| 单词 | to fawn on, upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fawn on, upon b. to fawn on, upon: (of a dog, etc.) to show delight at the presence of; to lavish caresses on, to caress. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > caress [verb (transitive)] freeOE coy1340 daunsel1362 to fawn on, upon1477 daut?a1513 cherish1568 fona1586 minion1598 flatter1599 ingle1599 biscot1653 ningle1659 fond1676 smuggle1679 fondle1686 caress1697 nauntle1828 smudge1844 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > win favour with [verb (transitive)] > favour to let well ofc1330 favour1340 to take, accept, receive in greec1374 likea1393 smilec1400 to take agreea1425 agreec1450 to fawn on, upon1477 to bear good mind toa1516 to look upon ——c1515 to look on ——1540 vouchsafe1582 conceit1589 relish1594 to look to ——1611 impatronize1629 aspect1663 sympathize1828 to put one's money on1847 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 21 I barke vpon the fooles and fawne vpon the wysemen. 1553 T. Wilson Arte Rhetorique (1580) 196 The Lion..fauned gently upon hym. 1562 W. Bullein Bk. Use Sicke Men f. lxxvv, in Bulwarke of Defence Thei will..phaune upon theim, waggyng their tailes. a1605 A. Montgomerie Descr. Vane Lovers 42 A Dog..will..fan on him vha givis him fude. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 193 I wondered to see her [a Deere] so gently fawne upon me without any feare. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. ii. 16 A puppy fawns upon its dam. View more context for this quotation 1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 49 The calf..came to me, and fawned upon me. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. iii. 56 Jack [the dog]..was fawning on him as if he understood every word. < as lemmas |
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