| 单词 | to take at advantage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take (a person) at advantage(s) d. to take (a person) at advantage(s): to take (a person) by surprise; to take advantage of. Also to take upon advantages. Now rare. [After Middle French prendre quelqu'un à son avantage (c1450; French †prendre quelqu'un à son avantage).] ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > surprise, astonish [verb (transitive)] > take by surprise oppressa1382 susprisea1400 swikec1400 supprisec1405 catchc1425 to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523 to take (also rarely catch, find) a person tardy1530 to take tarde1547 to take (a person) short1553 to catch (also take) (a person) nappinga1576 preoccupate1582 surprise?1592 overcomea1616 to take (or catch)‥unawaresa1616 to take at a surprise1691 to catch (also take) on the hop1868 to catch (a person) bending1910 wrong-foot1957 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > be cunning or act cunningly [verb (intransitive)] > overreach to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523 overreacha1568 outgo1668 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > cheat, swindle [phrase] to pull a finchc1386 to wipe a person's nosea1475 to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523 to play fast and loose1557 to play false1576 to joint a person's nose of?1577 to make a cousin of1580 to sell smoke1589 munge1660 to sell (a person) a packet1886 to beat the count1897 to sell (a person) a pup1901 to hand (someone) a lemon1906 to sell (someone) a bill of goods1927 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xviii. 24 They wold haue ben slayn, or taken at auauntage. 1574 B. Rich Right Exelent Dialogue Mercury & Eng. Souldier sig. F viiv Hee might take at aduantage 4000. Galleys which should be sent to get pray & pillage. 1607 S. Hieron Remedie for Securitie in Wks. (1620) I. 430 The griping Nimrods of the world reioyce in their taking men vpon aduantages. 1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §xii It were woe with any of us all, if God should take us at advantages. a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) i. ii. 39 But when he knew the small company of his enemies, his generousnesse would not suffer him to take them at advantage. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. liv. 338 His making you pass to the people of it, as his wife; tho' restrictively so, yet with hope, no doubt (vilest of villains as he is!), to take you at advantage. 1789 H. Brooke Montezuma v. v, in Poems & Plays IV. 336 Breathe, Spaniard—I would not take thee at advantage. 1826 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 34 330 Once it happened that the enemy took him at advantage. 1872 R. M. Rylatt Surv. Canad. Pacific (1991) 85 Of a sudden he was set upon by a bear, and having no arms save his light axe, his bearship took him at advantage. 1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. I. ii. 100 Being taken thus, at advantage, and unawares. < as lemmas |
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