| 单词 | to raise cain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto raise Cain P1. to raise Cain: see raise v.1 22b colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > public excitement > stir up or maintain public excitement [verb (intransitive)] to make a scene of1804 agitate1828 to raise Cain1840 to whoop things up1873 society > society and the community > dissent > lack of peacefulness > cause a disturbance [verb (intransitive)] to raise a dust1649 to stir up a hornets' nest1740 row1797 to kick up a shindy1829 to raise Cain1840 to raise the mischief1840 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [verb (intransitive)] > uproar or tumult clamourc1400 rumblec1405 shout1513 racket1617 to keep a (bad, etc.) quarter1632 to raise a dust1649 obstreperate1765 row1797 uproar1834 to raise Cain1840 to raise the mischief1840 to raise (also lift) the roof1845 steven1855 tow-row1877 1840 Daily Pennant (St. Louis) 2 May Why have we every reason to believe that Adam and Eve were both rowdies? Because..they both raised Cain. 1841 ‘Dow, Jr.’ Short Patent Serm. xxix. 73 They will feel that they have been raising Cain and breaking things. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xx. 49 Topsy would hold a perfect carnival of confusion..in short, as Miss Ophelia phrased it, ‘raising Cain’ generally. 1869 H. B. Stowe Oldtown Folks xx. 242 I expect Susy's boys 'll be raising Cain round the house. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island i. iii. 20 If I get the horrors, I'm a man that has lived rough, and I'll raise Cain. 1901 R. D. Evans Sailor's Log 245 The Yorktown raised Cain, because she had a heavy following sea which made her roll very badly. 1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement vii. 345 If we stand here talking another minute the mistress'll be raising Cain the way she'll say she's destroyed with the draught. 1943 T. W. Lawson Thirty Seconds over Tokyo ii. 29 I don't want any of you to raise Cain tonight. 1979 R. Laidlaw Lion is Rampant ii. 21 [They] have been putting the screws on him. They're going to raise Cain over..the other economic cut-backs. < as lemmas |
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