| 单词 | to keck at |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto keck at a. intransitive. To make a sound as if about to vomit; to retch; to feel an inclination to vomit; hence to keck at, to reject (food, medicine, etc.) with loathing. Also figurative expressing strong dislike or disgust. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > look expressive of displeasure or dislike > express strong dislike or disgust [verb (intransitive)] keck1601 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > have digestive disorder [verb (intransitive)] > retch bolk1495 retch1538 reach1575 heave1601 keck1601 to cast the gorge1614 keckle1619 yesk1664 strain1678 gag?1706 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > disgust or revulsion for food or drink > be disgusted by food or drink [verb (intransitive)] > reject food or drink through disgust to keck at1821 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 148 Their pouder is..ordained for them who..are ready to keck and heaue at euery little thing. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 12 The worser stuffe she strongly keeps in her stomack, but the better she is ever kecking at, and is queasie. 1681 W. Temple Mem. iii, in Wks. (1731) I. 335 I had propos'd Lord Hallifax as one of the Lords, whom the King had indeed keck'd at..more than any of the rest. 1710 J. Swift Lett. (1767) III. 61 I have taken a whole box of pills, and keckt at them every night. 1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Aug. 154/2 If they can sit with us at table, why do they keck at our cookery? < as lemmas |
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