| 单词 | samson-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈSamson-like ˈSamson-like adv. and adj. (a) adv. after the manner of the biblical figure Samson (see sense 1); (b) adj. resembling or characteristic of Samson. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adverb] pithily1522 Samson-like1570 strengthily1883 1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer Spirituall Husbandry i. in tr. Popish Kingdome f. 74v Who doth not Comedes his wicked act detest, That Samson like in furious rage, a schoole of boyes opprest? 1609 J. Melton Sixe-folde Politician ii. ii. 129 Depriue your minde of all her Sampson-like locks of resistance, and strength. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc ix. 359 By experience rous'd shall man at length Dash down his Moloch-gods, Samson-like And burst his fetters. a1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan (1956) iii. lvii. variant line 8 And make him Samsonlike—more fierce with blindness. 1903 Whitstable Times 18 Apr. 8/5 It would seem as though he braced himself, Samson-like, for one supreme effort before laying down his brush for ever. 2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 May 40/2 Sometimes a Samson-like hirsuteness has been the ideal. < as lemmas |
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