单词 | to fix a shell |
释义 | > as lemmasto fix a shell a. To adjust, make ready for use (arms, instruments, etc.); to arrange in proper order. †to fix a shell: to fit it with a fuse. Also with up. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > put in (proper) order [verb (transitive)] rightlOE attire1330 ettlea1350 to set (also put) in rulea1387 redress1389 dress?a1400 fettlea1400 governc1405 yraylle1426 direct1509 settlec1530 tune1530 instruct1534 rede1545 commodate1595 square1596 concinnate1601 concinnea1620 rectify1655 fix1663 to put (also bring) into repair1673 arrange1802 pipeclay1806 to get together1810 to do up1886 to jack up1939 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] > for use > by positioning ship1616 fix1663 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > adjust for use or smooth operation rig1627 fix1663 tune1916 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate artillery [verb (intransitive)] > fit shell with fuse to fix a shell1769 1663 S. Pepys Diary 12 July (1971) IV. 228 I found..the armes well fixed, charged, and primed. 1666 Earl of Orrery Coll. State Lett. (1743) I. 241 We have in every garrison one gunsmith..who buys arms for us, and fixes them up privately. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iii. 45 We went back..to fix our Rigging, which was shattered in the Fight. 1701 G. Farquhar Sir Harry Wildair ii. i 10 Are all things set in order? The Toilet fix'd, the Bottles and Combs put in form? 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine sig. Dd No shells, fixed during the service, are to be kitted. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 287 I thought it a good opportunity to fix my german flute. 1797 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1892) XIII. 417 To have the press fixed for copying. < as lemmas |
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