| 单词 | to raise one's standard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto raise one's standard P1. to raise one's standard: to take up arms; to assume a hostile attitude either defensive or offensive; to prepare to fight; cf. sense A. 1.Now chiefly used in historical contexts. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > [verb (intransitive)] > begin hostilities asty1297 to take weapon in handa1538 to raise one's standard1548 to rise in arms1563 to take (up) armsa1593 to break into arms1594 to unsheathe the sword1649 to take up the hatchet1694 to throw away the scabbard1704 to fly to arms1847 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxxviiiv The king of Englande..had passed the seas, raysed his standard, and by dukes procurement entered into the lande of hys enemyes. 1845 G. P. R. James Arrah Neil I. vi. 125 The king..would raise his standard at once, march to London. 2004 D. Scott Politics & War in Three Stuart Kingdoms ii. 37 By the time Charles raised his standard at Nottingham on 22 August, sporadic fighting had broken out in a number of counties. < as lemmas |
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