单词 | as far as that goes |
释义 | > as lemmasas far as that goes b. Up to or at a particular point of advance. Also, as far as that goes (used to express disagreement) = on the contrary; as far as, so far as [so adv. and conj. 35b] , in so far as it concerns (me, etc.); as for. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adverb] > to a certain extent as far asa1400 (up) to a (certain) point1774 the world > space > distance > [preposition] > as far as to971 forthc1449 as far as1720 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 2253 Now we haue vs sped sa ferr. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) ii. 60 Sith that it is soo ferre come that ye wyll not here vs, we shall kepe our peas. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Chron. xviii. C Who am I? and what is my house, yt thou hast broughte me thus farre? 1611 Bible (King James) Jer. li. 64 Thus farre are the words of Ieremiah. View more context for this quotation 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §105 If a Man would endeuour to raise or fall his Voice..as farre as an Eighth. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 182 The King was almost as far as Banbury. 1833 C. F. Crusé tr. Eusebius Eccl. Hist. (ed. 2) i. v. 29 Thus far Josephus. 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. App. iv. 469 Menander..went on as far as the Isamus. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxiii. 221 She..could make an ormolu bracelet go as far as another woman's emerald clasps. 1895 N.E.D. at Far Mod. So far no great harm has been done. 1905 A. Lang Adv. among Bks. 231 As far as that goes..most of you were highly favoured. 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 170/1 As or so far as x cannot be used as short for as far as x goes or so far as concerns x. 1939 H. S. Canby Thoreau xiv. 217 The cabin..was in perfect condition so far as frame and covering until 1868. 1960 J. F. Kennedy in U.S. News & World Rep. 26 Sept. 76/1 As far as whether I could attend this sort of a function in your church..then I could attend. < as lemmas |
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