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

1. intransitive. To have sympathy with or compassion for (a person).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > feel pity for [verb (transitive)] > sympathize with

yfeeleOE

to feel for ——a1533

sympathize1607

to go out1628

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1535) ii. Let. x. f. 128 I fele for the, as thou haste felte for me [Fr. ie sentz pour toy ce que tu as senty pour moy].

1696 T. Southerne Oroonoko iii. ii. 39 I feel for my Imoinda and my self; Imoinda much the tenderest part of me.

1718 C. Cibber Non-juror v. 67 A Heart of Stone might feel for her.

1775 J. Livingston Let. 4 Sept. in J. Judd Corr. Van Cortlandt Family (1977) 18 You cannot but feel for a Brother & interest yourself in the feelings of your family.

1809 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) IV. 525 No man can see his army perish by want without feeling for them.

1890 S. O. Jewett Strangers & Wayfarers 16 I feel for Mis' Peak an' Mis' Ash, pore creatur's.

1957 H. Miller Big Sur & Oranges H. Bosch 351 Believe me, I feel for you. But you must try to do something for yourself.

2014 London Rev. Bks. 31 July 28/4 I felt for the guard who has to stay there in the room.

2. intransitive. To search or grope about for.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search about for

to search out?a1400

to look about1536

to feel after ——?1557

study1561

to feel for ——1569

to look out for1578

to lay out1624

to look round1630

to lay about1755

prospect1854

roust1870

to look around1927

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 1337 Then tyed she the Handkerchefe about her eyes, and feeling for the block she sayd, where is it, where is it?

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 134 Let him..feele for the blaines, or blisters.

1652 Lillys Lament. 7 Feeling for his purse, he found nothing but the strings, which he had fastened to the Wast-band of his Breeches.

1691 Arraignm., Trials, & Condemnation Sir R. Grahme 93 The Captain run his Hands into his Coat-Pockets, to feel for Papers, as I suppose.

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 22 Putting my Hand in my Pocket to feel for something else.

1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor II. ii. 30 A third [man] came behind me, put his hand gently round my waist, and felt for the chain.

1839 T. Beale Nat. Hist. Sperm Whale 46 Moving the tail slowly from side to side..as if feeling for the boat.

1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table iv. 86 The old gentleman..opened it [sc. a snuff-box] and felt for the wonted pugil.

1868 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. I. 294 The king began to feel about for further augmentations of his revenue.

1904 P. F. Warner How we recovered Ashes xiii. 253 He again got Clem Hill feeling for the ball.

2003 S. Mawer Fall (2004) Prol. 2 He was actually feeling for a piton that had been there for the last thirty-five years.

3. intransitive. Military. To try to ascertain the position or presence of (an enemy), esp. by launching limited attacks to draw out its forces. Cf. sense 15b.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > [verb (transitive)] > reconnoitre (a place) > the enemy or his position

discover1487

recognize1637

recognosce1637

reconnoitre1705

unmask1733

to feel for ——?1795

observe1853

spot1914

?1795 Hist. J. G. Semple 33 He began to meditate the best positions of attack, then to feel for the enemy.

1829 W. F. Napier Hist. War Peninsula II. viii. ii. 292 Syveira..had orders to feel towards Mezamfrio for the enemy.

1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 96 An advanced guard..must proceed with..precaution if feeling for an enemy.

1871 E. W. Bray Military Lect. 6 The Cavalry Outposts, which had started early in the morning, to feel for the enemy.

1908 Jrnl. Royal Artillery 34 307/1 These detachments contained one or two batteries of artillery, and were intended to feel for the enemy's whereabouts.

2012 A. C. Ellis Mass. Andrew Sharpshooters xiv. 168 After marching a few miles, they threw out skirmishers and flankers to feel for the enemy.

单词	to feel for
释义	> as lemmas to feel for —— to feel for —— 1. intransitive. To have sympathy with or compassion for (a person). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > feel pity for [verb (transitive)] > sympathize with yfeeleOE to feel for ——a1533 sympathize1607 to go out1628 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1535) ii. Let. x. f. 128 I fele for the, as thou haste felte for me [Fr. ie sentz pour toy ce que tu as senty pour moy]. 1696 T. Southerne Oroonoko iii. ii. 39 I feel for my Imoinda and my self; Imoinda much the tenderest part of me. 1718 C. Cibber Non-juror v. 67 A Heart of Stone might feel for her. 1775 J. Livingston Let. 4 Sept. in J. Judd Corr. Van Cortlandt Family (1977) 18 You cannot but feel for a Brother & interest yourself in the feelings of your family. 1809 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) IV. 525 No man can see his army perish by want without feeling for them. 1890 S. O. Jewett Strangers & Wayfarers 16 I feel for Mis' Peak an' Mis' Ash, pore creatur's. 1957 H. Miller Big Sur & Oranges H. Bosch 351 Believe me, I feel for you. But you must try to do something for yourself. 2014 London Rev. Bks. 31 July 28/4 I felt for the guard who has to stay there in the room. 2. intransitive. To search or grope about for. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search about for to search out?a1400 to look about1536 to feel after ——?1557 study1561 to feel for ——1569 to look out for1578 to lay out1624 to look round1630 to lay about1755 prospect1854 roust1870 to look around1927 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 1337 Then tyed she the Handkerchefe about her eyes, and feeling for the block she sayd, where is it, where is it? 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 134 Let him..feele for the blaines, or blisters. 1652 Lillys Lament. 7 Feeling for his purse, he found nothing but the strings, which he had fastened to the Wast-band of his Breeches. 1691 Arraignm., Trials, & Condemnation Sir R. Grahme 93 The Captain run his Hands into his Coat-Pockets, to feel for Papers, as I suppose. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 22 Putting my Hand in my Pocket to feel for something else. 1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor II. ii. 30 A third [man] came behind me, put his hand gently round my waist, and felt for the chain. 1839 T. Beale Nat. Hist. Sperm Whale 46 Moving the tail slowly from side to side..as if feeling for the boat. 1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table iv. 86 The old gentleman..opened it [sc. a snuff-box] and felt for the wonted pugil. 1868 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. I. 294 The king began to feel about for further augmentations of his revenue. 1904 P. F. Warner How we recovered Ashes xiii. 253 He again got Clem Hill feeling for the ball. 2003 S. Mawer Fall (2004) Prol. 2 He was actually feeling for a piton that had been there for the last thirty-five years. 3. intransitive. Military. To try to ascertain the position or presence of (an enemy), esp. by launching limited attacks to draw out its forces. Cf. sense 15b. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > [verb (transitive)] > reconnoitre (a place) > the enemy or his position discover1487 recognize1637 recognosce1637 reconnoitre1705 unmask1733 to feel for ——?1795 observe1853 spot1914 ?1795 Hist. J. G. Semple 33 He began to meditate the best positions of attack, then to feel for the enemy. 1829 W. F. Napier Hist. War Peninsula II. viii. ii. 292 Syveira..had orders to feel towards Mezamfrio for the enemy. 1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 96 An advanced guard..must proceed with..precaution if feeling for an enemy. 1871 E. W. Bray Military Lect. 6 The Cavalry Outposts, which had started early in the morning, to feel for the enemy. 1908 Jrnl. Royal Artillery 34 307/1 These detachments contained one or two batteries of artillery, and were intended to feel for the enemy's whereabouts. 2012 A. C. Ellis Mass. Andrew Sharpshooters xiv. 168 After marching a few miles, they threw out skirmishers and flankers to feel for the enemy. extracted from feelv. < as lemmas
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