英语词汇“to bring one to his knees”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. With governing preposition: on or upon the (one's) knee(s; to fall, go, kneel, †lie, †set oneself, †sit down on one's knees (†on knee(s), to bring one to his knees; see also aknee adv., fall v. 26a.

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c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iii. ix. §14 Þeh þe hie hiene meðigne on cneowum sittende metten.

OE Cynewulf Elene 1135 Heo on cneow sette leohte geleafan, lac weorðode, blissum hremig, þe hire brungen wæs gayrna to geace.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 6627 Buȝhenn himm o cnewwe.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 6467 Þeȝȝ..fellenn dun o cnewwess.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6458 He..feol an his cneowen [c1300 Otho cnowes].

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6330 Ȝe bidden for me on eower bare cneowen [c1300 Otho cnouwes].

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 286 Sche began merci to crie, Upon hire bare knes.

c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1017 Doun on knees wente euery maner wight.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. l On theyr knes desired to haue theyr liues saued.

1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Apr. (1965) I. 322 A minister of state is not spoke to but upon the Knee.

1800 I. Milner in M. Milner Life I. Milner (1842) xii. 204 In a very short time you may be on your knees to this very B[uonaparte].

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 402 The Marshal reasoned: he implored: he went on his knees.

1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 4 Nov. 10/3 A very efficacious method of bringing a..troublesome class of offenders to their knees.

单词	to bring one to his knees
释义	> as lemmas to bring one to his knees a. With governing preposition: on or upon the (one's) knee(s; to fall, go, kneel, †lie, †set oneself, †sit down on one's knees (†on knee(s), to bring one to his knees; see also aknee adv., fall v. 26a. ΚΠ c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iii. ix. §14 Þeh þe hie hiene meðigne on cneowum sittende metten. OE Cynewulf Elene 1135 Heo on cneow sette leohte geleafan, lac weorðode, blissum hremig, þe hire brungen wæs gayrna to geace. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 6627 Buȝhenn himm o cnewwe. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 6467 Þeȝȝ..fellenn dun o cnewwess. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6458 He..feol an his cneowen [c1300 Otho cnowes]. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6330 Ȝe bidden for me on eower bare cneowen [c1300 Otho cnouwes]. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 286 Sche began merci to crie, Upon hire bare knes. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1017 Doun on knees wente euery maner wight. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. l On theyr knes desired to haue theyr liues saued. 1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Apr. (1965) I. 322 A minister of state is not spoke to but upon the Knee. 1800 I. Milner in M. Milner Life I. Milner (1842) xii. 204 In a very short time you may be on your knees to this very B[uonaparte]. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 402 The Marshal reasoned: he implored: he went on his knees. 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 4 Nov. 10/3 A very efficacious method of bringing a..troublesome class of offenders to their knees. extracted from kneen. < as lemmas
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