| 单词 | taking down |
| 释义 | > as lemmastaking down taking down n. [after to take down at take v. Phrasal verbs 1] ΚΠ 1420 in Proc. Somerset Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. (1878) 23 26 (MED) Item, pro takyng downe de tegulis de domo..in Walcote-strete, xiij d. 1426 W. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 7 Þer is nother perill ne doute in þe takyng doun of þe instrument and þe bille to no creature. 1514 S. Appulby Fruyte of Redemcyon xxviii. sig. D.ii (heading) Of the takynge downe of the body of cryste fro the crosse. 1614 T. Wilson Comm. Epist. S. Paul to Romanes viii. 547 To the humbling and to the taking down of our proud hearts. 1723 R. Izacke Antiq. Exeter 104 The Weather-cock..kept such a noise, that the Princess could not sleep, which occasioned the taking down of the said Cock. 1792 Gloucester Guide 62 The Monument of the said Robert Wise..being defaced and ruinated by the dissolving and taking down of the Parish Church of St. Ewens. 1864 Good Words 5 317/2 One hour of taking down makes about six hours' work in copying. 1913 B. Tarkington Flirt xiv. 225 It was for the taking-down of Laura..that he lay awake nights. 1951 D. Mathew Age Charles I xvii. 267 The taking down of buildings which had been put up against the wall between the Quay Gate and the Square Tower. 2011 A. Silver One Minute to Midnight iii. 35 Some people find the taking down of the Christmas decorations to be a depressing ritual. < as lemmas |
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