英语词汇“to be first off the mark”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. figurative. to get (also be) off the (also one's) mark: to start, get going. to be slow off the mark: to start slowly; to waste time in starting. to be quick off (occasionally also on) the mark: to lose no time in starting; to waste no initial advantage; to act with alacrity; to be precipitate (in doing something). to be first off the mark: to gain an initial lead over one's opponents or competitors.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > proceed rapidly [verb (intransitive)] > take prompt action

spring1548

to take at the (first) bounda1556

to be quick off (occasionally also on) the mark1914

to jump to it1917

to snap (in)to1918

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > begin [verb (intransitive)] > well

to get (also be) off the (also one's) mark1914

to get off the ground1961

the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > be or become slow [verb (intransitive)] > be dilatory

slowOE

tarrya1375

linger1548

procrastinate1548

slackc1560

forslow1571

to hang back1581

to hang an (also the) arse1596

to hang fire1782

to be slow off the mark1972

1914 P. G. Wodehouse Man Upstairs 273 A man who has been shut up for two days in a small room is seldom slow off the mark when a chance presents itself of taking exercise.

1917 E. Pound Let. 12 Aug. (1971) 114 I have been a bit slow getting the Little Review off the mark.

1919 E. P. Oppenheim Strange Case Mr. Jocelyn Thew i. xiii. 112 ‘Did he make any trouble?’ ‘He had no chance..I was first off the mark.’

1928 Observer 5 Feb. 23/5 When you really wish to get going you have a second, a third and a top speed change which will get the car off the mark, in the old phrase, in an inspiriting manner.

1931 Oxf. Mail 29 Aug. 8/3 G. Fisher and L. Rogers were quickly off the mark, 20 runs being scored in the first ten minutes.

1936 ‘R. Hyde’ Passport to Hell v. 89 Places where the police weren't so quick off the mark if the landlord passed a few sleevers over the counter after six o'clock.

1958 J. Wain Contenders v. 102 Ned was off the mark at once... Blue Seal Pottery seemed to become a vogue overnight.

1972 W. A. Pantin Oxf. Life iv. 50 Dr. William Buckland..was very quick on the mark with putting in plans for the future use of the building.

1973 South Wales Echo 30 June Then the whole Burke Special team can get off their mark.

1987 Grimsby Evening Tel. 6 Nov. 19/3 Swingit Gunner is..no ordinary horse and, since getting off the mark at Redcar in the summer, he has completed a hat-trick.

1996 Financial Post (Canada) 18 Oct. 8/4 The Ottawa-based company is first off the mark with a receiver that it claims is the smallest, lowest-cost satellite dish of its type in the world.

单词	to be first off the mark
释义	> as lemmas to be first off the mark c. figurative. to get (also be) off the (also one's) mark: to start, get going. to be slow off the mark: to start slowly; to waste time in starting. to be quick off (occasionally also on) the mark: to lose no time in starting; to waste no initial advantage; to act with alacrity; to be precipitate (in doing something). to be first off the mark: to gain an initial lead over one's opponents or competitors. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > proceed rapidly [verb (intransitive)] > take prompt action spring1548 to take at the (first) bounda1556 to be quick off (occasionally also on) the mark1914 to jump to it1917 to snap (in)to1918 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > begin [verb (intransitive)] > well to get (also be) off the (also one's) mark1914 to get off the ground1961 the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > be or become slow [verb (intransitive)] > be dilatory slowOE tarrya1375 linger1548 procrastinate1548 slackc1560 forslow1571 to hang back1581 to hang an (also the) arse1596 to hang fire1782 to be slow off the mark1972 1914 P. G. Wodehouse Man Upstairs 273 A man who has been shut up for two days in a small room is seldom slow off the mark when a chance presents itself of taking exercise. 1917 E. Pound Let. 12 Aug. (1971) 114 I have been a bit slow getting the Little Review off the mark. 1919 E. P. Oppenheim Strange Case Mr. Jocelyn Thew i. xiii. 112 ‘Did he make any trouble?’ ‘He had no chance..I was first off the mark.’ 1928 Observer 5 Feb. 23/5 When you really wish to get going you have a second, a third and a top speed change which will get the car off the mark, in the old phrase, in an inspiriting manner. 1931 Oxf. Mail 29 Aug. 8/3 G. Fisher and L. Rogers were quickly off the mark, 20 runs being scored in the first ten minutes. 1936 ‘R. Hyde’ Passport to Hell v. 89 Places where the police weren't so quick off the mark if the landlord passed a few sleevers over the counter after six o'clock. 1958 J. Wain Contenders v. 102 Ned was off the mark at once... Blue Seal Pottery seemed to become a vogue overnight. 1972 W. A. Pantin Oxf. Life iv. 50 Dr. William Buckland..was very quick on the mark with putting in plans for the future use of the building. 1973 South Wales Echo 30 June Then the whole Burke Special team can get off their mark. 1987 Grimsby Evening Tel. 6 Nov. 19/3 Swingit Gunner is..no ordinary horse and, since getting off the mark at Redcar in the summer, he has completed a hat-trick. 1996 Financial Post (Canada) 18 Oct. 8/4 The Ottawa-based company is first off the mark with a receiver that it claims is the smallest, lowest-cost satellite dish of its type in the world. extracted from markn.¹ < as lemmas
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