英语词汇“to let fall”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

22. to let fall.

†a. To put (clothing) on a person. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > put on

to do oneOE

graitha1375

puta1382

to take on1389

to let falla1400

takea1400

to put on?a1425

endow1484

addressa1522

to get on1549

to draw on1565

don1567

to pull on1578

dight1590

sumpterc1595

to get into ——1600

on with1600

array1611

mount1785

to cast on1801

endoss1805

endue1814

ship1829

the world > space > relative position > vertical position > make vertical [verb (transitive)] > make a vertical line

to let falla1400

to let fall?a1560

plummet1711

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4655 Þe kyng..did on ioseph hand þe ring; And clahtyng on him lette he fall.

b. To lower (a bridge, a portcullis, a veil); Nautical to ‘drop’ an anchor; also (see quot. 1867).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > lower or let down

abeyOE

fellOE

to let down1154

lowc1330

vailc1330

revalec1475

to let fallc1500

bate1530

stoop1530

down1595

fall1595

embase1605

dismount1609

lower1626

sink1632

prostratea1718

society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor [verb (intransitive)] > anchor

anchor?c1225

to come to (an) anchor?1473

to let go1530

to moor anchor1578

moor1627

to come to a killick1630

to drop anchor1634

to let fall1638

to let down1662

c1500 Melusine (1895) xxvi. 252 Clerevauld..lete fall the bridge.

1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 188 Than ladyes fair lete fall thair mantillis gren.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 13 Tha..Drew draw briggis, and lute portculȝeis fall.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. v. 69 I let fal the windowes of mine eies.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 27 Let fall your fore sayle.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 12 We let fall our Anchor.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 248 In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and beast.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Let fall! The order to drop a sail loosed from its gaskets, in order to set it.

c. †To allow (one's anger) to abate (obsolete); to allow to lapse, proceed no further with, ‘drop’ (a business). ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > become composed or calm [verb (intransitive)] > allow anger or passion to abate

overblowa1393

to let fallc1430

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > pursue (a matter) no further

to leave (a person or thing) alone (also one)a1475

forbear1570

to let fall1594

fall1630

waive1681

withdraw1781

to leave it at that1861

c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 3238 His angre somdele lete he fall.

1594 O. B. Questions Profitable Concernings 31 b It seemed better vnto him to let fall his reuenge.

1621 H. Elsynge Notes Deb. House of Lords (1870) 70 They lett the buissiness of Flood be lett fallen, and they to proceed no further in yt.

1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 66 Some progress was made in the work, but within a small while after the Act passed it was let fall again.

1702 R. L'Estrange tr. Josephus Jewish Antiq. v. i, in Wks. 102 Having lost their Labour with-out making any Discovery, they let the Business fall.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 453 Seimour's election was let fall: But the point was settled, that the right of electing was in the House, and that the confirmation [by the King] was a thing of course.

†d. To lower (a price). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 836 Sa laith thay war..to lat thair price fall.

e. To ‘drop’, utter (a word, a hint), esp. carelessly or inadvertently.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > incidentally or inadvertently

betraisec1400

babble?1535

to let fall1592

display1602

split1850

to give away1878

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. H4^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) The least word..that you let fal out of your ouerflowing venymous mouthes.

1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe ii. 27 My grief let unbecoming speeches fall.

1710 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 256. ⁋4 Some Expressions which the Welshman let fall in asserting the Antiquity of his Family.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. x. 627 H.F. let fall some expressions which [etc.].

