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

(a) to cut out work (for a person): to prepare work to be done by a person; to give a person something to do. In later use frequently in passive. Now rare.Perhaps originally with metaphorical allusion to the preparation of fabric to be worked on; see sense 17a. [Compare Middle French, French tailler de la besogne (à quelqu'un) to cut out work, create a job (for someone) (1520 in the passage translated in quot. ?1543 at Phrases 2d(b)(ii)).]

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > set (person) to work > give or prepare work for

to make work for?1543

to cut out work1591

1591 G. B. A. F. tr. Discouery Subtiltie & Wisedome Italians xlvii. 74 See then here is more worke cut out in this one Chapter, then they and their disciples will euer be able to do.

1619 in S. R. Gardiner Lett. Relations Eng. & Germany (1868) 2nd Ser. 68 How they may by..ill affected subjects cutt us out newe worke in Ireland and Scotland.

1669 J. Flavell Husbandry Spiritualized i. i. 19 You find in the Word, a world of work cut out for Christians; there's hearing work, praying work, reading, meditating, and self-examining work.

1759 Edinb. Chron. 8 Oct. 6/2 If all these expeditions succeed, the English will have work cut out for them at home.

1795 E. Burke Lett. Peace Regic. France iv, in Wks. (1839) V. 100 They will cut out work for one another, and France will cut out work for them all.

1836 Dublin Univ. Mag. May 494/2 They [sc. the smugllers] knew a safe asylum would be afforded them by the peasantry, till they were again in a state to cut out work for his Majesty's coast-guards.

1866 T. Carlyle Inaug. Addr. Edinb. 174 The most unhappy of all men is the man..who has got no work cut out for him in the world.

1908 Manufacturers' Rec. 9 Apr. 44/3 There is..enough work cut out to insure a comfortable degree of activity during the coming summer and fall.

1934 Los Angeles Times 14 Mar. ii. 4/3 He has certainly cut out work for himself now.

单词	to cut out work
释义	> as lemmas to cut out work (for a person) (a) to cut out work (for a person): to prepare work to be done by a person; to give a person something to do. In later use frequently in passive. Now rare.Perhaps originally with metaphorical allusion to the preparation of fabric to be worked on; see sense 17a. [Compare Middle French, French tailler de la besogne (à quelqu'un) to cut out work, create a job (for someone) (1520 in the passage translated in quot. ?1543 at Phrases 2d(b)(ii)).] ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > set (person) to work > give or prepare work for to make work for?1543 to cut out work1591 1591 G. B. A. F. tr. Discouery Subtiltie & Wisedome Italians xlvii. 74 See then here is more worke cut out in this one Chapter, then they and their disciples will euer be able to do. 1619 in S. R. Gardiner Lett. Relations Eng. & Germany (1868) 2nd Ser. 68 How they may by..ill affected subjects cutt us out newe worke in Ireland and Scotland. 1669 J. Flavell Husbandry Spiritualized i. i. 19 You find in the Word, a world of work cut out for Christians; there's hearing work, praying work, reading, meditating, and self-examining work. 1759 Edinb. Chron. 8 Oct. 6/2 If all these expeditions succeed, the English will have work cut out for them at home. 1795 E. Burke Lett. Peace Regic. France iv, in Wks. (1839) V. 100 They will cut out work for one another, and France will cut out work for them all. 1836 Dublin Univ. Mag. May 494/2 They [sc. the smugllers] knew a safe asylum would be afforded them by the peasantry, till they were again in a state to cut out work for his Majesty's coast-guards. 1866 T. Carlyle Inaug. Addr. Edinb. 174 The most unhappy of all men is the man..who has got no work cut out for him in the world. 1908 Manufacturers' Rec. 9 Apr. 44/3 There is..enough work cut out to insure a comfortable degree of activity during the coming summer and fall. 1934 Los Angeles Times 14 Mar. ii. 4/3 He has certainly cut out work for himself now. extracted from workn. < as lemmas
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