| 单词 | out of his way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of his (her, its, etc.) way (iii) out of his (her, its, etc.) way, out of the way (of): away from the path in which a person or thing is moving; in a position which does not block or impede another, or is at a safe distance from a source of danger.out of harm's way: see harm n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > a long way off [phrase] > out of range or reach out of the way1484 out of distancea1500 on the windy side of1600 in the clear1901 the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > at or to a distance ferrenc888 farc900 longOE afarc1300 yond13.. on length1340 alonga1382 adreigha1393 on dreicha1400 afar offc1400 far-aboutc1450 alengtha1500 distantlya1500 remote1589 remotely1609 yferrea1643 out of his (her, its, etc.) way1650 adistance1807 away1818 way1833 way1833 way off1836 way out1840 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iii. iii. f. lvv Thow puttest not thy self asyde and oute of my waye [Fr. de mon chemin], so that I myght passe. 1513 Lydgate's Troye Bk. (Pynson) iii. xxii. sig. O.iiijv/1 The grekes flockmele, fledde out of his way. 1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Cvv If Abner had knowne, what was in Ioabs harte I do not doubt but he would haue out of his waye sterte. 1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Living ii. §5 Men stand upon their guard against them [sc. inquisitions], as they secure their meat against harpies and cats, laying all their counsels and secrets out of their way. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 55 The embroylments and factions that were then amongst the Arabs..made us desirous to keep as far as possible out of their way. 1744 M. Bishop Life Matthew Bishop 28 They sent us a great many Bombs,..there came one swift as Lightning. I had much ado to get out of it's Way. 1858 A. Trollope Dr. Thorne II. ii. 25 The fellow kept out of my way, and I couldn't see him. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita I. xii. 423 Always glad to have me out of her way. 1913 J. G. Frazer Psyche's Task (ed. 2) iv. 80 If the two meet on a path they carefully avoid each other; he will step out of the way and she will hurry on. 1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd 27 [He] backed out of the way of the Native Son, who sprawled himself over the table corner. 1955 A. West Heritage i. 12 The poor mite does all he can to keep out of your way, ma'am. 2009 J. Struthers Red Sky at Night 17 The mountain or blue hare..lives in the Scottish Highlands, keeping well out of the way of potential predators. < as lemmas |
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