| 单词 | poor heart |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoor heart 23. As a term of compassion, esp. in poor heart (cf. poor adj. 5 and poor soul at soul n. 10a(a)). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [noun] > pitiable person wretcha1500 foolc1525 elf1573 poor hearta1600 pilgarlic1694 perisher1896 a1600 I. T. Grim the Collier iii He, poor Heart, no sooner heard my newes, But turns me up his Whites, and falls flat down. 1668 S. Pepys Diary 27 Dec. (1976) IX. 402 My wife and I fell out a little..she cried, poor heart, which I was troubled for. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 110 Wherefore the Town of Mansoul (poor hearts) understood him not. View more context for this quotation 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xi. ii. 108 The poor little Heart looked so piteous, when she sat down. View more context for this quotation 1772 J. W. Fletcher Appeal Matter of Fact Concl. Addr. 42 Some poor hungry hearts will say, ‘One thing is needful for us. We cannot have too much virgin-honey.’ 1808 G. Colman Blue Devils 17 Poor little heart! she'll cry her sweet pretty eyes out. 1856 G. Massey Craigcrook Castle 45 Poor heart, that danced among the vines All reeling-ripe with wild love-wines. 1896 F. H. Burnett Lady of Quality xiii. 195 ‘Poor heart!’ she cried. ‘Poor, dearest heart!’ a1985 O. Welles Chimes at Midnight (1988) 249 O poor heart, sweet man. Come to him. He is very sick. 1998 Voces 2 23 The poor, dear heart couldn't stop crying. < as lemmas |
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