单词 | to beat the reveille |
释义 | > as lemmasto beat the reveille 1. A signal indicating that it is time to wake or get up; spec. a signal used to awaken personnel in the armed forces, typically sounded on the bugle or drums. Also: the time at which this signal is given; the time for waking or rising from bed. Esp. in early use, frequently to beat the reveille. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > signal on instrument > specific signals dian1591 alvarado1598 retreat1600 reveille1633 preparative1635 leveta1640 charge1650 gathering1653 reveil1668 chamade1684 assembly1728 rouse1789 roll-call1793 dinner call1799 taps1824 recall1825 fall-in1834 last post1845 lights out1864 post1864 assemble1883 α. β. 1644 Col. Hutchinson's Orders in T. C. Hine Nottingham (1876) App. After the houre of nyne of the clock at night,..untill the Revelly hath beaten the next morninge.1696 R. Howlett School Recreat. (new ed.) 59 Revalley, is to let them know when it is time to rise in the Morning, and attend on their Duty.a1753 P. Drake Memoirs (1755) I. xii. 87 Soon after hearing the Drums beat the Revallie, all began to rouse their Spirits.1778 R. B. Sheridan Camp i. i He'll mow you down a regiment of beards in the beating a revally.1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 67 At half-past five's Revelly, an' our tents they down must come.1899 N. Munro Gilian the Dreamer 78 It was sweet to hear the drums beat revally under the vines.1927 C. E. Montague Right Off Map 170 The Revelly to-morrow: every man was to sleep his sleep out.2007 B. Doyle Pure Spring vi. 56 ‘Revelly! Revelly!’ he shouted me awake. Imitating a bugle. ‘Revelly! Up, Martin! Up, my lad!’γ. 1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. i. xv. 86 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. The Drummer in the morning beat the Reveillez sooner than he was wont to do, and lowder.1785 C. Dibdin Clump & Cludden 21 Enraptur'd ev'ry op'ning morn, When the drum beats reveillez.1840 J. B. Fraser Trav. Koordistan I. viii. 231 This is followed by the lively beat of the ‘reveillez’ from the Sepoys' quarter.1869 J. Grant First Love & Last Love xxi. 282 No European..who heard the reveillez welcome the rising sun, could be assured that he, and those he loved better than himself, might see it set beyond the horizon.1899 Longman's Mag. Nov. 87 May I say that it is one of the morning, and the pipes play the reveillez at four?1633 H. Hexham Iournall Anno 1632 25 The reveille being beaten my Lord Vere, & my Lord of Oxford gave order, that the Companies should be drawne from the lyne to the quarters. 1700 J. Dryden Secular Masque 63 Sound a Reveille, Sound, Sound, The Warrior God is come. 1775 Amer. Archives (1846) 4th Ser. IV. 224 The enemy.., this morning, after reveille beating, crossed the bridge. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 101 The hoarse voice of men, and the wild sound of the trumpets blowing the reveillie. 1897 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign ix. 234 That night reveillé was whispered at 11.30. It was a curious time for reveillé, and utterly puzzled our cook; we had supped at seven, and it was not time for morning coffee. 1900 E. Jackson Hist. Hand-made Lace iv. 38 At this time [sc. the 18th cent.] the reveille, or uprising, was a favourite time for the reception of friends. 1948 T. Heggen Mister Roberts xv. 185 The Captain ordered that any man caught in his bunk after reveille go on report. 1965 Times 11 Feb. 9/7 From Reveille to Retreat a man is just a soldier to me. 1996 Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) (Nexis) 10 Aug. (News section) 9 At Camp Child this past week, adult volunteers rose to reveille at 6 a.m. and did a bit of everything until flashlights-out at 10 p.m. 2001 D. F. Clark Stand by your Beds! iv. 44 No sooner had one, it seemed, dropped off to sleep than wretched ‘Reveille’ (always pronounced ‘revalley’) would blast through the Tannoy at the end of the hut. < as lemmas |
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