| 单词 | stricken field |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstricken field (rarely battle) 7. stricken field (rarely battle): a joined engagement between armed forces or combatants; a pitched battle.A Scottish use, restored to literary currency by Scott. Cf. the phrases to strike a battle, strike v. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > types of armed encounter openeOE set battle1487 unbloody1544 pight1562 pitched1569 round1601 steadfast1623 strucka1625 running1651 stationary1737 stricken field1820 close quarters1871 society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [noun] > battle or a battle > pitched battle pitched battle?1530 main battle1569 just battle1578 field fight1598 pitch-field1613 pitch battle1673 ranged battle1680 stricken field (rarely battle)1820 1820 W. Scott Abbot II. iii. 87 I never had the good fortune to see a stricken field. 1828 T. B. Macaulay Misc. Writings (1860) I. 252 He was vanquished on fields of stricken battle. 1829 W. Scott Waverley (new ed.) II. xv. 146 (note) The Highlandmen are pretty men For handling sword and shield, But yet they are but simple men To stand a stricken field. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. iii. 134 As if there had been an actual stricken field, with all the able-bodied men on both sides engaged in it. < as lemmas |
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