单词 | to lose run of |
释义 | > as lemmasto lose (the) run of P7. U.S. to keep (the) run of: to keep track of; to keep oneself informed about. Similarly to lose (the) run of: to lose track of; to fail to keep oneself informed about (now rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > recollect wrongly [verb (intransitive)] > forget, fail to remember to forget abouta1382 to lose (the) run of1820 society > communication > information > action of informing > information [phrase] > keep in touch with or keep oneself informed about to keep (the) run of1820 1820 ‘A. Seaborn’ Symzonia iv. 75 I ordered a salute to be fired of one gun for every State. ‘How many will that be, Sir?’, asked Mr. Boneto, adding, they came so fast he could not keep the run of them. 1838 Maritime Scraps 11 Be particular and not lose the run of it when they 're piped down, for between you and I, there's many a chap on board..no better than they should be. 1854 ‘P. Creyton’ Burrcliff xxvi. 244 I've kept run of your adventures as you related them the past six months. 1893 ‘M. Twain’ £1,000,000 Bank-note 29 You couldn't afford to lose the run of business and be no end of time getting the hang of things again when you got back home. 1918 J. C. Lincoln Shavings xix. 320 I kind of lost run of the time. 1923 Portsmouth (Ohio) Daily Times 17 Aug. 21/2 In following the other craft he had omitted to keep the run of his own vessel, and in consequence had only a very hazy idea of his position. 1986 R. F. Duncan Sailing in Fog iv. 36 The three significant factors necessary to keep run of one's position on the chart. < as lemmas |
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