单词 | to draw by |
释义 | > as lemmasto draw by to draw by ΚΠ 1830 Ld. Tennyson Mariana ii, in Poems 15 She drew her casementcurtain [sic] by. 1868 Illustr. Mag. 26 111 I never draw the curtain by; I never lift the blind, Lest curious or careless eye Should note what is behind. 2. intransitive. Of time or a period of time: to elapse, come to an end. ΘΚΠ the world > time > spending time > spend time [verb (intransitive)] > expire or run out to run outa1400 outrunc1425 to pass by1488 to draw by1850 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > be at an end [verb (intransitive)] > approach the end wane1590 to grow to wastea1616 to draw in1769 to draw by1850 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lviii. 84 The foolish neighbours..tease her till the day draws by; At night she weeps. View more context for this quotation 1920 J. Masefield Right Royal i. 38 The time drew by to the great event. At a quarter to three the big bell pealed. 2006 E. Midwinter Salisbury 94 He was sometimes criticised, especially as the years drew by, for insufficient direction of his colleagues. < as lemmas |
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