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

f. to make words.

(a) In negative contexts: (not) to say anything (more) about a matter; (not) to speak about or make mention of. Now rare.

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1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccli. f. CC.xxviii/2 They coude nat amende it, nor they durst make no wordes therof.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus in Paraphr. New Test. I. Mark ix. f. lxi Twelue..disciples..vnto whom his pleasure was to shewe this fight, because thei woulde make no wordes thereof.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 67 To make no words of that which I have oftentimes read,..what harme can there be in death.

1606 W. Burton tr. Erasmus Utile-Dulce sig. D 2^v He might perhappes giue but deafe eare to my prayers, or sende some calamitie vppon my family and neuer make wordes of the matter.

1664 J. Wilson Andronicus Comnenius iii. iii. 42 His name slipt from me unawares;..But make no words of't; it may do him wrong.

1730 A. Malcolm New Syst. Arithm. i. v. 37 The Application of the Rule is so plain, that I need make no more words about it.

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iv. 72 Bring me your bill, and let's make no more words about it.

1796 F. Burney Camilla II. iii. vi. 123 ‘Well, I won't make no more words about it,’ said Mary, angrily; ‘but I'm sure I never so much as touched it with a pair of tongs.’

1892 Littell's Living Age 6 Feb. 333/1 Well, we won't make no words about the five bob. Let 'em stand over.

1911 ‘M. Bowen’ God & King iii. xi. 345 ‘The Commons have refused our request?’ Ranelagh dared not make words about it.

(b) to make many words: to speak at great length; †to draw out a bargain, to haggle (obsolete). Chiefly in negative contexts; similarly to make few words, †to make but one word. Now rare.

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the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > speak briefly or at length

to make many words1530

to run out1533

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 843/1 To make fewe wordes, a brief dire.

?1532 T. Paynell tr. Erasmus De Contemptu Mundi xi. sig. Miii What shulde I make many wordes?

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. B3 ^v Not to make many wordes (since you will needs know) the kings saies flatly, you are a miser & a snudge.

1654 Trag. Alphonsus iii. 38 Fall to thy business and make few words.

1677 G. Miege New Dict. French & Eng. ii. sig. Ff 3/3 To make many words about a small trifle, barguigner, contester pour une chose de neant.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife ii. i. 14 To drive a Quaker's Bargain, and make but one word with you,..you must lay me down—your Affectation.

1718 C. Cibber Non-juror iv. 52 Look you, fair Lady, not to make many Words, I am convinc'd..I am not the Person you desire to be alone with, upon this Occasion.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. vii. xiv. 122 I will be so far from making any Words with you, that I will give you a Shilling more than your Demand.

1752 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (ed. 4) I. (at cited word) I will make but one word with you..te absolvam brevi.

1790 G. Washington Let. 24 Jan. in Writings (1931) XXXI. 2 Nor is it my wish to higgle, or make many words to the bargain.

1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton (1897) xxxvii. 328 John Barton was not a man to take counsel with people; nor did he make many words about his doings.

1896 W. Morris Well at World's End ii. xxxiii. 247/1 Therewith dropped the talk of that matter: & in sooth Ralph was loath to make many words thereof, lest his eagerness shine through.

1931 Folk-lore 42 174 Then she sent still more honourable messengers... They..reminded him of his oaths, but he answered,—‘Do not make many words, for I shall never return to her.’

†(c) To make a proposal of. Obsolete.

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the mind > will > intention > planning > plan [verb (transitive)] > propose

proffera1375

movea1382

adjustc1450

advance1509

to make words1645

offer1660

overturea1665

volunteer1818

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 43 Herod..cast his eye..upon Herodias..and durst make words of marrying her.

(d) Chiefly Scottish. To talk at (too) great length of; to make an outcry or fuss. Sc. National Dict. (1976) records the sense ‘to make an uproar’ as still in use in Shetland in 1974.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > be copious [verb (intransitive)] > be prolix

prolixa1538

to summer and winter1724

to make words1823

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward III. xiii. 310 You make words of nothing.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Words To mak Words, 1. To talk more about any thing than it deserves... 2. To make an uproar.

1855 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 478 ‘No,’ said Mary Carr, ‘if you must go, I shall accompany you.’ ‘Then don't make words about it,’ snapped Rose.

1892 Mrs. H. Ward David Grieve II. viii. 49 A saved it for tha, owt o' t' summer cattle moastly, without tellin nobory, so as not to mak words.

