单词 | to have the best |
释义 | > as lemmasto have the best b. †to have the best: to have the advantage or upper hand in a contest or encounter. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery, superiority, or advantage [verb (intransitive)] risec1175 to have the higher handa1225 to have the besta1393 bettera1400 vaila1400 to win or achieve a checka1400 surmount1400 prevaila1425 to have (also get) the better handa1470 to go away with it1489 to have the besta1500 to have (also get, etc.) the better (or worse) end of the staff1542 to have ita1616 to have (also get) the laugh on one's side1672 top1718 beat1744 to get (also have) the right end of the stick1817 to have the best of1846 to go one better1856 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 4773 (MED) Ther began a strif, For Arrons seith he hath the beste; So jangle thei withoute reste. c1415 (c1395) G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale (Lansd.) (1872) Prol. l. 404 Att þe ende .I. had þe beste in yche degre. 1546 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes f. 33v A sore battayle had bene foughten..betwixt hys monkes and the monkes of clement thorpe. But..hys monkes had the best. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) v. iii. 20 We hauing now the best at Barnet field. View more context for this quotation < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。