| 单词 | out of hand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of hand (b) out of hand. extracted from handn. (i) Away; out of reach, out of the way. Now rare. ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iii. l. 326 (MED) To caste him out of honde there, So that som beste him mai devoure. 1563 A. Golding tr. L. Bruni Hist. Warres Imperialles & Gothes vi. f. 20v After that weapon was ones Layd out of hand, he suffered not any Citizen to be eyther slayne or taken prysoner. 1647 J. Carter Nail & Wheel 14 The use of such a nail, or peg,..is to hang things out of hand. 1832 Q. Jrnl. Agric. 3 No. 16. 648 The dibber is then put out of hand, by being stuck in the ground near where the next hole is to be made. 1997 B. Thompson Bird Watching for Dummies xxvii. 351 Just as there are times to wait and leave your binocs safely out-of-hand, at other times missing your binocs could mean missing a lifetime opportunity. (ii) At once, immediately, straight off; without premeditation or consideration; suddenly. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] soonc825 ratheeOE rathelyeOE rekeneOE rekenlyOE thereright971 anonOE forth ona1000 coflyc1000 ferlyc1000 radlyOE swiftlyc1000 unyoreOE yareOE at the forme (also first) wordOE nowOE shortlya1050 rightOE here-rightlOE right anonlOE anonc1175 forthrightc1175 forthwithalc1175 skeetc1175 swithc1175 with and withc1175 anon-rightc1225 anon-rights?c1225 belivec1225 lightly?c1225 quickly?c1225 tidelyc1225 fastlyc1275 hastilyc1275 i-radlichec1275 as soon asc1290 aright1297 bedenea1300 in little wevea1300 withoute(n dwella1300 alrightc1300 as fast (as)c1300 at firstc1300 in placec1300 in the placec1300 mididonec1300 outrightc1300 prestc1300 streck13.. titec1300 without delayc1300 that stounds1303 rada1325 readya1325 apacec1325 albedenec1330 as (also also) titec1330 as blivec1330 as line rightc1330 as straight as linec1330 in anec1330 in presentc1330 newlyc1330 suddenlyc1330 titelyc1330 yernec1330 as soon1340 prestly1340 streckly1340 swithly?1370 evenlya1375 redelya1375 redlya1375 rifelya1375 yeplya1375 at one blastc1380 fresha1382 ripelyc1384 presentc1385 presently1385 without arrestc1385 readilyc1390 in the twinkling of a looka1393 derflya1400 forwhya1400 skeetlya1400 straighta1400 swifta1400 maintenantc1400 out of handc1400 wightc1400 at a startc1405 immediately1420 incontinent1425 there and then1428 onenec1429 forwithc1430 downright?a1439 agatec1440 at a tricec1440 right forth1440 withouten wonec1440 whipc1460 forthwith1461 undelayed1470 incessantly1472 at a momentc1475 right nowc1475 synec1475 incontinently1484 promptly1490 in the nonce?a1500 uncontinent1506 on (upon, in) the instant1509 in short1513 at a clap1519 by and by1526 straightway1526 at a twitch1528 at the first chop1528 maintenantly1528 on a tricea1529 with a tricec1530 at once1531 belively1532 straightwaysa1533 short days1533 undelayedly1534 fro hand1535 indelayedly1535 straight forth1536 betimesc1540 livelyc1540 upononc1540 suddenly1544 at one (or a) dash?1550 at (the) first dash?1550 instantly1552 forth of hand1564 upon the nines1568 on the nail1569 at (also in, with) a thoughtc1572 indilately1572 summarily1578 at one (a) chop1581 amain1587 straightwise1588 extempore1593 presto1598 upon the place1600 directly1604 instant1604 just now1606 with a siserary1607 promiscuously1609 at (in) one (an) instant1611 on (also upon) the momenta1616 at (formerly also on or upon) sight1617 hand to fist1634 fastisha1650 nextly1657 to rights1663 straightaway1663 slap1672 at first bolt1676 point-blank1679 in point1680 offhand1686 instanter1688 sonica1688 flush1701 like a thought1720 in a crack1725 momentary1725 bumbye1727 clacka1734 plumba1734 right away1734 momentarily1739 momentaneously1753 in a snap1768 right off1771 straight an end1778 abruptedly1784 in a whistle1784 slap-bang1785 bang?1795 right off the reel1798 in a whiff1800 in a flash1801 like a shot1809 momently1812 in a brace or couple of shakes1816 in a gird1825 (all) in a rush1829 in (also at, on) short (also quick) order1830 straightly1830 toot sweetc1830 in two twos1838 rectly1843 quick-stick1844 short metre1848 right1849 at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat1854 off the hooks1860 quicksticks1860 straight off1873 bang off1886 away1887 in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1890 ek dum1895 tout de suite1895 bung1899 one time1899 prompt1910 yesterday1911 in two ups1934 presto changeo1946 now-now1966 presto change1987 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2285 (MED) Dele to me my destine & do hit out of honde. ?c1500 Killing of Children (Digby) l. 214 Redde him of his lyff out of hand a-non. