单词 | to come under |
释义 | > as lemmasto come under —— to come under —— 1. intransitive. a. To be brought under the operation or scope of; to be subject to (an influence or authority).See also to come under discussion at discussion n. Phrases 1.to come under the hammer: see hammer n.1 2e. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > be subjected to or undergo an action fallc1175 receivec1330 to stand upon ——a1393 suffera1425 to come under ——a1475 a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 133 The x parties off the peple..chese hem a new kynge, and come neuer aftir þat tyme vndre is subiection. 1535 W. Marshall tr. Marsilius of Padua Def. of Peace ii. xxvi. f. 112 They whiche nede his fauour..wyll be content to come vnder his gouernaunce. 1578 W. B. tr. Appian of Alexandria Aunc. Hist. Romanes Warres Pref. sig. ¶.iiijv Aegipt came vnder the Romanes dominion. 1603 tr. Batchelars Banquet iii. sig. B3v She priuily pilfers away the suger, the nutmegs and ginger, with all other spices that comes vnder her keeping. 1656 J. Timson Quakers Apostasie 62 No great matter, that I come under their censure, when the holy Lawes of God..cannot escape their slanders. a1712 W. Edmundson Jrnl. (1715) i. 7 All my parts came under this Exercise. 1763 A. P. Goddard tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Italy (ed. 3) X. xx. 206 The King of France laboured to gain some Share of his Favour and Acknowledgements, by causing the Florentines to come under his Power. 1811 Monthly Mag. 32 143 It..narrates..the more remarkable cases of credulity, superstition, errancy of idea,..or phrenzy which came under the author's observation. 1889 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 14 533 They had each come under liability to pay the balance due. 1928 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 58 290 So efficient have the natives become that mis-set bones come under the care of the American doctors with surprising infrequency. 1974 J. R. Ravensdale Liable to Floods ii. 67 The ordering of the field paths and grass furrows, the control of entry into the fallows..all came under the aegis of the ordermakers. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 Feb. 33/3 Most of Central and Eastern Europe came under Soviet control by 1948. b. To fall within (a particular classification or category); to be classified as, to be included under. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > include [verb (transitive)] > be included under or among fall?c1225 to come under ——1577 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. III. v. iii. sig. Eeee.iijv/2 Holy things are not only sacrifices, but what things so euer come vnder the name of religion [L. ueniunt sub religionis censum], from whiche we doe not exclude the lawes them selues, and holy doctrine. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. iv. §10 So both Greece and Italy come under the name of the Isles of the Gentiles. 1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses 75 Every thing which is contrary to vertue comes under the notion of what is not profitable to you. 1764 R. Hurd Let. to Rev. Dr. T. Leland 39 Purity..denotes whatever comes under the idea of Propriety. 1787 W. Marshall Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Norfolk II. 389 All wood which grows in hedgerows and does not come under the denomination of ‘timbers’, ‘pollards’, or ‘thorns’, is called ‘stubwood’. 1816 Ld. Byron Let. 6 Mar. (1976) V. 42 Anything of mine—coming under the description of his request. 1889 Cornhill Mag. Dec. 567 It might come under the head of useful knowledge. 1937 Nature 11 Sept. 471/2 One section of the International Congress was devoted to matters coming under such heads as biometry, biotypology and heredity. 1970 A. L. Simon & R. Howe Dict. Gastron. 347/2 All fats, even oils, come under this nomenclature. 2013 V. Curtis Don't look, don't Touch v. 91 These offences all come under the heading ‘social parasitism’. 2. intransitive. To be subjected to (an attack, esp. by artillery, firearms, etc.). Also: to be subjected to (intense criticism, pressure, etc.). Cf. to come under attack at attack n. Phrases 1, under fire at fire n. and int. Phrases 3d. ΚΠ 1815 Edinb. Ann. Reg. 1813 6 171 It required an additional party of 200 British soldiers, to carry to the batteries the ammunition which one of these parties threw away when they came under fire. 1866 E. DeLoss Love Wisconsin in War of Rebellion viii. 810 They reached the first range of hills, and soon came under accurate fire from the enemy's artillery. 1926 Justice of Peace 16 Oct. 570/2 The system of legislation by Adoptive Acts comes under severe criticism from time to time. 1957 Times 18 Nov. (Ann. Financial & Commerc. Review) p. i/1 Sterling came under such exceptional pressure in the current year..largely because of..the re-emergence of the dollar gap. 1990 BBC Wildlife July 462/2 Industry and commerce will come under increasing environmental pressure over the next decade. 2013 Guardian 9 Jan. 13/2 MPs say their inquiry highlighted worrying gaps in strategy and thinking and said it was unclear to them who would be in charge if the UK came under sustained cyber-attack. < as lemmas |
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