英语词汇“on all fours”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. on (also upon) all fours: (of a person) on hands and knees; (of an animal) on all four legs rather than just the hind ones. Hence from (to, etc.) all fours: from (to, etc.) such a position.

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a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1788 (MED) Whilum þei went on alle four as doþ wilde bestes.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1683 (MED) He fares forth on alle faure.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. cxix Other creatures that ar vnresonable Goeth on all foure.

1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Eeee.ii.^v A brute beaste, crepyng vppon all foure.

1611 Bible (King James) Lev. xi. 20 All foules that creepe, going vpon all foure [L. super quattuor pedes], shalbe an abomination vnto you.

1664 T. Killigrew Parsons Wedding i. iii, in Comedies & Trag. 81 I wonder he [sc. the knight's son] doth not go on all four too, and hold up his leg when he stales.

1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull in his Senses iv. 18 I would crawl upon all Four to serve you.

1789 Analyt. Rev. Feb. 150 He mounted, on all four, some dark back stairs.

1819 Gregory's New Dict. Arts & Sci. I. at Biped Apes occasionally walk on their hind legs,..but their more natural position is on all four.

1880 L. R. Trevelyan Year in Peshawur 9 The horse he usually rode for an evening airing knew better how to gallop on his fore-legs than on all four.

β. 1698 tr. A. Brand Jrnl. Embassy from Muscovy 80 A Man dressed up in a Tigers Skin pass'd through the Room upon all-fours.1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 211 I was oblig'd to creep upon all Fours.1785 Probationary Odes for Laureatship p. xxxi Human beings originally moved on all fours.1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xv. 229 Edward..could perceive him crawling on all fours . 1862 E. H. Verney Shannon's Brigade in India v. 48 A third ‘pitch’ brings the camel on to all fours.1885 ‘F. Anstey’ Tinted Venus xii. 150 Leander went down on all fours on the hearth-rug.1939 J. Cannan They rang up Police 158 The maids, whose caps, as he rose from all-fours, bobbed away from the windows.1968 Boys' Life May 61/3 He..dropped to all fours and bolted for freedom.2005 Yoga Apr. 41/1 From the Cat's Pose on all fours, inhale while contracting your abdominal muscles.

单词	on all fours
释义	> as lemmas on (also upon) all fours 1. on (also upon) all fours: (of a person) on hands and knees; (of an animal) on all four legs rather than just the hind ones. Hence from (to, etc.) all fours: from (to, etc.) such a position. ΚΠ α. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1788 (MED) Whilum þei went on alle four as doþ wilde bestes. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1683 (MED) He fares forth on alle faure. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. cxix Other creatures that ar vnresonable Goeth on all foure. 1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Eeee.ii.^v A brute beaste, crepyng vppon all foure. 1611 Bible (King James) Lev. xi. 20 All foules that creepe, going vpon all foure [L. super quattuor pedes], shalbe an abomination vnto you. View more context for this quotation 1664 T. Killigrew Parsons Wedding i. iii, in Comedies & Trag. 81 I wonder he [sc. the knight's son] doth not go on all four too, and hold up his leg when he stales. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull in his Senses iv. 18 I would crawl upon all Four to serve you. 1789 Analyt. Rev. Feb. 150 He mounted, on all four, some dark back stairs. 1819 Gregory's New Dict. Arts & Sci. I. at Biped Apes occasionally walk on their hind legs,..but their more natural position is on all four. 1880 L. R. Trevelyan Year in Peshawur 9 The horse he usually rode for an evening airing knew better how to gallop on his fore-legs than on all four. β. 1698 tr. A. Brand Jrnl. Embassy from Muscovy 80 A Man dressed up in a Tigers Skin pass'd through the Room upon all-fours.1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 211 I was oblig'd to creep upon all Fours.1785 Probationary Odes for Laureatship p. xxxi Human beings originally moved on all fours.1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xv. 229 Edward..could perceive him crawling on all fours . View more context for this quotation1862 E. H. Verney Shannon's Brigade in India v. 48 A third ‘pitch’ brings the camel on to all fours.1885 ‘F. Anstey’ Tinted Venus xii. 150 Leander went down on all fours on the hearth-rug.1939 J. Cannan They rang up Police 158 The maids, whose caps, as he rose from all-fours, bobbed away from the windows.1968 Boys' Life May 61/3 He..dropped to all fours and bolted for freedom.2005 Yoga Apr. 41/1 From the Cat's Pose on all fours, inhale while contracting your abdominal muscles. extracted from all foursn. < as lemmas
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