英语词汇“to have seen ones best days”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a) to have seen (also known) better days and variants: to have been formerly more prosperous or in better condition; to have fallen into a state of decline; cf. sense 14. Similarly to have seen one’s best days, to have seen one's day and variants: to be past one's prime.

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c1590 Sir Thomas More (1911) iv. v. 86 But we..Hauing seene better dayes, now know the lack Of glorie that once rearde eche high-fed back.

1625 J. Mayer Antidote Popery 80 I hope you haue seen your best dayes, & both you & your religion shall now downe as fast, as euer it came vp.

a1641 A. Munday et al. Bk. Sir Thomas More (1911) 49 But we..hauing seene better dayes, now know the lack of glorie, that once rearde eche high fed back.

1680 J. Dryden Kind Keeper Prol. sig. I6 True Wit has seen its best days long ago.

1736 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 662 The Craftsman hath seen better Days; but he has wrote himself into Contempt.

1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel i. Introd. 4 His withered cheek, and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day.

1806 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. IV. 102 The whole town bears evident marks of having seen better days.

1876 F. Marryat Her Father's Name xxv The truth is, the old housekeeper had seen her day, and was thankful for the prospect of any help in her duties.

1920 Breeder's Gaz. 9 Sept. 442/1 The Gazette does not believe that the dealer henceforth will be unnecessary: it does believe that he has seen his best days.

1963 F. C. Crews Pooh Perplex 139 A plea from the heart of an ‘old-timer’ who perhaps has seen his day.

1982 P. Carter Children of Bk. xx. 184 A sniff which strongly suggested that the sniffer had known better days, and better food.

2012 Independent 7 July (Mag.) 11/1 A stripey matelot T-shirt that has seen better days.

单词	to have seen ones best days
释义	> as lemmas to have seen one’s best days (a) to have seen (also known) better days and variants: to have been formerly more prosperous or in better condition; to have fallen into a state of decline; cf. sense 14. Similarly to have seen one’s best days, to have seen one's day and variants: to be past one's prime. ΚΠ c1590 Sir Thomas More (1911) iv. v. 86 But we..Hauing seene better dayes, now know the lack Of glorie that once rearde eche high-fed back. 1625 J. Mayer Antidote Popery 80 I hope you haue seen your best dayes, & both you & your religion shall now downe as fast, as euer it came vp. a1641 A. Munday et al. Bk. Sir Thomas More (1911) 49 But we..hauing seene better dayes, now know the lack of glorie, that once rearde eche high fed back. View more context for this quotation 1680 J. Dryden Kind Keeper Prol. sig. I6 True Wit has seen its best days long ago. 1736 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 662 The Craftsman hath seen better Days; but he has wrote himself into Contempt. 1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel i. Introd. 4 His withered cheek, and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day. 1806 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. IV. 102 The whole town bears evident marks of having seen better days. 1876 F. Marryat Her Father's Name xxv The truth is, the old housekeeper had seen her day, and was thankful for the prospect of any help in her duties. 1920 Breeder's Gaz. 9 Sept. 442/1 The Gazette does not believe that the dealer henceforth will be unnecessary: it does believe that he has seen his best days. 1963 F. C. Crews Pooh Perplex 139 A plea from the heart of an ‘old-timer’ who perhaps has seen his day. 1982 P. Carter Children of Bk. xx. 184 A sniff which strongly suggested that the sniffer had known better days, and better food. 2012 Independent 7 July (Mag.) 11/1 A stripey matelot T-shirt that has seen better days. extracted from dayn. < as lemmas
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