| 单词 | to come to attention |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come to attention a. ‘A cautionary word used as a preparative to any particular exercise or manœuvre.’ C. James Mil. Dict. to come to attention: to assume a prepared military attitude; so to stand at attention. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > orders > [noun] > word of command > preliminary attention1792 caution1796 tention1908 society > armed hostility > drill or training > drill [verb (intransitive)] > stand to attention to stand shouldered1811 to draw oneself up, spring, etc., to attention1859 to come to attention1870 1792 Rules & Regulations for Formations His Majesty’s Forces 6 Upon the word Attention, no one shall have materially lost his dressing in the line. 1792 Rules & Regulations His Majesty's Forces i. 6 On the word, Attention, the hands are to fall smartly down the outside of the thighs; the right heel to be brought up in a line with the left; and the proper unconstrained position of a soldier..resumed. 1820 W. Combe Second Tour Dr. Syntax xxvii. 45 He attention's look display'd As he was wont on war's parade. 1870 Daily News 1 Oct. Yonder sergeant of Zouaves..comes promptly to attention when an officer addresses him. < as lemmas |
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