| 单词 | to make a fine show | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a fine (also good, sorry, etc.) show  a.  With modifier: an appearance of a specified kind, esp. one which makes a strong impression. Chiefly in  to make a fine (also good, sorry, etc.) show and variants: to appear striking, impressive, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > 			[noun]		 > fine or gay appearance gaynessc1443 show1539 fineness1553 bravery1573 brave1596 gaudiness1601 gallantry1613 gaiety1625 blow1710 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > 			[noun]		 > of specific kind show1539 showing1830 1539    in  Vicary's Anat. Bodie of Man 		(1888)	 App. iii. 173  				[Five Banners, which] waving & Strayned with the wynde..made a goodly Showe. 1555    W. Waterman tr.  J. Boemus Fardle of Facions  i. iv. 39  				Dyuers peoples..monstruous and of hugly shewe. 1594    Willobie his Auisa  xlvii. f. 43v  				Say, t'was her wit & modest shoe, That made you like and loue her so. 1610    P. Holland tr.  W. Camden Brit.  i. 286  				Windesore beeareth a goodly shew. 1671    J. Ogilby tr.  O. Dapper et al.  Atlas Chinensis 277  				This place, though not large, yet makes a handsome shew, being well built, and very populous. 1728    R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum  				Lysimachia siliquosa Virginiana,..a Plant making a beautiful shew in a large garden. 1743    J. Morris Serm. ii. 34  				They rather affected to exercise those gifts, which make a great shew. 1748    J. Thomson Castle of Indolence  i. 502  				Whose desk and table make a solemn show. 1835    W. S. Cardell Story of Jack Halyard 		(ed. 13)	 xi. 116  				My daughters must depend on their merit, and not on their fine show. 1840    W. M. Thackeray Barber Cox in  Comic Almanack 28  				Their names made a famous shew in the bills. 1905    R. Bagot Passport xxi. 205  				The furniture..made a sorry show of comfort in the huge rooms. 1964    N.Y. Times 3 Jan. 21/2  				Sixty galleons and 84 other warships with 60 lesser supporting vessels made a fine show. 2010    K. Klein 50 Hikes Orange County i. 26  				A group of eight American pelicans..made a striking show as they sailed overhead. < as lemmas | 
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