| 单词 | to go down in history |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go down in (also †to) history a. to go down in (also †to) history: to be remembered or recorded in history; to be prominent or notable. ΚΠ 1821 Morning Chron. 17 May 2/3 He felt also for Parliament, lest its name should go down to history with the reproach of having allowed such a transaction to pass sub silentio. 1830 Foreign Q. Rev. Oct. 511 The second trial and banishment of De Potter, Tielmans, and their associates, will go down in history as one of the most scandalous perversions of justice ever perpetrated. 1899 Albany Law Jrnl. 22 July 40/2 Their names should go down in history with those of the foremost patriots of the Revolution. 1947 G. O. Smith in Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr. 87/1 He'd go down in history..as the first peacetime user of directive power for interstellar flight. 1986 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Trav. in Hyper Reality v. 216 This is one of those photographs that will go down in history and will appear in a thousand books. 2002 J. Weyland Answer is Never xiv. 209 Tantalus has to go down in history as one of the most unrideable places ever made for skateboarding. < as lemmas |
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