| 单词 | near and far |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnear and far b. near and far: = far and near at far adv. 1b. Cf. near adv.1 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > far and near far and near or nighOE near and farc1275 nigh and farc1400 c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 386 (MED) Aȝte men..fareþ boþe ner an forre An ouer uareþ fele wode [read þode]. c1330 (?a1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) p. 570 (MED) He socourd þi fader in wer & halp þe boþe nere & fer Þo þou was fallen ful lawe. c1455 Regiam Majestatem c. 45 Frely to pas quhar he will ner or fer. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. xiii. 104 The rowtis for supple baith neir and far. 1812 J. Wilson Isle of Palms iv. 442 The music bands both near and far Are playing. 1895 S. Crane Red Badge of Courage xiv. 140 Suddenly there was a hollow rumble of drums. A distant bugle sang faintly. Similar sounds, varying in strength, came from near and far over the forest. 1941 J. Agee & W. Evans Let us now praise Famous Men 26 The land..was speckled near and far with nearly identical two-room shacks. 1988 Book Oct.–Nov. 18/2 This store..provides an anchor for the surrounding neighborhood and a magnet for literati near and far. < as lemmas |
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