| 单词 | to fly in the face of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fly in the face of c. to fly in (a person's) face: (originally, esp. of a dog) to spring at, attack (someone) in the face (also figurative); now rare. Hence to fly in the face of: to attack or oppose (a person or thing); (now esp.) to be openly at variance with (what is usual or expected). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] withgo743 to go again ——OE withsayc1175 again-goc1275 withsitc1300 thwarta1325 to go against ——a1382 counter1382 repugnc1384 adversea1393 craba1400 gainsaya1400 movec1400 overthwart?a1425 to put (also set) one's face againsta1425 traversea1425 contrairc1425 to take again ——c1425 contraryc1430 to take against ——a1450 opposec1485 again-seta1500 gain?a1500 oppone1500 transverse1532 to come up against1535 heave at1546 to be against1549 encounter1549 to set shoulder against1551 to fly in the face of1553 crossc1555 to cross with1590 countermand1592 forstand1599 opposit1600 thorter1608 obviate1609 disputea1616 obstrigillate1623 contradict1632 avert1635 to set one's hand against1635 top1641 militate1642 to come across ——1653 contrariate1656 to cross upon (or on)1661 shock1667 clash1685 rencounter1689 obtend1697 counteract1708 oppugnate1749 retroact?1761 controvert1782 react1795 to set against ——1859 appose- society > authority > lack of subjection > refuse to submit to [verb (transitive)] > act in direct opposition to to fly in (a person's) face1553 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique iii. f. 106v Let hym haue his will, and he will flye in your face. 1628 Churchwarden's Presentment in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 298 The wiffe of vmprie dawes did fflie in the face of old widowe bucke and threw her downe. 1642 J. Eaton Honey-combe Free Justific. 206 The Dogge..will presently flie in ones face, and bee ready if he can to pull out ones throat. 1689 Proc. & Tryal Archbishop of Canterbury & Right Rev. Fathers 133 Shall he come and fly in the Face of the Prince? shall he say it is illegal? 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. iii. viii. 202 Thackum held, that this was flying in Mr. Allworthy's Face. View more context for this quotation 1753 Extracts Trial J. Stewart in Scots Mag. Oct. 494/1 It was flying in the face of the legislature itself. 1876 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 379 He has..been..apt to fly in the face of some who courted him. 1891 Nation 10 Dec. 440/2 He had to fly in the face of adverse decisions. 1948 Life 6 Sept. 24/1 To believe any such thing is to fly in the face of both history and scripture. 2006 Weekend Bull. (Molendinar, Queensland) 15 Apr. 74/4 The findings..fly in the face of the myth that chocolate is an antidepressant. < as lemmas |
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