单词 | to concern oneself with |
释义 | > as lemmasto concern oneself with (also in, about, etc.) b. transitive (reflexive). to concern oneself with (also in, about, etc.): to make (something) one's concern; to involve oneself in. Also with infinitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care [verb (reflexive)] reckc1330 to concern oneself with1634 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 365 I finde no difference betweene a lost state, and one concerning itselfe in this sort [Fr. vn qui se conserue de cette façon]. 1676 C. Hatton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 129 Hee doth of late more publickly concerne himself in state affairs. 1682 J. Dryden Religio Laici Pref. sig. a2 I ought not to have concern'd my self with [such] Speculations. 1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 343 Providence..concerns it self to own, and assert the interest of Religion. 1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 485 I will not concern myself in this Affair. a1800 W. Cowper Comm. Milton's Paradise Lost in Wks. (1837) XV. 336 There is nothing about which the heart of man concerns itself so little. 1846 L. Bacon Slavery discussed in Occas. Ess. 168 If a master abdicates his power over his slave, the state concerns itself immediately to put that slave under another master. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. iii. 270 Celsus..was a man..unlikely to concern himself with vice and folly. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 10 July 3/2 We, a handful of men, concerning ourselves deeply in small matters, are brought face to face with the boundless. 1963 E. C. Bursk & J. F. Chapman New Decision-making Tools for Managers xiii. 326 Top management..concerns itself largely with coordination, financial problems, and with building up a balanced ‘portfolio of products’. 2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty vi. 81 He saw no reason to concern himself with such below-stairs matters as domestic wages and conditions. < as lemmas |
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