| 单词 | to look through one's fingers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto look through one's (also the) fingers b. to look through one's (also the) fingers: to contrive or pretend not to see or notice something; (also) to see indistinctly. Also with at, upon.Somewhat rare after 18th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore [verb (intransitive)] overhipa1325 to hide one's facea1382 to look aside1530 to look beside ——1533 not to hear on that side1548 to look through the fingers1549 to pull away the shoulder1560 connive1602 to turn a (also the) blind eye1698 to bury (or hide) one's head in the sand1844 Nelson eye1893 not to want to know1948 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 5th Serm. sig. Rviii They loke thorow ther fingers & wil not se it. 1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle xx. sig. Hvv As thoughe God must..loke thorowe the fyngers vpon the wicked world. 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 6v To shew you that..which I see in a cloude, loking through my fingers. 1623 T. Scott Exod. viii. 19 42 Couetousnesse and commoditie will..make euen good men looke through their fingers. 1681 E. Pearse Conformist's Plea for Nonconformists 35 He..could..look through his Fingers, and suffer a worthy Non-conformist to preach publickly very near him. 1695 T. Houghton Alteration of Coyn (new ed.) 12 The Spanish Governours have been inclinable to look through their Fingers, that a Stol'n Trade might be had with the Spaniards. 1713 J. Barker Love Intrigues 8 My vigilant Aunt..(as the Proverb is) look'd through her Fingers. 1761 Impartial Enq. Conduct Late Minister 27 It may be good Policy, even in Princes, sometimes to look through their Fingers. 1832 Morning Chron. 1 Sept. The most absolute individual in private life must occasionally look through his fingers at many things. 1948 Christian Sci. Monitor 28 Dec. 10/3 We had to look through our fingers at such things. 1978 Guardian Weekly 29 Jan. 7/1 Because Somalia is now the enemy of the Soviet Union, we are prepared to look through our fingers at Somalia's invasion of Ethiopia. 2009 F. Becker in G. Blundo & P.-Y. Le Meur Governance Daily Life in Afr. 81 This pragmatic approach, where looking through one's fingers was an essential virtue. < as lemmas |
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