单词	to make words
释义	> as lemmas to make words f. to make words. (a) In negative contexts: (not) to say anything (more) about a matter; (not) to speak about or make mention of. Now rare. ΚΠ 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccli. f. CC.xxviii/2 They coude nat amende it, nor they durst make no wordes therof. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus in Paraphr. New Test. I. Mark ix. f. lxi Twelue..disciples..vnto whom his pleasure was to shewe this fight, because thei woulde make no wordes thereof. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 67 To make no words of that which I have oftentimes read,..what harme can there be in death. 1606 W. Burton tr. Erasmus Utile-Dulce sig. D 2^v He might perhappes giue but deafe eare to my prayers, or sende some calamitie vppon my family and neuer make wordes of the matter. 1664 J. Wilson Andronicus Comnenius iii. iii. 42 His name slipt from me unawares;..But make no words of't; it may do him wrong. 1730 A. Malcolm New Syst. Arithm. i. v. 37 The Application of the Rule is so plain, that I need make no more words about it. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iv. 72 Bring me your bill, and let's make no more words about it. 1796 F. Burney Camilla II. iii. vi. 123 ‘Well, I won't make no more words about it,’ said Mary, angrily; ‘but I'm sure I never so much as touched it with a pair of tongs.’ 1892 Littell's Living Age 6 Feb. 333/1 Well, we won't make no words about the five bob. Let 'em stand over. 1911 ‘M. Bowen’ God & King iii. xi. 345 ‘The Commons have refused our request?’ Ranelagh dared not make words about it. (b) to make many words: to speak at great length; †to draw out a bargain, to haggle (obsolete). Chiefly in negative contexts; similarly to make few words, †to make but one word. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > speak briefly or at length to make many words1530 to run out1533 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 843/1 To make fewe wordes, a brief dire. ?1532 T. Paynell tr. Erasmus De Contemptu Mundi xi. sig. Miii What shulde I make many wordes? 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. B3 ^v Not to make many wordes (since you will needs know) the kings saies flatly, you are a miser & a snudge. 1654 Trag. Alphonsus iii. 38 Fall to thy business and make few words. 1677 G. Miege New Dict. French & Eng. ii. sig. Ff 3/3 To make many words about a small trifle, barguigner, contester pour une chose de neant. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife ii. i. 14 To drive a Quaker's Bargain, and make but one word with you,..you must lay me down—your Affectation. 1718 C. Cibber Non-juror iv. 52 Look you, fair Lady, not to make many Words, I am convinc'd..I am not the Person you desire to be alone with, upon this Occasion. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. vii. xiv. 122 I will be so far from making any Words with you, that I will give you a Shilling more than your Demand. View more context for this quotation 1752 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (ed. 4) I. (at cited word) I will make but one word with you..te absolvam brevi. 1790 G. Washington Let. 24 Jan. in Writings (1931) XXXI. 2 Nor is it my wish to higgle, or make many words to the bargain. 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton (1897) xxxvii. 328 John Barton was not a man to take counsel with people; nor did he make many words about his doings. 1896 W. Morris Well at World's End ii. xxxiii. 247/1 Therewith dropped the talk of that matter: & in sooth Ralph was loath to make many words thereof, lest his eagerness shine through. 1931 Folk-lore 42 174 Then she sent still more honourable messengers... They..reminded him of his oaths, but he answered,—‘Do not make many words, for I shall never return to her.’ †(c) To make a proposal of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plan [verb (transitive)] > propose proffera1375 movea1382 adjustc1450 advance1509 to make words1645 offer1660 overturea1665 volunteer1818 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 43 Herod..cast his eye..upon Herodias..and durst make words of marrying her. (d) Chiefly Scottish. To talk at (too) great length of; to make an outcry or fuss. Sc. National Dict. (1976) records the sense ‘to make an uproar’ as still in use in Shetland in 1974. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > be copious [verb (intransitive)] > be prolix prolixa1538 to summer and winter1724 to make words1823 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward III. xiii. 310 You make words of nothing. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Words To mak Words, 1. To talk more about any thing than it deserves... 2. To make an uproar. 1855 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 478 ‘No,’ said Mary Carr, ‘if you must go, I shall accompany you.’ ‘Then don't make words about it,’ snapped Rose. 1892 Mrs. H. Ward David Grieve II. viii. 49 A saved it for tha, owt o' t' summer cattle moastly, without tellin nobory, so as not to mak words. extracted from wordn.int. < as lemmas
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