英语词汇“between wind and water”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. In many phrases, which see under the substantives concerned: e.g. †between the beetle and the block; between the cup and the lip; between the devil and the Dead (or deep) Sea. between wind and water: along the line where anything is submerged in water or in damp soil, esp. on the load-line of a ship, which, as the vessel tosses, is alternately above and below the water's surface.

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1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 129 Many things fall betweene the cup and the lip.

1613 J. Hayward Liues III. Normans 274 Earle William being thus set as it were betweene the beetle and the block—was nothing deiected.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 60 Wee are shot thorow and thorow, and betweene wind and water.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 22 Nothing shall come betweene cup and lip to defeat thee.

1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 637 Having received a shot between wind and water, [she was] forced to lye by to stop her leake.

1887 N.E.D. at Between Mod. An oaken gate-post always decays between wind and water.

b. wind and water. (a) in between (or betwixt) wind and water (Nautical), referring to that part of a ship's side which is sometimes above water and sometimes submerged, in which part a shot is peculiarly dangerous; hence in figurative phrases expressing serious injury or attack. (b) attributive and in other combinations, as wind and water line, the part of a ship's side between wind and water; also transferred (see quot. 1876); †wind and water tight adj., proof against wind and rain or flood.

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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking > without leak or tight > specific

watertight1489

wind-tight1507

wind and water tighta1550

weatherproof1647

weather-tight1648

wind-fast1648

airtight1728

steam-tight1765

waterproofed1813

gas-tight1819

acid-proof1844

gas-proof1846

oil-tight1847

mudproof1897

pressure-tight1899

draught-proof1908

weather-stripped1908

spill-proof1920

vacuum-tight1927

splash-proof1929

vapour-proof1946

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [phrase] > on part sometimes submerged

between (or betwixt) wind and watera1550

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > in a manner causing great harm [phrase]

between (or betwixt) wind and watera1652

a1550 Hye Way to Spittel Hous 615 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. IV. 52 Landlordes that do no reparacyons, But leue..Theyr housyng vnkept wynd and water tyght.

1588 Cert. Advert. Losses Spanish Navie Irel. B 2 One of the shot was betweene the winde and the water, whereof they thought she would haue sonke.

1614 T. Herode in W. Foster Lett. received by E. India Co. (1897) II. 94 His ship had been long out and very much eaten between wind and water.

a1652 A. Wilson Inconstant Lady iii. iv Now they haue crackt mee betwixt wind and water A'most past cure. Stay, let me feele my selfe.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. x. 27 The good old man was shot between Wind and Water, and his consent was assaulted in a dangerous joincture of time to give any deniall.

1691 Satyr against French 27 These Female Frigats did more Mischiefs scatter, By their low tire of Guns 'twixt wind and water.

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 291 They..had receiv'd a Shot between Wind and Water, and the Ship leak'd very much.

1823 J. Bric Let. 22 Feb. in Corresp. D. O'Connell (1972) II. 447 You have hit the thing between wind and water and whilst you have justly elevated your own name you have done much for your country.

1866 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. IX. ix. 155 The ‘Congress’..was hulled twelve times, and hit seven times between wind and water.

1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 161 The ground line, or, as it is more frequently termed, the wind and water line.

1967 M. Gilbert Dust & Heat iii. 239 Mallinson must have guessed what was coming. Nevertheless, it hit him between wind and water.

单词	between wind and water
释义	> as lemmas between wind and water b. In many phrases, which see under the substantives concerned: e.g. †between the beetle and the block; between the cup and the lip; between the devil and the Dead (or deep) Sea. between wind and water: along the line where anything is submerged in water or in damp soil, esp. on the load-line of a ship, which, as the vessel tosses, is alternately above and below the water's surface. ΚΠ 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 129 Many things fall betweene the cup and the lip. 1613 J. Hayward Liues III. Normans 274 Earle William being thus set as it were betweene the beetle and the block—was nothing deiected. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 60 Wee are shot thorow and thorow, and betweene wind and water. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 22 Nothing shall come betweene cup and lip to defeat thee. 1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 637 Having received a shot between wind and water, [she was] forced to lye by to stop her leake. 1887 N.E.D. at Between Mod. An oaken gate-post always decays between wind and water. extracted from betweenprep.adv.n. between (or betwixt) wind and water b. wind and water. (a) in between (or betwixt) wind and water (Nautical), referring to that part of a ship's side which is sometimes above water and sometimes submerged, in which part a shot is peculiarly dangerous; hence in figurative phrases expressing serious injury or attack. (b) attributive and in other combinations, as wind and water line, the part of a ship's side between wind and water; also transferred (see quot. 1876); †wind and water tight adj., proof against wind and rain or flood. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking > without leak or tight > specific watertight1489 wind-tight1507 wind and water tighta1550 weatherproof1647 weather-tight1648 wind-fast1648 airtight1728 steam-tight1765 waterproofed1813 gas-tight1819 acid-proof1844 gas-proof1846 oil-tight1847 mudproof1897 pressure-tight1899 draught-proof1908 weather-stripped1908 spill-proof1920 vacuum-tight1927 splash-proof1929 vapour-proof1946 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [phrase] > on part sometimes submerged between (or betwixt) wind and watera1550 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > in a manner causing great harm [phrase] between (or betwixt) wind and watera1652 a1550 Hye Way to Spittel Hous 615 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. IV. 52 Landlordes that do no reparacyons, But leue..Theyr housyng vnkept wynd and water tyght. 1588 Cert. Advert. Losses Spanish Navie Irel. B 2 One of the shot was betweene the winde and the water, whereof they thought she would haue sonke. 1614 T. Herode in W. Foster Lett. received by E. India Co. (1897) II. 94 His ship had been long out and very much eaten between wind and water. a1652 A. Wilson Inconstant Lady iii. iv Now they haue crackt mee betwixt wind and water A'most past cure. Stay, let me feele my selfe. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. x. 27 The good old man was shot between Wind and Water, and his consent was assaulted in a dangerous joincture of time to give any deniall. 1691 Satyr against French 27 These Female Frigats did more Mischiefs scatter, By their low tire of Guns 'twixt wind and water. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 291 They..had receiv'd a Shot between Wind and Water, and the Ship leak'd very much. 1823 J. Bric Let. 22 Feb. in Corresp. D. O'Connell (1972) II. 447 You have hit the thing between wind and water and whilst you have justly elevated your own name you have done much for your country. 1866 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. IX. ix. 155 The ‘Congress’..was hulled twelve times, and hit seven times between wind and water. 1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 161 The ground line, or, as it is more frequently termed, the wind and water line. 1967 M. Gilbert Dust & Heat iii. 239 Mallinson must have guessed what was coming. Nevertheless, it hit him between wind and water. extracted from windn.¹ < as lemmas
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