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

(a) intransitive. With complement, as to fall to (also into, in) dust (also powder, mould, bits, etc.).See also to fall apart 2a at Phrasal verbs 1, to fall to pieces at piece n. Phrases 2d.

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a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xiii. i. 647 By strengþe of grete drynesse the erþe shulde falle [L. dissolueretur] to poudre.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22798 Quen godd will sua..þat mans flexs to mold se fall.

a1450 Rule St. Benet (Vesp.) (1902) l. 2276 Þat whils scho rubes a-way þe rust, Þe vessel fal not al to dust.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxviii. f. clxi/2 So soone as it was towched it fell in powder.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Cariosa terra, rotten earth quickly fallen to duste.

1623 E. Misselden Circle of Commerce 115 The Apples of Sodome, that are specious in shew, but if you touch them, they will fall to powder.

1676 M. Cook Manner of raising Forrest-trees viii. 20 Let it [sc. Clay or Loom] be till the Frost hath made it fall into Mould.

1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 140 This coal when burnt falls into ashes.

1765 J. W. Baker Exper. in Agric. 1764 9 The Lumps exfoliating by the Operation of the Winter, by Degrees fell into fine Mold.

1839 J. S. Knowles Love (ed. 3) iv. iv. 94 Broken oaths as tiny shells which at a touch Do fall to powder!

1874 Baily's Monthly Mag. Oct. 26 So long as the wheels don't fall to bits I don't care.

1931 A. D. Hall Soil (ed. 4) i. 30 The soil..falls into dust when dry.

1977 ‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon xii. 254 It [sc. a car] remained in position, slowly falling to bits..and eventually had to be towed away.

2010 R. Jordan & B. Sanderson Towers of Midnight xv. 217 The stones fell to powder as she touched them.

单词	to fall to dust
释义	> as lemmas to fall to (also into, in) dust (also powder, mould, bits, etc.) (a) intransitive. With complement, as to fall to (also into, in) dust (also powder, mould, bits, etc.).See also to fall apart 2a at Phrasal verbs 1, to fall to pieces at piece n. Phrases 2d. ΚΠ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xiii. i. 647 By strengþe of grete drynesse the erþe shulde falle [L. dissolueretur] to poudre. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22798 Quen godd will sua..þat mans flexs to mold se fall. a1450 Rule St. Benet (Vesp.) (1902) l. 2276 Þat whils scho rubes a-way þe rust, Þe vessel fal not al to dust. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxviii. f. clxi/2 So soone as it was towched it fell in powder. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Cariosa terra, rotten earth quickly fallen to duste. 1623 E. Misselden Circle of Commerce 115 The Apples of Sodome, that are specious in shew, but if you touch them, they will fall to powder. 1676 M. Cook Manner of raising Forrest-trees viii. 20 Let it [sc. Clay or Loom] be till the Frost hath made it fall into Mould. 1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 140 This coal when burnt falls into ashes. 1765 J. W. Baker Exper. in Agric. 1764 9 The Lumps exfoliating by the Operation of the Winter, by Degrees fell into fine Mold. 1839 J. S. Knowles Love (ed. 3) iv. iv. 94 Broken oaths as tiny shells which at a touch Do fall to powder! 1874 Baily's Monthly Mag. Oct. 26 So long as the wheels don't fall to bits I don't care. 1931 A. D. Hall Soil (ed. 4) i. 30 The soil..falls into dust when dry. 1977 ‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon xii. 254 It [sc. a car] remained in position, slowly falling to bits..and eventually had to be towed away. 2010 R. Jordan & B. Sanderson Towers of Midnight xv. 217 The stones fell to powder as she touched them. extracted from fallv. < as lemmas
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