| 单词 | a — to reckon with |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa — to reckon (also to be reckoned) with b. a — to reckon (also to be reckoned) with: a thing or person of significance, ability, etc., that should not be ignored or underestimated. ΚΠ 1866 W. Bagehot in Fortn. Rev. 15 Mar. 259 An opinion within the intellectual sphere, an opinion to be reckoned with. 1881 H. James Washington Square xxxiv. 251 Although Catherine, in growing older, had become a person to be reckoned with, yet her society was a very different thing. 1885 Manch. Examiner 16 June 4/6 A Ministerial crisis..is always a contingency to be reckoned with. 1925 Glasgow Herald 23 July 7 A Doggett badger is a man to be reckoned with in the rowing world. 1966 Times 2 Feb. 12/1 Germany confirmed her emergence as a power to be reckoned with politically in the Common Market. 1993 Bayview Post (North York, Ont.) Mar. 21/2 Victories at Davis and Sunshine Cup competitions have proven that our players are a force to reckon with. < as lemmas |
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