| 单词 | to level one's aim |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto level one's aim a. To aim (a missile weapon); to ‘lay’ (a gun); also rarely, to bring (a spear) to the proper level for striking. Also to level one's aim. (Frequently in figurative contexts.) Const. at, against, †toward, †to, †unto. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > aim at > aim (a blow, weapon, etc.) reachOE seta1300 shapec1400 ettlec1450 charge1509 bend1530 level1530 aimc1565 butt1594 levy1618 to give level to1669 wise1721 intenda1734 train1795 sight1901 to zero in1944 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge missile [verb (intransitive)] > aim > aim missile weapon mintc1400 level1530 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > assail with missiles [verb (transitive)] > aim or direct (missile) > aim (missile weapon) level1530 to give level to1669 the world > space > direction > point or lie in a direction [verb (intransitive)] > aim cast1340 aimc1380 set14.. to lay, bend, take level1548 butt1553 vizyc1600 to level one's aim1667 to make aim1796 sight1842 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 609/2 He leavelleth his crosse bowe to shote at some dere. 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 131/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II He charged his peece, and leueled the same vnto the said Peter Carew. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iv. i. 239 If all ayme but this be leuelld false. View more context for this quotation 1663 Marquis of Worcester Cent. Names & Scantlings Inventions viii A way how to level and shoot Cannon by night as well as by day. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 712 Each at the Head Level'd his deadly aime. View more context for this quotation 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 45 They [sc. the Means] were both levelled wide, and fell all short of the Mark. a1797 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1812) V. 696 The Papal thunders, from the wounds of which he was still sore, were levelled full at his head. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake ii. 87 Against his sovereign, Douglas ne'er Will level a rebellious spear. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xi. 239 In the very act of levelling his musket. 1879 J. Burroughs Locusts & Wild Honey 45 Leveling his bill as carefully as a marksman levels his rifle. 1883 R. W. Dixon Mano i. xv. 48 Forth from Ravenna's fort he levelled aim Against the popedom. < as lemmas |
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