单词 | to get rid of |
释义 | > as lemmasto get rid of P2. to get rid of: to remove or dispose of (a troublesome or unwanted thing or person). ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > get or be rid of refusea1387 to be rid of (also on)c1450 beskyfte1470 to be, get shut of, (dialect) shut on?a1500 to claw off1514 get1558 to put away1577 to get rid of1591 quit1606 to get off with1719 ding1753 shoot1805 to stay shet of1837 shuck1848 shunt1858 shake1872 to dust off1938 1591 H. Barrow Plaine Refut. Giffardes Bk. i. 9 To get ridd of this Article which presseth you so sore, you chardge vs with matter which you finde not in our Article. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. To Sophronia sig. A3v The chief use, which too many make of the Former, is to devise wayes to get ridd of the Later. ?1676 in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 33 I cannot get rid of my horrible cold heere. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 52 These Hopes and Fears..cannot be got rid off by great Part of the World. 1781 W. Cowper Truth 211 Reduce his wages, or get rid of her. 1810 S. Smith Wks. (1850) 183 Nor is this conceit very easily and speedily gotten rid of. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xvi. 255 You will soon get rid of those absurd sentiments. 1912 K. Tynan Princess Katharine viii. 86 She had got rid of all the ragged, frayed dresses and down-at-heel slippers. 1958 P. Gibbs Curtains of Yesterday 60 We shall never get rid of war until a great nation like ours adopts passive resistance, even at the cost of martyrdom. 1985 W. Sheed Frank & Maisie x. 229 No host got rid of me without a struggle. 2002 Woodworker Aug. 91/2 Smooth any rough edges to get rid of splinters. < as lemmas |
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