| 单词 | out of repair |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of (also without, but) repair a. out of (also without, but) repair: alone. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1513 W. Dunbar Flyting in Poems (1998) I. 205 In till ane glen thow hes, owt of repair, Ane laithly luge. 1570 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxviii. 11 Endlang ane Park, I past without repair Be Snawdoun syde. a1585 Ld. Polwart Flyting with Montgomerie 196 Where howlring howlets aye doth hant, With robin red-brest, but repaire. a1600 Stewart 49237 And he him self flemit out of repair. out of repair a. out of repair: in disrepair; in poor condition due to neglect. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorated in condition [phrase] > out of repair out of reparation (also reparations)1543 out of reparel1550 out of repair1588 1588 in M. A. Havinden Househ. & Farm Inventories Oxfordshire (1965) 263 An old paire of Virgynalls out of repaire one githorne and an old lute 6 8. 1634 W. Lathum Phyala Lachrymarum in Rev. Eng. Stud. (1932) 41 Sith my cabban's all out of repaire. 1667 Duchess of Newcastle Life Duke of Newcastle ii. 91 His two Houses..he found much out of repair. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. iv. 52 Houses very strangely Built, and most of them out of Repair. 1752 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 548/2 This machine wants no attendance, except when out of repair. 1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. iii. 129 If a place goes out of repair, the violence of the rain will soon destroy it. 1894 J. M. Walsh Coffee (Philadelphia) 92 There are times..when it is impossible to pulp coffee; the pulpers may get out of repair. 1951 Jrnl. Polit. 13 344 One of the biggest needs..is for very simple tractors and attachments without adjustments or other special gadgets to get out of repair. 2008 Times (Nexis) 8 Aug. (Bricks & Mortar) 2 After only five years, it is highly unlikely that the water system is out of repair. < as lemmas |
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