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单词 to mind one's book
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to mind one's book
a. transitive. To think about, turn one's attention to (an activity or task); to direct or apply oneself to, bring one's mind or energies to bear upon, or concern oneself diligently with (a topic, matter, subject of debate or enquiry). Now rare except in phrases: to mind one's book (archaic): to be diligent in one's studies. to mind one's business (archaic): to attend to, prosecute diligently one's affairs. Also intransitive with of.to mind one's own business: see business n. Phrases 5; to mind one's own beeswax: see beeswax n.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > take care about [verb (transitive)] > attend to or cultivate
minda1400
intend1429
to look after ——1542
cultivate1654
a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) 501 Hit nediþ nouȝt at þis note of Nero to mynde.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 636/1 I mynde a thynge, I regarde it, or set my mynde upon it. Je mets le cueur dessus, or je prens au cueur. It can nat go forwarde with the, for thou myndest it nat.
c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 9305 Achilles..Myche myndit the mater..And to bryng hit aboute besit hym sore.
1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 13v A man would thinke you had neuer minded any other profession.
1611 Bible (King James) Rom. viii. 5 For they that are after the flesh, doe minde the things of the flesh. View more context for this quotation
1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 52 All those..had a mind for Peace, that minded their duty, and Trust, and Allegiance to their King.
1660 J. Tatham Rump iii. i. 31 Bertlam. Pray let's mind our business. Desbr. Business, Why there's the thing; I think every Man ought to mind his business.
1662 B. Gerbier Brief Disc. Princ. Building 1 Whereas Building is much minded in these times.
1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World II. vii. sig. F2 I must mind my business, and what it is, squint back to the Frontispiece, and there you'll find it.
1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 383. ¶1 Bidding him be a good Child and mind his Book.
1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. xix. 124 If some certain persons minded Piety more than Politics.
1835 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1837) I. xviii. 272 Mind little things as well as great.
1877 C. H. Spurgeon Serm. XXIII. 360 He went back to Samaria and minded his business.
1890 R. Browning Pope & Net in Asolando 42 So much the more his boy minds book.
1901 R. Kipling Kim ix. 229 You must go back to Lucknow and be a good little boy and mind your book, as the English say.
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