1890 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Mar. 412 Vague hints..let fall by the dying officer.

f. To shed (tears).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > weep [verb (intransitive)]

greetc725

weepc900

tearc950

plore1373

beweepc1374

to put one's finger in one's eye1447

waterc1450

lachryme1490

cryc1532

lerma1533

tricklec1540

to water one's plants1542

to show tears1553

shower1597

issuea1616

lachrymate1623

sheda1632

pipe1671

to take a pipe1671

to pipe one's eye (also eyes)?1789

twine1805

to let fall1816

whinnya1825

blub1866

slobber1875

blart1896

skrike1904

water-cart1914

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > weep for [verb (transitive)] > shed (tears)

weepc900

shedc1175

greetc1300

fallc1475

raina1560

blubber1583

vent1632

to let fall1816

to turn on the main1836

1816 W. Scott Jock of Hazeldean But aye she loot the tears down fa' For Jock of Hazeldean.

1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk II. ii. 20 He..lets fall some drops of natural pity over hapless infirmity.

g. Of a solution, etc.: To deposit.

ΚΠ

1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 688 On cooling it lets fall a yellow matter similar to wax.

h. Geometry. To draw (a perpendicular) to a line from a point outside it. Const. on, upon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > vertical position > make vertical [verb (transitive)] > make a vertical line

to let falla1400

to let fall?a1560

plummet1711

?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) i. ii. sig. B.iv^v Suppose C the point from whence I wold let fal a Perpendiculare to the streight line A.B.

?1677 S. Primatt City & Covntry Purchaser & Builder 161 Let a Perpendicular line fall upon the Base.

1721 J. Keill Introd. True Astron. xxiv. 331 From the Point P on the Ecliptick's Plane let fall the Perpendicular PE, and in the Plane of the Ecliptick draw the line NE.

1755 Philos. Trans. 1754 (Royal Soc.) 48 419 Letting fall from the point R the perpendicular R Mupon the line ♋ P Z.

1774 M. Mackenzie Treat. Maritim Surv. 14 Find its Latitude, by letting fall the Perpendicular S b on the true Meridian drawn through X.

1814 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. II. i. i. 18 The perpendicular is to be let fall..from the star on the meridian.

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 9 The length of perpendiculars let fall upon the lines of direction.

1933 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 231 444 Let P be any point in the membrane and PN the perpendicular let fall from P on S.

