单词 | so, or soas |
释义 | > as lemmasso.., or so..as a. so.., or so..as, so as, followed by an infinitive denoting result or consequence.The omission of as is now regarded as irregular. ΚΠ (a) (b)1445 tr. Claudian's De Consulatu Stilichonis in Anglia (1905) 28 271 Nevir the[e] she so diseasyd as oonys..To folowe her wille.1558 Q. Kennedy Compendius Tractiue To Rdr. sig. Aiiv That I..durst be sua baulde, as to attempt sua heych ane purpose.1648 C. Walker Relations & Observ. ii. 78 Whosoever shall dare to be so good a Patriot as to oppose their Tyranny.1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 93 A Crop so plenteous, as the Land to load. View more context for this quotation1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 53. ⁋7 I hope you will not be so apparently partial to the Women, as to let them go wholly unobserved.1779 Mirror No. 17 Our shop was so well frequented, as to require the constant attendance of both of us.1828 R. Duppa Trav. Italy 98 The others were so broken into small fragments as to be useless.1885 Law Times Rep. 53 785/1 It is impossible to say that any one case is so in point as to carry this case.(c)c1680 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) II. 283 They all run, but not so as to obtain.1736 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 716/1 I think it impossible to amend it..so as to make it a Bill fit for being passed.1853 Zoologist 11 3724 Dismounting and hobbling the horse so as to allow him to feed.1896 Law Times 100 488/1 To repair the drain so as to abate the nuisance complained of.c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 943 The Ryvers..so myghty and so large To bere a gret ship or a barge. c1450 Merlin i. 6 How shulde I be so hardy to do as ye telle me. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Prol. Who ys so blynde to axe why lyght shulde be shewed to them that walke in dercknes. c1535 Ploughman's Tale i. sig. A.viv Peter was neuer so great a fole To leave his key with suche a lorell. 1579 S. Gosson Apol. Schoole of Abuse in Ephemerides Phialo f. 82 I am not so childishe to take euery bushe for a monster. a1639 T. Dekker et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) ii. i. 18 If you'll be so kinde to ka me one good turn, I'll be so courteous as to kob you another. 1709 J. Swift Vindic. I. Bickerstaff 5 He has been indeed so wise, to make no Objection against the Truth of my Predictions. 1767 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) III. 223 Be so good to continue to favour me with your letters. 1803 M. Charlton Wife & Mistress (ed. 2) IV. 161 She enquired if Mrs. Aubrey had been so kind to procure the child a new wardrobe. < as lemmas |
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