英语词汇“keep a wide berth of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. Nautical. ‘Convenient sea-room, or a fit distance for ships under sail to keep clear, so as not to fall foul on one another’ (Bailey 1730), or run upon the shore, rocks, etc. Now, chiefly in phrases, to give a good, clear, or (usually since 1800) wide berth to, keep a wide berth of: to keep well away from, steer quite clear of. Also transferred and figurative.

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the world > space > distance > distance or farness > a long way off [phrase] > kept or placed at a distance > keep at arm's length

keep a wide berth of1622

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > be far from [verb (transitive)] > keep at a distance from something

overboweOE

forbowa1000

large1511

cleara1616

to keep awaya1616

to steer clear of1723

to give a good, clear, or (usually since 1800) wide berth to1753

keep a wide berth of1855

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxxii. 77 There lyeth a poynt of the shore a good byrth off, which is dangerous.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 24 Watch bee vigilant to keepe your berth to windward.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 60 Run a good berth ahead of him.

1753 T. Woodroofe in J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. lix. 395 It is necessary to give the..bank a good birth.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) 193 Giving the Lighthouse a clear birth of 50 fathoms to the southward.

1829 W. Scott Lett. Demonol. x. 383 Giving the apparent phantom what seamen call a wide berth.

1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xv. 150 I recommend you to keep a wide berth of me, sir.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. i. 17 To keep the open sea And give to warring lands a full wide berth.

单词	keep a wide berth of
释义	> as lemmas keep a wide berth of 1. Nautical. ‘Convenient sea-room, or a fit distance for ships under sail to keep clear, so as not to fall foul on one another’ (Bailey 1730), or run upon the shore, rocks, etc. Now, chiefly in phrases, to give a good, clear, or (usually since 1800) wide berth to, keep a wide berth of: to keep well away from, steer quite clear of. Also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > a long way off [phrase] > kept or placed at a distance > keep at arm's length keep a wide berth of1622 the world > space > distance > distance or farness > be far from [verb (transitive)] > keep at a distance from something overboweOE forbowa1000 large1511 cleara1616 to keep awaya1616 to steer clear of1723 to give a good, clear, or (usually since 1800) wide berth to1753 keep a wide berth of1855 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxxii. 77 There lyeth a poynt of the shore a good byrth off, which is dangerous. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 24 Watch bee vigilant to keepe your berth to windward. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 60 Run a good berth ahead of him. 1753 T. Woodroofe in J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. lix. 395 It is necessary to give the..bank a good birth. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) 193 Giving the Lighthouse a clear birth of 50 fathoms to the southward. 1829 W. Scott Lett. Demonol. x. 383 Giving the apparent phantom what seamen call a wide berth. 1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xv. 150 I recommend you to keep a wide berth of me, sir. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. i. 17 To keep the open sea And give to warring lands a full wide berth. extracted from berthn. < as lemmas
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