单词 | at war |
释义 | > as lemmas(to be) at war a. (to be) at war, †at wars, †in war, †in wars: engaged in war. literal and figurative. So at open war, †wars. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > [adverb] > at war in war1377 to set at war1487 at wars1565 in wars?1573 society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > contending [phrase] to set at war1487 at (the) batea1500 in wars?1573 at wars1614 upon a tug1681 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xiv. 222 Buxomenesse and boste aren euer-more at werre, And ayther hateth other in alle manere werkes. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xiii. 58 When twa rewmes er at were and owþer party ensegez citee, toune or castell. c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 1936 For to sette hem al at werre. c1450 Mirk's Festial 22 Kyndomes and prouynces wern at werre. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 3 Men kennys almaist na realme jn cristyndome, bot jt is jn were. 1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. i. xxii. f. 29 The Britannes being free from all foraine warres, fell at warres with in them selues and to all other myscheifes. 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 26 All Christin men tak tent and leir, How saull and body ar at weir. ?1573 L. Lloyd Pilgrimage of Princes 12 When Turnus and Aeneas were in wars for the mariage of Lauinia. 1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 235 The Iesuits doe mightily disagree, and are often at open warres. 1614 R. Wilkinson Paire of Serm. 30 So wee are, indeed, at warres with God, and at warres with one another. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 215 King Gustavus Adolphus..hath taken Elbing..from the Polander, with whom he is still in warres. 1637 J. Battiere Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. cxcvi.489 This Kingdom being now in Wars on all sides, doth not afford any great Design for the advancement of Learning. 1677 tr. A.-N. Amelot de La Houssaie Hist. Govt. Venice 91 Nine times have they been at Wars together. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 352 When England was at Wars with Portugal. 1780 Mirror No. 82 We have been two years at war with France. 1792 E. Burke Corr. (1844) III. 387 Sentiments of liberty which were not at war with order, virtue, religion, and good government. 1816 Ld. Byron Stanzas to Augusta ii. ii And when winds are at war with the ocean. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 171 Man, in his powerlessness, at war with Omnipotence! 1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles II. xiv. 154 In that moment..Cyril felt at war with everybody and everything. 1884 Graphic 23 Aug. 186/3 Teetotallers and moderate drinkers will probably be at war on this point..as long as the world lasts. < as lemmas |
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