英语词汇“to lay about”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†1. transitive. To surround, beset.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > on all sides

lapc1330

to lay about14..

besetc1520

beleaguer?1589

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] > in hostile or harmful manner

beset?c1225

lapc1330

to lay about14..

underset1488

to fetch in1565

bestad1579

14.. Arth. & Merl. (Percy MS.) 2452 (Kölbing) A 100 Sarazens on a rowte Att once layd him all about.

1555 J. Proctor Hist. Wyates Rebell. 33 b The lorde Aburgaueny and the shiriffe..deuised to laye the countree aboute, that they [Wyat and others] mought not escape.

†2. intransitive. To contrive, plan, take measures (to do something); to look out or make a search for.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > plan [verb] > plan to do something

lay1573

plota1586

to cast aboutc1590

to put into (also in) practice1592

plat1596

project1600

to lay abouta1618

to lay out1651

plan1718

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search about for

to search out?a1400

to look about1536

to feel after ——?1557

study1561

to feel for ——1569

to look out for1578

to lay out1624

to look round1630

to lay about1755

prospect1854

roust1870

to look around1927

a1618 J. Sylvester tr. G. Fracastoro Maidens Blush (1620) sig. A6^v Hee labours, and hee layes-about..that dear Issue to exterminate.

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) To lay about, in order to get an Office, Briguer, rechercher un Emploi.

1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia (1769) II. 176 She therefore laid about for a proper person to dispatch as an emissary to accomplish this design.

†3. To strike out with vigour; = to lay about one at sense 32e. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > stroke with weapon > strike (of weapon) [verb (intransitive)] > strike with a weapon > on all sides

to lay about onea1500

to lay about1609

to strike out1859

c1330 Arth. & Merl. 2874 (Kölbing) About he leyd on so hard, Þat his swerd brast atvo.]

1609 S. Rowlands Famous Hist. Guy Earle of Warwick 29 He drew his sword, and laid about.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. ii. 132 But when his rugged Sword was out, With stomack huge he laid about.

单词	to lay about
释义	> as lemmas to lay about to lay about †1. transitive. To surround, beset. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > on all sides lapc1330 to lay about14.. besetc1520 beleaguer?1589 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] > in hostile or harmful manner beset?c1225 lapc1330 to lay about14.. underset1488 to fetch in1565 bestad1579 14.. Arth. & Merl. (Percy MS.) 2452 (Kölbing) A 100 Sarazens on a rowte Att once layd him all about. 1555 J. Proctor Hist. Wyates Rebell. 33 b The lorde Aburgaueny and the shiriffe..deuised to laye the countree aboute, that they [Wyat and others] mought not escape. †2. intransitive. To contrive, plan, take measures (to do something); to look out or make a search for. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plan [verb] > plan to do something lay1573 plota1586 to cast aboutc1590 to put into (also in) practice1592 plat1596 project1600 to lay abouta1618 to lay out1651 plan1718 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search about for to search out?a1400 to look about1536 to feel after ——?1557 study1561 to feel for ——1569 to look out for1578 to lay out1624 to look round1630 to lay about1755 prospect1854 roust1870 to look around1927 a1618 J. Sylvester tr. G. Fracastoro Maidens Blush (1620) sig. A6^v Hee labours, and hee layes-about..that dear Issue to exterminate. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) To lay about, in order to get an Office, Briguer, rechercher un Emploi. 1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia (1769) II. 176 She therefore laid about for a proper person to dispatch as an emissary to accomplish this design. †3. To strike out with vigour; = to lay about one at sense 32e. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > stroke with weapon > strike (of weapon) [verb (intransitive)] > strike with a weapon > on all sides to lay about onea1500 to lay about1609 to strike out1859 c1330 Arth. & Merl. 2874 (Kölbing) About he leyd on so hard, Þat his swerd brast atvo.] 1609 S. Rowlands Famous Hist. Guy Earle of Warwick 29 He drew his sword, and laid about. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. ii. 132 But when his rugged Sword was out, With stomack huge he laid about. extracted from layv.¹ < as lemmas
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