单词 | to cut a passage |
释义 | > as lemmasto cut a passage b. to cut one's way, to cut a passage: to advance by cutting through obstructions. ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (intransitive)] > through or over obstacles > by cutting shearc1275 to shave out one's way1605 to cut one's waya1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. ii. 16 The powres we beare with vs Will cut their passage through the force of France. View more context for this quotation 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 34 The Ships cut their way slowly. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 600 He cut his way gallantly through them, and came off safe. < as lemmas |
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