| 单词 | nigh at hand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnigh at hand P2. nigh at hand: nearby; close at hand. See hand n. Phrases 1a. Cf. nigh hand adv. and prep. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase] nigh handlOE of (also from, in) nigh?c1225 at the gate1340 near at handa1400 nearhanda1400 nigh at handa1400 nigh byc1460 nearbyc1480 on the doorstep1957 on the (or one's) doorstep1957 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 15709 (MED) He es cummand negh at hand. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras ii. 34 He is nye at hande, that shal come in the ende of the worlde. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 1948 Þere Nestor the noble Duke was negh at his hond. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A4 To seeke some couert nigh at hand. 1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix ii. §7 The World of Life, which is everywhere nigh at hand. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd i. 20 The great Proclaimer..cri'd..Heavens Kingdom nigh at hand . View more context for this quotation 1727 L. Welsted Hymn to Creator 8 Already see! the Veil withdrawn! And, nigh at hand, thy Mercies dawn. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ 271 He now regards the decision of his fate as nigh at hand. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. xiii. 318 Aw niver did think tuh say t'day ut aw mud lave th'owld place—but aw daht it's nigh at hend! 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders II. iii. 47 I wonder now if my daughter knows you are so nigh at hand? 1896 L. Binyon Praise of Life 10 Ploughman ploughing nigh at hand Along the open hazy land. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 197/1 Nigh-at-hand, close to, nearby. < as lemmas |
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