单词 | at a —— rate |
释义 | > as lemmasat a (also this) —— rate d. at a (also this) —— rate: in a —— way or manner. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §lxi At how easie a rate doe these Creatures liue that are fed with rest. 1632 P. Massinger Emperour of East iii. iv. sig. G4v I embrace it As a graue aduertisement, and vow heereafter Neuer to signe petitions at this rate. 1669 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa VI. iii. vii. 219 [He] used me at a Rate, which might have assured me he would deny me nothing. 1702 R. L'Estrange tr. Josephus Jewish Antiq. xiii. xviii, in Wks. 369 Let them treat their King..at never so Course a rate, the Multitude would be sure to side with them. 1707 I. Watts Hymns & Spiritual Songs ii. 110 Dear Lord! and shall we ever lye At this poor dying rate? 1710 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. I. v. 64 Should I presume to live at this high Rate, I ought to have, at least, a Lord's estate. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 150 A grave and sober Man, and not pleased with their lying at this loose Rate the first Night. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Boarder A tabler; one that eats with another at a settled rate. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. ii. 514 Military preparation does lag at a shameful rate. 1884 W. Besant Dorothy Forster I. ii. 51 They lived at a great rate: their house was always open for anyone who chose; their stables were full of horses; their cellars full of wine. < as lemmas |
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