| 单词 | to keep one's station |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto keep one's station (a) to keep one's station: to remain in place, to stay; to keep the position assigned to one. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > position or situation > be positioned or situated [verb (intransitive)] > keep one's position stickeOE to keep one's station1563 1563 A. Golding tr. L. Bruni Hist. Warres Imperialles & Gothes iv. vi. f. 164 The Gothes..kepte their station in the hauen to prohibyte their arriuall. 1612 Witches Northampton-shire sig. B3v Belike the deuill stood there Centinell, kept his station well. 1631 T. Drue Life Dutches of Suffolke v. sig. G2 Well then Captaine, the other Ports being garded, Heere with this company weele keepe our station. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 98 They kept their Station for a while. 1778 R. Lowth Isaiah xxi. 8. 51 O my Lord, I keep my station all the day long; And on my ward have I continued every night. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. i. 2 In spite of the shock of her words, he still kept his station and retained her sister's hand. View more context for this quotation 1876 Harper's Mag. Dec. 126/2 George Manly, drenched by the icy flood,..kept his station behind the wheel-house. 1902 C. H. Firth Cromwell's Army iv. 96 The first rank discharged their muskets but kept their station after they had fired. 2005 D. L. Robbins Liberation Road 377 McGee kept his station under the hood, blowing tobacco smoke over the engine. < as lemmas |
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