| 单词 | throwing down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthrowing down throwing down n. ΚΠ a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 359 Of þe whiche dedes... Þe nynþe þe þrowynge doun of Anteus, þe geant of Libya, þat took aȝen myȝte and strengþe as ofte as he touched þe erþe. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 493 Throwynge downe, fro hey place, precipicium. 1518 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 131 Yf they had known the throwyng downe of the seyd iij gappes. 1652 J. Gadbury Philastrogus Knavery Epitomized 12 The throwing down of Art, and the dishonour of God that gives the Art. 1722 J. Stevens Hist. Antient Abbeys I. 207/1 The dissolving of the Monastery, and throwing down of the Church. 1851 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 12 i. 88 These straining efforts are sometimes so energetic as to cause ‘throwing down’ of the uterus. 1915 Central Law Jrnl. 80 382/1 The throwing down of the match was the cause of the accident. 2015 Daily Mail (Nexis) 24 July The throwing down of gauntlets. < as lemmas |
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