| 单词 | rush of blood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrush of blood Phrases P1. rush of blood. a. (The sensation of) a sudden increased flow of blood to a particular part of the body, esp. when indicative of strong emotion. Also without to. ΚΠ 1795 G. Walker House of Tynian III. xxxiv. 244 A violent rush of blood seemed to fill my brain; sense, motion, every faculty was lost or suspended. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. xi. 286 The sudden rush of blood to the head, and consequent giddiness and staggering. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxvi. 258 There was a sudden rush of blood to Mr. Dombey's face. 1890 Eclectic Mag. Jan. 95/2 Mademoiselle felt as if that sneer has struck her like a blow... She had the sensation of the physical shock as well as of the rush of blood to the brain which is its result. 1941 R. Warner Aerodrome i. 25 I could feel a pressure of blood at my wrists and a rush of blood to the heart. 1991 G. Burn Alma Cogan (1992) iii. 41 A rush of blood to the ears. 2010 S. Huber Cober Me x. 155 A rush of blood made a lacework pattern on the pink of her cheeks. b. Also rush of blood to the head. A sudden episode of irrational or strongly emotional thought or behaviour; a moment of madness, rage, passion, etc. ΚΠ 1901 Harper's Mag. Feb. 438/1 He was just at present a friendly scout, but liable at any time to have a rush of blood to the head which would turn his hand against any man. 1956 Times 30 Apr. 3/2 A rather rash attempt to cut the last ball of the same over. A rush of blood, perhaps. 1980 R. H. Lewis Cracking of Spines ix. 147 I can't leave Henry... Not for what could be merely a rush of blood to the head. 2003 Ace June 23/1 It was rare for a rally to last less than six or seven shots—unless a sudden rush of blood or attempt to emulate what we had seen from Wimbledon led one of us to charge the net. P2. with a rush: with a sudden onset; in a rapid or sweeping manner. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > moving swiftly in specific manner [phrase] > in or with a rush in (also on) a resec1390 with a rush1806 (all) in a rush1829 1806 R. Bloomfield Wild Flowers 86 With a rush the bright rockets ascended. 1841 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 10 Dec. 2/2 They all travel round to the old brushing ground where they ‘go it with a rush’. 1861 Times 6 June Already the Confederate States perceive that they cannot carry all before them with a rush. 1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman iii. 138 The complete reality comes back with a rush. 1934 A. Christie Parker Pyne Investigates 53 She stared at Mr Parker Pyne with a desperate intentness. Suddenly she spoke with a rush. 1976 Pop. Sci. Dec. 112/3 The oxygen tended to come on with a rush that snapped out the flame. 1993 Up Here (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Feb. 25/1 When the candled ice begins to fall apart, break-up is on with a rush. First the rivers go, then the lakes. P3. a. (all) in a rush and variants: (a) with a sudden surge or onset; (b) in a hurry. 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T. C. Gould Rep. Trial of Friends 123 There was an alarm in the house that the galleries were coming down, and they came out in a rush. 1847 H. B. Stowe in Rural Repository 17 Apr. 126/1 Then comes the instant change; flashing smiles and tears, as the good comes back all in a rush. 1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer xviii. 149 He is always in such a rush that he never thinks of anything. 1877 G. M. Hopkins Poems (1967) 67 That blue is all in a rush With richness. 1907 W. D. Johns in Tillicum Tales (Seattle Writers' Club) 301 The people must ha' left in a rush, fur a lot o' close was scattered about. 1971 Cassell's Mod. Guide to Synonyms 502 The slow, jolting pace of one who is in no rush. 1990 A. Swift Brookside (Mersey TV Transmission script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 818. 43 I'm sorry, I'm in a bit of a rush. 1990 M. Forster Lady's Maid xxii. 359 Relief that she could be so certain about something made her speak all in a rush. b. Chiefly colloquial. on (also at) the rush: in a hurry, busily engaged; with speed or haste. ΚΠ 1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 330/2 What an age this is! all crime and fanaticism! Every man and everything is on the rush. 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 84 Doing it on the rush, running away, or making off. 1890 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads (1892) 11 An 'appy day with Fuzzy on the rush Will last an 'ealthy Tommy for a year. 1901 H. James Sacred Fount iv. 75 Last night she was on the rush. