单词 | not to rest until |
释义 | > as lemmasnot to rest until —— P1. not to rest until —— and variants: to continue without a break or to be uneasy or not content until an end is reached, process completed, goal achieved, etc. ΚΠ c1330 (?c1300) Reinbrun (Auch.) in J. Zupitza Guy of Warwick (1891) 640 (MED) Y ne schel reste niȝt ne day, Til ich wite whar he ware. a1400 (c1250) Floris & Blauncheflur (Egerton) (1966) l. 326 (MED) Ne shal y rest nyȝt ne day..Tyl y haue my lemmon founde. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 339 Thou wost neuere resten ne dwelle, Tyl mannes Feleschepe ȝe comen vntylle. c1480 (a1400) Seven Sleepers 263 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 433 Þane ferlyt he, & wald nocht ryst til he agane come to þe fyrst. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxiv. 220 He went, & restyd not tyll he cam to Burdeux. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. N4 v Murder is wide-mouthd, and will not let God rest till he grant reuenge. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) i. ii. 32 I cannot rest, Vntill the White Rose that I weare, be dy'de [etc.] . View more context for this quotation a1618 W. Raleigh Disc. Orig. Cause Warre (1650) sig. Fviijv They rested not untill they had made the Empire stand headlesse about seaventeene years. 1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia II. xxix. 38 I have often heard of the Pyramids, and shall not rest, till I have seen them. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia IV. vii. v. 64 I hastily set out for Suffolk, and rested not till I arrived at Mrs. Charlton's. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia V. ix. iv. 76 I could not rest till I had the honour of assuring you [etc.]. 1819 Jas. Morton in Leyden's Poet. Remains 5 He never rested until he had obtained this literary treasure. 1859 H. C. Watson in Darwin's Life & Lett. (1887) II. 226 I could not rest till I had galloped through the whole. 1936 Discovery Sept. 296/1 A tireless film director who was forever having ideas and would not rest until they were put into effect successfully. 1949 C. P. Snow Time of Hope iv. 38 At home my mother could not rest until my father got a job. 1995 E. Toman Dancing in Limbo i. 45 They won't rest till they've killed someone. < as lemmas |
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