单词 | to take by storm |
释义 | > as lemmasto take by storm b. to take by storm: to take possession of by a sudden attack; to carry by assault. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > take by storm sturmec1275 expugn?a1475 expugnate1568 carry1579 enforce1579 to take by storm1687 rush1863 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or overwhelm > suddenly to take by storm1687 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 72 At length they took the Town by storm. 1738 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. (ed. 2) I. 156 The city..was taken by storm. 1870 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Gleanings 2nd Ser. 49 The rioters took Norwich by storm. < as lemmas |
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