英语词汇“to burn the mill”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 burn one's boats: to cut oneself off from all chance of retreat. to burn the Thames: to perform some startling prodigy, ‘set the Thames on fire’. to burn the mill (in allusion to letting the millstones become red-hot by friction from want of grist). to burn one's bridges: see bridge n.¹ Phrases 5.

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > be a matter of wonder [verb (intransitive)] > perform wonders

to work a wonderOE

Thamesa1777

to burn the Thames1787

the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide [verb (intransitive)] > take decisive step

to cross (also pass) the Rubicon1624

to burn one's bridges (behind one)1860

to burn one's boats1886

1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth II. 24 His Measure too so scanty, she fear'd 'twould burn her Mill.

1787 J. Wolcot Sir J. Banks & Emp. of Morocco 6 Whose modest wisdom..never aims To find the longitude, or burn the Thames.

1886 Manch. Guard. 23 Feb. 5 The sooner Mr. Goschen burns the boats in which he quitted the shores of Opposition, etc.

单词	to burn the mill
释义	> as lemmas to burn the mill c. figurative. to burn one's boats: to cut oneself off from all chance of retreat. to burn the Thames: to perform some startling prodigy, ‘set the Thames on fire’. to burn the mill (in allusion to letting the millstones become red-hot by friction from want of grist). to burn one's bridges: see bridge n.¹ Phrases 5. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > be a matter of wonder [verb (intransitive)] > perform wonders to work a wonderOE Thamesa1777 to burn the Thames1787 the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide [verb (intransitive)] > take decisive step to cross (also pass) the Rubicon1624 to burn one's bridges (behind one)1860 to burn one's boats1886 1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth II. 24 His Measure too so scanty, she fear'd 'twould burn her Mill. 1787 J. Wolcot Sir J. Banks & Emp. of Morocco 6 Whose modest wisdom..never aims To find the longitude, or burn the Thames. 1886 Manch. Guard. 23 Feb. 5 The sooner Mr. Goschen burns the boats in which he quitted the shores of Opposition, etc. extracted from burnv.¹ < as lemmas
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