| 单词 | to go to earth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go to earth b. to go to earth: (of a hunted animal) to hide in an earth; (frequently figurative) to go into hiding, to lie low. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > take or seek refuge [verb (intransitive)] bield?a1400 to hide one's headc1475 shroud1579 subterfuge1622 refuge1640 to take refuge1667 haven1742 to go to earth1820 to hole up1875 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] > go into hiding to take squat1583 cavea1616 hole1631 to go to earth1820 1820 Sporting Mag. Mar. 298/1 This fox ran a deal of ground, and tried frequently to go to earth, but to no purpose. 1861 L. Wraxall tr. A. Esquiros Eng. at Home I. viii. 158 After going to earth to some extent in order to escape death, the gipsies showed themselves again. 1913 Punch 26 Feb. 153/1 Men who used to go to earth behind evening papers on the entrance of a woman now spring to their feet in platoons without a moment's hesitation. 1917 M. Webb (title) Gone to Earth. 1950 R. Macaulay World my Wilderness xvi. 194 The policeman..turned back to assist his colleagues in flushing Barbary, so mysteriously gone to earth. 1990 BBC Wildlife July 480/2 I went..on a foxhunt, and the fox went to earth. 2000 J. Connolly Dark Hollow i. ix. 159 I've asked around, but he's gone to earth. < as lemmas |
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