1993 Amer. Math. Monthly 100 131 Let fall the perpendicular AR from A onto the tangent PRQ.

单词	to let fall
释义	> as lemmas to let fall 22. to let fall. †a. To put (clothing) on a person. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > put on to do oneOE graitha1375 puta1382 to take on1389 to let falla1400 takea1400 to put on?a1425 endow1484 addressa1522 to get on1549 to draw on1565 don1567 to pull on1578 dight1590 sumpterc1595 to get into ——1600 on with1600 array1611 mount1785 to cast on1801 endoss1805 endue1814 ship1829 the world > space > relative position > vertical position > make vertical [verb (transitive)] > make a vertical line to let falla1400 to let fall?a1560 plummet1711 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4655 Þe kyng..did on ioseph hand þe ring; And clahtyng on him lette he fall. b. To lower (a bridge, a portcullis, a veil); Nautical to ‘drop’ an anchor; also (see quot. 1867). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > lower or let down abeyOE fellOE to let down1154 lowc1330 vailc1330 revalec1475 to let fallc1500 bate1530 stoop1530 down1595 fall1595 embase1605 dismount1609 lower1626 sink1632 prostratea1718 society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor [verb (intransitive)] > anchor anchor?c1225 to come to (an) anchor?1473 to let go1530 to moor anchor1578 moor1627 to come to a killick1630 to drop anchor1634 to let fall1638 to let down1662 c1500 Melusine (1895) xxvi. 252 Clerevauld..lete fall the bridge. 1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 188 Than ladyes fair lete fall thair mantillis gren. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 13 Tha..Drew draw briggis, and lute portculȝeis fall. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. v. 69 I let fal the windowes of mine eies. View more context for this quotation 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 27 Let fall your fore sayle. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 12 We let fall our Anchor. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 248 In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and beast. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Let fall! The order to drop a sail loosed from its gaskets, in order to set it. c. †To allow (one's anger) to abate (obsolete); to allow to lapse, proceed no further with, ‘drop’ (a business). ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > become composed or calm [verb (intransitive)] > allow anger or passion to abate overblowa1393 to let fallc1430 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > pursue (a matter) no further to leave (a person or thing) alone (also one)a1475 forbear1570 to let fall1594 fall1630 waive1681 withdraw1781 to leave it at that1861 c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 3238 His angre somdele lete he fall. 1594 O. B. Questions Profitable Concernings 31 b It seemed better vnto him to let fall his reuenge. 1621 H. Elsynge Notes Deb. House of Lords (1870) 70 They lett the buissiness of Flood be lett fallen, and they to proceed no further in yt. 1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 66 Some progress was made in the work, but within a small while after the Act passed it was let fall again. 1702 R. L'Estrange tr. Josephus Jewish Antiq. v. i, in Wks. 102 Having lost their Labour with-out making any Discovery, they let the Business fall. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 453 Seimour's election was let fall: But the point was settled, that the right of electing was in the House, and that the confirmation [by the King] was a thing of course. †d. To lower (a price). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 836 Sa laith thay war..to lat thair price fall. e. To ‘drop’, utter (a word, a hint), esp. carelessly or inadvertently. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > incidentally or inadvertently betraisec1400 babble?1535 to let fall1592 display1602 split1850 to give away1878 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. H4^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) The least word..that you let fal out of your ouerflowing venymous mouthes. 1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe ii. 27 My grief let unbecoming speeches fall. 1710 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 256. ⁋4 Some Expressions which the Welshman let fall in asserting the Antiquity of his Family. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. x. 627 H.F. let fall some expressions which [etc.]. 1890 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Mar. 412 Vague hints..let fall by the dying officer. f. To shed (tears). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > weep [verb (intransitive)] greetc725 weepc900 tearc950 plore1373 beweepc1374 to put one's finger in one's eye1447 waterc1450 lachryme1490 cryc1532 lerma1533 tricklec1540 to water one's plants1542 to show tears1553 shower1597 issuea1616 lachrymate1623 sheda1632 pipe1671 to take a pipe1671 to pipe one's eye (also eyes)?1789 twine1805 to let fall1816 whinnya1825 blub1866 slobber1875 blart1896 skrike1904 water-cart1914 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > weep for [verb (transitive)] > shed (tears) weepc900 shedc1175 greetc1300 fallc1475 raina1560 blubber1583 vent1632 to let fall1816 to turn on the main1836 1816 W. Scott Jock of Hazeldean But aye she loot the tears down fa' For Jock of Hazeldean. 1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk II. ii. 20 He..lets fall some drops of natural pity over hapless infirmity. g. Of a solution, etc.: To deposit. ΚΠ 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 688 On cooling it lets fall a yellow matter similar to wax. h. Geometry. To draw (a perpendicular) to a line from a point outside it. Const. on, upon. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > vertical position > make vertical [verb (transitive)] > make a vertical line to let falla1400 to let fall?a1560 plummet1711 ?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) i. ii. sig. B.iv^v Suppose C the point from whence I wold let fal a Perpendiculare to the streight line A.B. ?1677 S. Primatt City & Covntry Purchaser & Builder 161 Let a Perpendicular line fall upon the Base. 1721 J. Keill Introd. True Astron. xxiv. 331 From the Point P on the Ecliptick's Plane let fall the Perpendicular PE, and in the Plane of the Ecliptick draw the line NE. 1755 Philos. Trans. 1754 (Royal Soc.) 48 419 Letting fall from the point R the perpendicular R Mupon the line ♋ P Z. 1774 M. Mackenzie Treat. Maritim Surv. 14 Find its Latitude, by letting fall the Perpendicular S b on the true Meridian drawn through X. 1814 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. II. i. i. 18 The perpendicular is to be let fall..from the star on the meridian. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 9 The length of perpendiculars let fall upon the lines of direction. 1933 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 231 444 Let P be any point in the membrane and PN the perpendicular let fall from P on S. 1993 Amer. Math. Monthly 100 131 Let fall the perpendicular AR from A onto the tangent PRQ. extracted from letv.¹ < as lemmas
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