| 单词 | to lay under contribution |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lay under contribution b. to lay under contribution: to exact contributions from, make a levy upon; to force to contribute, render tributary. (A military phrase, frequently also in general sense. Cf. French mettre à contribution.) ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > [verb (transitive)] > levy (an impost, tax, or due) > impose exactions on toll1583 to lay under contribution1644 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tribute > pay tribute [verb (transitive)] > subject to tribute bring to trewec1330 to lay under contribution1644 1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 4 All the Historicall Physiology of Aristotle and Theophrastus are open before them, and as I may say, under contribution. 1687 T. Brown Saints in Uproar in Wks. (1730) I. 78 Did you manage it à la militaire, and lay the country under contribution? 1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 77 The..thief who laid the whole English borders under contribution. 1793 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 54. 427 Who have hitherto held all the seasons of the year under contribution to their praise. 1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne vi. 169 Many other books..were laid under contribution. 1851 F. Hall in Benares Mag. 5 23 The native authorities which M. de Tassy has laid under contribution for his first volume. < as lemmas |
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