| 单词 | to be out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be out h. Originally U.S. to be out (with infinitive): to strive keenly to do something. to be out for: to have one's interests or energies directed towards; (also) to give unqualified support for. Cf. all out adv. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > intend [verb] > aim to do or be intent on doing guess?c1320 to be out1887 to set out1888 the mind > will > intention > intend [verb (transitive)] > have as purpose or object followeOE studylOE turna1200 pursuea1382 purposec1384 to shoot atc1407 ensue1483 proponea1500 studyc1503 prick1545 tread1551 suit1560 to go for ——1568 to set (up) one's rest1572 expect1578 propose1584 propound1596 aima1616 scope1668 to set up1691 aim1821 to go in for1835 to be out for1887 to be flat out for1930 target1966 shoot1967 1887 F. Francis Saddle & Mocassin vii. 124 The Apaches were out to beat hell..And they were ginning her up, and making things a bit lively, that's a fact! 1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ i. 13 They're mostly out for results up at the office. Let's see the bill for it. 1901 S. E. White Westerners xxix. 272 When they are out to have a good time,..they want somebody they can have their sort of fun with. 1905 Springfield Weekly Jrnl. 6 Oct. 12 George D. Eldredge is out strong for Mr. Nutting. 1907 M. Beerbohm in Sat. Rev. 13 Apr. 457/1 She is not ‘out for’ fun. She is an ardent suffragist. 1920 W. J. Locke House of Baltazar v. 56 These new women are out for the devirilisation of men. 1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) 42 They kept actin' like they was out to get him first. 1972 Daily Tel. 14 Oct. 8/2 If you are out for a real display in the ground, you might think of using the new multiflora tulips. 1992 New Yorker 6 July 74/3 Perot is also a skilled blame-shifter—someone is always out to get him. < as lemmas |
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