单词 | to reassert itself |
释义 | > as lemmasto reassert itself b. transitive. to reassert itself: to come to the fore or manifest itself again. ΚΠ 1840 J. S. Mill in London & Westm. Rev. 33 272 The natural tendency..reasserted itself. 1854 C. Kingsley Alexandria Pref. 10 These laws will..reassert themselves. 1929 M. Redgrave in Granta 7 June To his horror he perceived..that his old trick was reasserting itself. 1958 Listener 29 Nov. 826/1 In spite of the imposed colonial grid, the landscaping tradition of the old country reasserts itself successfully. 2000 Independent 17 Apr. (Monday Review section) 3/3 Today is Labour's black Monday when grey power reasserts itself as older and wiser heads realise that long-term savings based on real profits in the real economy should be nurtured and encouraged. < as lemmas |
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