英语词汇“to be too many for”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

d. to be too many for: to be more than a match for (usually in humorous use with singular noun as subject).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery, superiority, or advantage [verb (intransitive)] > defeat completely

to break one's back or neck1579

to be too many for1692

to do for ——1740

to cook (rarely do) one's goose1835

to fix (another's) flint1836

to cut the ground from under one (or one's feet)1855

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables xxxv. 35 They come to Vie Power and Expence with Those that are too High and too many for them.

1708 Deplorable State of New-Eng. ii. 16 Your Governour..has been too many for you.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 378 We were too many for them, for we run out our Guns..and..they retir'd.

1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 13 Should your horse prove, what is properly termed too many for you, and make off.

1863 J. C. Jeaffreson Sir Everard's Daughter 113 You can't rob me—I am too many for you..! You're a clever one—but you're no match for me.

1872 C. Hardwick Trad., Superstitions, & Folk-lore 189 On one occasion, however, the fiends were nearly ‘too many’ for the eternal toiler.

1894 W. E. Norris St. Ann's II. 237 I venture to prophesy that, between us, we shall be one too many for the Colonel.

单词	to be too many for
释义	> as lemmas to be too many for d. to be too many for: to be more than a match for (usually in humorous use with singular noun as subject). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery, superiority, or advantage [verb (intransitive)] > defeat completely to break one's back or neck1579 to be too many for1692 to do for ——1740 to cook (rarely do) one's goose1835 to fix (another's) flint1836 to cut the ground from under one (or one's feet)1855 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables xxxv. 35 They come to Vie Power and Expence with Those that are too High and too many for them. 1708 Deplorable State of New-Eng. ii. 16 Your Governour..has been too many for you. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 378 We were too many for them, for we run out our Guns..and..they retir'd. 1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 13 Should your horse prove, what is properly termed too many for you, and make off. 1863 J. C. Jeaffreson Sir Everard's Daughter 113 You can't rob me—I am too many for you..! You're a clever one—but you're no match for me. 1872 C. Hardwick Trad., Superstitions, & Folk-lore 189 On one occasion, however, the fiends were nearly ‘too many’ for the eternal toiler. 1894 W. E. Norris St. Ann's II. 237 I venture to prophesy that, between us, we shall be one too many for the Colonel. extracted from manyadj.pron.n.adv. < as lemmas
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