| 单词 | to fear the face of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fear (flee from, etc.) the face of b. to fear (flee from, etc.) the face of: to fear (flee from, etc.) the sight or presence of. Now archaic. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 953 Ȝee sal be flemed fra mi face. 1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. tt.iii To thentent he myght Iudasly flee from the face of our lord god. 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xxxv. 1 Thou fleddest from the face of Esau. View more context for this quotation 1662 K. Evans & S. Chevers Short Relation Cruel Sufferings 21 I told her..how I did not fear the face of any man. 1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 768 Judah's promised king..Driven out an exile from the face of Saul. 1861 E. Atherstone Israel in Egypt xxvii. 465 Let us flee from the face of Israel. 1909 J. Payne Flower o' Thorn 39 The demons of darkness all have fled from the face of the sovereign sun. 2002 R. Fulton From Judgment to Passion iv. 235 Nor does he find himself lost, in darkness, unable to flee from the face of the Judge. < as lemmas |
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