| 单词 | to give a for instance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give (one) a for instance (b) As n., an example. Frequently in to give (one) a for instance. colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [noun] > exemplifying some rule, activity, quality, etc. asaumplea1250 evidencec1391 piecea1393 examplea1398 samplera1400 exemplarc1475 paradigm1483 instant1560 precedenta1575 exemplification1582 exemplary1583 instance1592 instancy1613 copy1641 specimen1659 patron saint1803 for instance1959 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > be instanced or exemplified [verb (intransitive)] > give an instance or example exemplify?a1439 to give or make instance1592 example1616 sample1871 to give (one) a for instance1959 1959 in Amer. Speech (1962) 37 202 We'll give you a couple of ‘for instances’ here... Carpets that sold for $199.95 selling for $129. 1961 Easton (Pa.) Express 10 July 20/4 A forinstance is the case of a Ring Lardner story he included in an anthology of humorous talks. 1966 Punch 25 May 772/3 ‘Name us a for-instance, Sid, mate,’ suggested Jack abstractedly... ‘Only now and again the chat round here gets a bit difficult to pin down.’ 1978 New Yorker 26 June 26/2 ‘I'll give you a for instance’, a man named Irving Goltz told us... ‘My real name was Irving. For a while there, they called me Sidney, and then, all of a sudden, they were calling me Sussy. Don't ask me why.’ < as lemmas |
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