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin i. 11 Take a pride in yourself, an' obey all orders at the rush. 2008 P. H. Earl Faith Formation of Laity in Catholic Schools x. 140 With such running, busy lives, we never take time to sit down quietly... Everything is on the rush, including our praying. c. Chiefly colloquial. all of a rush: in a hurry; with speed or haste. ΚΠ 1844 Christian Teacher 6 285 The city is all of a rush. 1887 G. Macleod Good Words for 1887 250/1 It ain't that easy to do it all of a rush. 1916 Behind Scenes in Restaurant (Consumers' League of N.Y. City) iv. 15 It's a wonder more girls aren't dead, the way they eat all of a rush. 1938 Sun (Baltimore) 8 June 8/8 Later in the season they [sc. soft crabs] drop off almost altogether until late July or in August, when they seem to come back all of a rush. 1995 C. Bateman Cycle of Violence (1996) 226 Of course it was all of a rush; he'd hardly known her more than a few weeks. P4. Horse Racing. to do a rush: (of a bookmaker) to back (a horse) with the intention of encouraging people to bet on it. Cf. rushed adj.2 1. Now rare. ΚΠ 1862 Baily's Mag. Aug. 93 When business is at its height they have instructions to ‘do a rush’, that is, to back a ‘safe 'un’, for the purpose of inducing the lookers on to follow. 1879 Punch's Almanack for 1880 12 Dec. Nothing like a crowd for regular sprees, Ain't it fine to do a rush, and squeeze. 1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang VI. i. 85 To do a rush (racing) = to back a safe' un.., and (among bookmakers' touts) to bet flash.., to induce business. P5. colloquial (chiefly U.S. and Caribbean). a. to give (a person) a (also the) rush and variants: to lavish attention on (a person, typically a woman), esp. with a view to a romantic or sexual relationship. ΚΠ 1894 Southern Mag. Aug. 85/2 He gave her the grand rush, you know. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart ii. iv. 249 I don't think most girls appreciate friendship; all they want is to be given a rush. 1940 P. G. Wodehouse Eggs, Beans & Crumpets 93 He's been giving me the rush of a lifetime. 1956 W. H. Whyte Organization Man (1957) 252 An actor..comes to town from the city for a short stay. He gives her a mild rush, and she dreams of a glamorous life with him. 1966 Jet 13 Oct. 45 A Swiss beauty with a knockout shapely figure..has been giving him the rush like mad. 1997 M. Maddox Love & Betrayal vi. 47 The stag line was giving her a rush. b. to get a rush and variants: (esp. of a woman) to be the recipient of such attention. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > court or engage in courtship [verb (intransitive)] > be recipient of frequent male attentions to get a rush1911 the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > court or woo [verb (transitive)] > by frequent entertainment or dating rush1863 to get a rush1911 1911 H. S. Harrison Queed xxiii. 298 He would be refused, of course, but the girl would have the pleasant feeling of getting a rush, and Robert would boost his standing as a philanthropist. 1934 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra (1935) i. 20 Wilhelmina Hall..was still the best dancer in the club, and was getting the best rush. 1969 A. Lurie Real People 18 She certainly wasn't prepared for the rush she got, probably for the first time in her life... You've got to admit she's not madly attractive. 1989 O. Senior Arrival of Snake-woman 55 He was also beginning to get a rush from the politicians, both parties recognising that any specialist in international monetary studies was one of the bright boys to watch. 1996 P. H. Brown & P. H. Broeske Howard Hughes xviii. 193 Joan Crawford, who got the Hughes rush in the thirties, once said, ‘Howard Hughes would fuck a tree.’ P6. rush to judgement: an instance of coming to a conclusion or opinion hastily or prematurely. Cf. to rush to judgement at rush v.2 Phrases 2.Mark Lane's book Rush to Judgment (1966), mentioned in quot. 1964, was given its title with conscious reference to quot. 1800 at rush v.2 Phrases 2. ΚΠ 1964 N.Y. Times 12 Dec. 22/8 Mark Lane said here today he was writing a book that would expose the Warren Commission report on President Kennedy's assassination... The book, to be titled ‘Rush to Judgment’, will appear in March, 1965. 1967 Times 26 June 11/1 A rush to judgment is dangerous in a game in which form and fortunes can swing busily. 1980 B. Wade Mod. Short Stories in Eng. Introd. p. vii The sort of rush to judgement which comes through grabbing at other people's opinions. 2001 Time 1 Oct. 24/3 What we have seen in terms of policy is very measured. We have seen no evidence of hasty rushes to judgment or pounding the sand. < as lemmas |
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