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

(b) intransitive. Without construction: to take aim. Also figurative (with adverbs, as to aim high, etc.).

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge missile [verb (intransitive)] > aim

to take aima1450

aim1566

to bring to bear1619

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > discharge firearms [verb (intransitive)] > take aim

aim1566

vizyc1600

hold1881

to aim off1904

to draw down1907

1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Agamemnon i. sig. Ciii^v Paris shaft, whose connyng hand with shot so sure did ayme.

1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles ix. 42 That neuer aymed so hie, to loue your Daughter.

1623 J. Bingham tr. Lipsius Compar. Rom. Manner Warre in tr. Xenophon Hist. 3 It fainteth or straieth from the marke, if you aime further off.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxv. 136 They look about with two eyes, yet they never ayme but with one.

1706 N. W. Hist. George a Green 30 Knowing it was a commendable Ambition, rather to aim high than look low.

1779 W. Cowper in J. Newton & W. Cowper Olney Hymns i. xvii. 23 Who gave him strength to sling, And skill to aim aright.

1840 W. Hazlitt tr. C. P. de Kock Andrew the Savoyard in Romancist & Novelist's Libr. III. 225/1 Pierre..showed himself but rarely, taking pains at the same time to aim skilfully, and then immediately concealing himself.

1861 All Year Round 24 Aug. 523/1 I take a good middle sight, and aim low. Crack!

1906 A. Eyre Girl in Waiting xvi. 211 Your object..is not marriage—I flattered you when I thought you aimed so high.

1966 ‘J. Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea (1975) 74 As we were walking home I asked her who had taught her to aim so well.

2006 W. Marvel Mr. Lincoln goes to War ii. v. 147 Aiming carefully, Kemper fired about a dozen rounds.

c. figurative. Towards or at a lofty or ambitious goal. Frequently in to aim high (cf. to aim high at aim v. 5a(b)).

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1605 W. C. tr. C. Paschal False Complaints xix. 117 It is euery mans worke to looke at that which is before his feete, But it is thy office [sc. Prince], to looke further and to aime higher.

1639 W. Saltonstall tr. Ovid Ovid de Ponto ii. v. sig. D5^v The gravity of the matter quite outwent My strength, which could not such a worke attempt. Yet the will ayming high doth merit praise.

1730 Polit. State Great-Brit. Feb. 217 We shall say nothing on one Side or other to this Scheme, only that indeed it aims high.

1761 J. Hanway Refl., Ess. & Medit. Life & Relig. II. 316 Few women of low fortunes have power to adventure much, except in love; but to one that aspires high, and succeeds, five hundred fall as sacrifices.

1861 G. W. Thornbury Brit. Artists II. viii. 177 The views of Scott intensify rapidly in Rome; he determines more and more, cost what it may, to strive high.

1874 L. W. Church From Plough to Pulpit III. xxxiv. 55 Thee mun look up, my lad; shoot high. A little ambition helps a man on.

1921 J. Buchan Path of King xiv. 281 It would be a shame to you if you didn't look high, for you're a young man with all the world before you.

1964 Life 13 Nov. 40/2 Young Bob Taft Jr., reaching high for the senatorial seat in Ohio and further luster for his family name.

1992 Independent 4 Aug. 12/3 What are the implications of this for women aiming high? Must they be better, more hard-working than the men? Must they play office politics?

单词	to aim high
释义	> as lemmas to aim high (b) intransitive. Without construction: to take aim. Also figurative (with adverbs, as to aim high, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge missile [verb (intransitive)] > aim to take aima1450 aim1566 to bring to bear1619 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > discharge firearms [verb (intransitive)] > take aim aim1566 vizyc1600 hold1881 to aim off1904 to draw down1907 1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Agamemnon i. sig. Ciii^v Paris shaft, whose connyng hand with shot so sure did ayme. 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles ix. 42 That neuer aymed so hie, to loue your Daughter. 1623 J. Bingham tr. Lipsius Compar. Rom. Manner Warre in tr. Xenophon Hist. 3 It fainteth or straieth from the marke, if you aime further off. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxv. 136 They look about with two eyes, yet they never ayme but with one. 1706 N. W. Hist. George a Green 30 Knowing it was a commendable Ambition, rather to aim high than look low. 1779 W. Cowper in J. Newton & W. Cowper Olney Hymns i. xvii. 23 Who gave him strength to sling, And skill to aim aright. 1840 W. Hazlitt tr. C. P. de Kock Andrew the Savoyard in Romancist & Novelist's Libr. III. 225/1 Pierre..showed himself but rarely, taking pains at the same time to aim skilfully, and then immediately concealing himself. 1861 All Year Round 24 Aug. 523/1 I take a good middle sight, and aim low. Crack! 1906 A. Eyre Girl in Waiting xvi. 211 Your object..is not marriage—I flattered you when I thought you aimed so high. 1966 ‘J. Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea (1975) 74 As we were walking home I asked her who had taught her to aim so well. 2006 W. Marvel Mr. Lincoln goes to War ii. v. 147 Aiming carefully, Kemper fired about a dozen rounds. extracted from aimv. to aim high c. figurative. Towards or at a lofty or ambitious goal. Frequently in to aim high (cf. to aim high at aim v. 5a(b)). ΚΠ 1605 W. C. tr. C. Paschal False Complaints xix. 117 It is euery mans worke to looke at that which is before his feete, But it is thy office [sc. Prince], to looke further and to aime higher. 1639 W. Saltonstall tr. Ovid Ovid de Ponto ii. v. sig. D5^v The gravity of the matter quite outwent My strength, which could not such a worke attempt. Yet the will ayming high doth merit praise. 1730 Polit. State Great-Brit. Feb. 217 We shall say nothing on one Side or other to this Scheme, only that indeed it aims high. 1761 J. Hanway Refl., Ess. & Medit. Life & Relig. II. 316 Few women of low fortunes have power to adventure much, except in love; but to one that aspires high, and succeeds, five hundred fall as sacrifices. 1861 G. W. Thornbury Brit. Artists II. viii. 177 The views of Scott intensify rapidly in Rome; he determines more and more, cost what it may, to strive high. 1874 L. W. Church From Plough to Pulpit III. xxxiv. 55 Thee mun look up, my lad; shoot high. A little ambition helps a man on. 1921 J. Buchan Path of King xiv. 281 It would be a shame to you if you didn't look high, for you're a young man with all the world before you. 1964 Life 13 Nov. 40/2 Young Bob Taft Jr., reaching high for the senatorial seat in Ohio and further luster for his family name. 1992 Independent 4 Aug. 12/3 What are the implications of this for women aiming high? Must they be better, more hard-working than the men? Must they play office politics? extracted from highadv. < as lemmas
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