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

b. to bring to a head: (a) to cause (a boil, abscess, or spot) to form a head and come to the point where likely to burst; cf. sense 19a; (b) to bring (a situation, state of affairs, etc.) to a critical point, or to a point of maturity or maximum intensity; cf. sense 54. [Compare Middle French, French mettre à chef to bring to a conclusion (c1240 in Anglo-Norman).]

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > cause suppuration [verb (transitive)] > bring to head

ripea1398

to bring to a head1566

concoct1584

ripen1590

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [verb (transitive)] > bring to or form highest point

to bring to a head1603

culminate1659

cumulate1660

climax1807

pinnacle1840

peak1887

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > to highest degree

to bring to a head1603

culminate1659

climax1807

maximize1815

1566 T. Blundeville Order curing Horses Dis. lvi. f. 36, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe A Linnen cloute, whiche being layd vnto the swelling, two or three dayes,..wyll bryng it to a heade.

1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. I4^v What moueth the Lawier to..be so earnest to finde out the differences of causes, to bring them to a head, but glory?

1641 S. Hartlib Briefe Relation 25 Master Dury was lodged and entertained with him..for the space of fourteen dayes, that they together might ripen matters, and bring their thoughts to a head.

1662 S. Pepys Diary 31 Oct. (1970) III. 245 Some plot there hath been, though not brought to a head.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 97 If these Swellings could be brought to a Head,..the Patient generally recover'd.

1788 tr. G. Sénac de Meilhan Considerations upon Wit & Morals 177 Your illness is an ambition not brought to a head.

1823 W. Scott Peveril I. ix. 204 The uncharitable prejudices against other sects, which polemical controversy had generated, and the Civil War brought to a head.

1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders I. ix. 168 It might bring things to a head, one way or the other.

1922 F. H. Dixon Railroads & Govt. v. 60 With the introduction of the parcel post..the problem became more complicated and the issue was brought to a head.

1994 Daily Mail (Nexis) 20 Sept. 37 Honey..can draw poisons and pus out of an infected wound or ulcer, or bring boils to a head.

2009 C. Asquith Sisters in War xvii. 157 Events were already conspiring to bring their relationship to a head.

单词	to bring to a head
释义	> as lemmas to bring to a head b. to bring to a head: (a) to cause (a boil, abscess, or spot) to form a head and come to the point where likely to burst; cf. sense 19a; (b) to bring (a situation, state of affairs, etc.) to a critical point, or to a point of maturity or maximum intensity; cf. sense 54. [Compare Middle French, French mettre à chef to bring to a conclusion (c1240 in Anglo-Norman).] ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > cause suppuration [verb (transitive)] > bring to head ripea1398 to bring to a head1566 concoct1584 ripen1590 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [verb (transitive)] > bring to or form highest point to bring to a head1603 culminate1659 cumulate1660 climax1807 pinnacle1840 peak1887 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > to highest degree to bring to a head1603 culminate1659 climax1807 maximize1815 1566 T. Blundeville Order curing Horses Dis. lvi. f. 36, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe A Linnen cloute, whiche being layd vnto the swelling, two or three dayes,..wyll bryng it to a heade. 1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. I4^v What moueth the Lawier to..be so earnest to finde out the differences of causes, to bring them to a head, but glory? 1641 S. Hartlib Briefe Relation 25 Master Dury was lodged and entertained with him..for the space of fourteen dayes, that they together might ripen matters, and bring their thoughts to a head. 1662 S. Pepys Diary 31 Oct. (1970) III. 245 Some plot there hath been, though not brought to a head. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 97 If these Swellings could be brought to a Head,..the Patient generally recover'd. 1788 tr. G. Sénac de Meilhan Considerations upon Wit & Morals 177 Your illness is an ambition not brought to a head. 1823 W. Scott Peveril I. ix. 204 The uncharitable prejudices against other sects, which polemical controversy had generated, and the Civil War brought to a head. 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders I. ix. 168 It might bring things to a head, one way or the other. 1922 F. H. Dixon Railroads & Govt. v. 60 With the introduction of the parcel post..the problem became more complicated and the issue was brought to a head. 1994 Daily Mail (Nexis) 20 Sept. 37 Honey..can draw poisons and pus out of an infected wound or ulcer, or bring boils to a head. 2009 C. Asquith Sisters in War xvii. 157 Events were already conspiring to bring their relationship to a head. extracted from headn.¹ < as lemmas
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