| 单词 | to lead, rarely give a dance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lead, rarely give (a person) a dance b. to lead, rarely give (a person) a dance; figurative to lead (him) in a wearying, perplexing, or disappointing course; to cause him to undergo exertion or worry with no adequate result. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement of [verb (transitive)] > traverse in winding course > lead person in perplexing course to lead, rarely give (a person) a dancea1545 to lead (a person) the measures1594 to lead (a person) a dance1861 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > worry about [verb (transitive)] > cause worry to busyeOE fretc1290 exercise1531 to lead, rarely give (a person) a dancea1545 pingle1740 potter1763 fidget1785 worrit1818 worry1822 bite1909 disquieten1921 to stress out1983 a1545 Deth Edwarde IV in J. Skelton Certayne Bks. (c1563) 29 She [sc. Fortune] toke me by the hand and led me a daunce. 1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. H2 I pray God they may..both be led a darke daunce in the night. 1682 E. Hickeringill Wks. (1716) II. 37 I think he has led me a fair dance, I am so tyred. 1700 S. L. tr. C. Frick Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 45 [A monkey] led me such a dance, that I had almost stuck in the Slough. 1798 W. Hutton Life 65 I should have led them a dance of twenty miles to breakfast at Kidderminster. 1874 T. B. Aldrich Prudence Palfrey i. 12 It was notorious that the late Maria Jane had led Mr. Wiggins something of a dance in this life. < as lemmas |
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