/2 The father, quiet and indrawn. 1965 New Statesman 27 Aug. 298/2 His [sc. P. Maxwell Davies's] early, very Viennese Piano Pieces..have an indrawn intensity which we can accept as characteristic only in the light of later events. b. as participle, or after noun /ɪnˈdrɔːn/. ΚΠ 1865 A. C. Swinburne Atalanta in Calydon 1336 With chin aslant indrawn to a tightening throat. 1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion ii. v. 91 With sight indrawn he sat, And seemed to listen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1751 |
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