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lxxxviii. 427 Aconit is..very hurtful to mans nature, and killeth out of hande. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. viii. 494/1 Out of hand they despeeded certaine of their Crue, to craue..pardon. 1702 R. L'Estrange tr. Josephus Jewish Antiq. xv. xi, in Wks. 431 Salome, and her Faction were Tooth and Nail for Dispatching her out of Hand. 1716 D. Ryder Diary 15 Aug. (1939) (modernized text) 296 Brother William is very hot upon it and would fain have it done out of hand. 1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams I. x. 225 Bid him finish the business out of hand. 1883 F. M. Crawford Dr. Claudius vii. 114 She will marry you out of hand after a three months' engagement. 1950 W. Faulkner in H. Brickell O. Henry Prize Stories of 1951 (1951) 106 There was a faction bent on lynching them at once, out of hand, without preliminary. 2006 Prospect Aug. 5/4 The idea..is rejected out of hand by the music colleges I speak to. (iii) Out of or beyond control; (formerly also) Scottish †to an immoderate degree, unrestrainedly (obsolete). Esp. in to get out of hand. Also attributive (with hyphens). ΚΠ ?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 51 Quhen he wes heryit out of hand to hie vp my honoris. 1591 R. Bruce Serm. (1843) 242 And, first, he bursteth out of hand as it were into the praise of God. 1765 S. Foote Commissary ii. 27 We have at our school two..that were full half a year before they could get out of hand. 1845 J. Mitchell Fall of Napoleon III. iv. 114 How easily cavalry get disordered and out of hand. 1883 W. E. Norris No New Thing III. xxxv. 223 Your temper seems to have got rather out of hand. 1899 N.E.D. at Get Mod. The horses got completely out of hand and dashed down the hill. 1920 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 392/2 The result gained in controlling agrarianism and in setting up superficial order in communities where matters might have got out of hand. 1952 Boys' Life Nov. 19/2 At the moment, they were out of hand, too crazy with emotion to submit to organized endeavor. 1988 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Mar. iii. 13/1 Enrollment had dropped 70 percent, to 500 students, partly because of an out-of-hand party atmosphere. 2006 G. Pretor-Pinney Cloudspotter's Guide i. 43 What started as a light-hearted tiff between lovers has well and truly got out of hand. (iv) No longer in process or the focus of attention; finished, completed, done with. Cf. Phrases 1f(a)(iv). Now rare. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (2nd issue) iii. i. 102 Were these inward warres once out of hand, We would (deare Lords) vnto the holy land. 1756 T. Hale et al. Compl. Body Husbandry vii. xii. 427/2 The Hay being out of Hand, his Care is to return to the Ground. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §284 I found..six pieces..unset, but which were scarcely got out of hand, when the swell came on so violent. 1796 C. Smith Let. 10 May (2003) 233 I mean, as soon as the novel I am now about is out of hand..to begin a work of a quite different nature. 1807 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 513 Do what you have to do at once, and put it out of hand. 1920 E. F. Corbett Puritan & Pagan viii. 100 With her, work once finished and out of hand was in a manner dead. (v) With reference to the eating of food: directly from the hand; (also) without further treatment or preparation. ΚΠ 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xxix. vi. 367 This flesh either they eat out of hand thus dressed, or els working it with some paste, they reduce the same into trosches. 1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea xvi. 301 They are eaten raw out of Hand, and taste not much unlike Hasel-nuts. 1844 Cultivator May 198/2 They [sc. preserved tomatoes] are very good to eat out of hand in the dry state. 1865 S. Robinson Facts for Farmers II. vi. 595 It is a good cooking fruit before it is fit to eat out of hand. 1955 Farmers' Bull. No. 2087 10 This is a large pear. It is good for canning and other culinary purposes, but of poor quality for eating out of hand. 2011 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 6 Sept. These whoopie pies are best served on a plate with a fork, rather than eaten out of hand. ΚΠ 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 153 Though repeated with muriatic acid also, it comes out of hand in a most enviable state of whiteness. 1827 ‘J. Hinds’ Vet. Surgeon ii. iii. 403 The patient, though a little weak at first, will come out of hand with a good appetite. < as lemmas |
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