单词 | one's mind is on |
释义 | > as lemmasone's mind is (also runs) on a. The direction or focus of a person's thoughts, desires, inclinations, or energies. In phrases, as one's mind is (also runs) on: one attends to, thinks of, is interested in, or is absorbed by. to set (also have, keep, turn) one's mind on: to desire to attain or accomplish, put or keep before one as an object of desire or as a goal; to concentrate on. to give (also put, set, turn) one's mind to: to concentrate one's attention on; to bend one's energies towards accomplishing or attaining (an objective). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] willeOE hearteOE i-willc888 self-willeOE intent?c1225 device1303 couragec1320 talentc1325 greec1330 voluntyc1330 fantasyc1374 likinga1375 disposingc1380 pleasancea1382 affectionc1390 wish1390 disposition1393 affecta1398 likea1400 lista1400 pleasingc1400 emplesance1424 pleasurec1425 well-willingc1443 notiona1450 mindc1450 fancy1465 empleseur1473 hest?a1513 plighta1535 inclination1541 cue1567 month's mind1580 disposedness1583 leaning1587 humour1595 wouldings1613 beneplacit1643 wouldingness1645 vergency1649 bene-placiture1662 good liking1690 draught1758 tida1774 inkling1787 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [verb (transitive)] willeOE wilnec897 desirec1230 catcha1350 appetec1385 appetitec1385 to wait after ——1393 to set (also have, keep, turn) one's mind onc1450 list1545 exopt1548 to have a mind1553 desiderate1646 lust1653 to have eyes for1657 like1685 want1698 choose1766 to be stuck on1878 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > engage in or busy oneself about > devote oneself to or take time for takea1350 to give (also put, set, turn) one's mind toc1450 to give upa1616 to give into ——1692 invest1837 c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 269 Ȝe behald me sa hogely, quare-on is ȝour mynde? 1475 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 484 My mynde is now nott most vppon bokys. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clxxiiv For a ryche man settynge theron his mynde Shal into heuen right hardly passage fynde. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 129 The kingis maiestie sett his haill care and mynd to invaide Ingland. a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. D3 Still his minde runs on his minion. a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 793 His mynd is on his meate. 1677 A. Horneck Great Law Consideration (1704) iv. 105 The wolf..sent to school to learn to spell, could make nothing of all that was said to him but sheep. His mind still ran upon that. 1732 True & Faithful Narr. in J. Swift Misc. III. ii. 263 His mind was wholly turn'd upon Spiritual Matters. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 94 The landlord deliver'd this in a manner which instantly set my mind to the business I was upon. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. xv. 301 I've set my mind upon your joining the party. 1850 C. Dickens David Copperfield xxxv. 357 Sordid and selfish as I knew it was..to let my mind run on my own distress so much. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Vivien in Idylls of King 126 And since he kept his mind on one sole aim. 1861 A. P. Stanley Lect. Eastern Church (1869) vi. 254 But each of the sacraments must often have been deferred to a time when the candidates could give their whole minds to the subject. 1898 J. M. Falkner Moonfleet iii. 37 I had my mind on diamonds and all kinds of mammon. 1926 R. Lardner Who Dealt? ix. 217 I'll stop talking now and try and keep my mind on the game. 1955 D. Eden Darling Clementine xvii. 173 At first her mind had not been on Fergus. 1958 K. Amis I like it Here i. 18 There's plenty of time to play with and I'm sure we can get it all sorted out if we put our minds to it. 1971 P. G. Wodehouse Much Obliged, Jeeves x. 104 When an aunt has set her mind on a thing, it's no use trying to put in a nolle prosequi. 1991 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Apr. 220/1 Was his mind on the time he was..almost given up for dead, at approximately the age of many of the flyboys who would later be running sorties from Dhahran? < as lemmas |
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