| 单词 | to see out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto see out to see out 1. transitive. a. To continue to watch (a performance, event, etc.) until the end. ΚΠ 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 2292/2 The Lord of Tame, with an other Gentleman beyng at Tables, playing,..ye Lady Elizabeth passing by, sayd: she would see the game out. 1606 J. Day Ile of Guls sig. A3 If hee be enuied theres some worth in him, and Ile see out his play for that onely. a1667 Bp. J. Taylor Antiquitates Christianae (1675) iii. 309 He that would have rather chosen to stay in the Theatre and see the sports out, then quit the present Spectacle upon assurance to be adopted into Caesar's family. 1783 H. Newdigate Let. 23 Mar. in A. E. Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels (1898) iv. 50 Ye Opera..is to be wonderfully shewy & the last Dance ye best, so we must see it out. 1837 Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati) 7 Apr. 197/2 Their performances [were] considered one of the curiosities of the land... But not one of us tarried to see the dance out. 1871 Observer 9 Apr. 2/3 It is a bad sign when the audience keeps dwindling away every five minutes, and when those who are determined to see the play out, cannot honestly grumble at the constant outflow. 1933 N.Y. Amsterdam News 20 Dec. 7/4 To the majority of those that constitute Lafayette audiences, it was not so hot... Those who remained to see it out had to applaud in spite of themselves. 2015 Observer (Univ. Notre Dame) (Nexis) 19 Mar. (Scene section) 1 I was willing to sit in the theater for another hour to see this play out. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > let (a person) speak spare1660 to see out1716 1716 J. Addison Free-holder No. 22. ⁋2 He [sc. a fellow-traveller] affirmed roundly, that there had not been one good law passed since King William's accession to the throne, except the Act for preserving the game. I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care for contradicting him. 1844 Southern Lit. Messenger 10 50/2 Tuck in your shirt tail, and norate away the best you can; we'll see you out! 2. transitive. a. To reach, or last until, the end of (a period of time). Also: to spend or use up (a period of time) in a particular way, (now) esp. passively or inactively. ΘΚΠ the world > time > spending time > spend time or allow time to pass [verb (transitive)] overdoOE adreeOE wreaka1300 to draw forthc1300 dispend1340 pass1340 drivea1375 wastec1381 occupyc1384 overpassa1387 to pass over ——a1393 usec1400 spend1423 contrive?a1475 overdrive1487 consumea1500 to pass forth1509 to drive off1517 lead1523 to ride out1529 to wear out, forth1530 to pass away?1550 to put offc1550 shiftc1562 to tire out1563 wear1567 to drive out1570 entertainc1570 expire1589 tire1589 outwear1590 to see out1590 outrun1592 outgo1595 overshoot1597 to pass out1603 fleeta1616 elapse1654 term1654 trickle1657 to put over1679 absorb1686 spin1696 exercise1711 kill1728 to get through ——1748 to get over ——1751 tickc1870 fill1875 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 13 Man desires to see out manie daies. 1848 Standard 1 Feb. They won't see out one year if they be the weak and indolent creatures we imported. 1866 Dublin Sat. Mag. 29 Nov. 202/1 Here they all agreed to join in a dance, and see out the rest of the evening. 1881 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 258 It was his intention that he and his two daughters..should see out the season in London and then think about their foreign tour. 1940 H. Spring Fame is Spur xv. 449 This Government won't see the year out. 1994 J. Birmingham He died with Felafel in his Hand (1997) vi. 139 Danny sees out the rest of the day at that house in a fairly blank state. 2014 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 28 Mar. 4 We feared the roof would not see out another harsh winter. b. To continue to work on or be involved with (a task, project, etc.) until it is completed; to do (something) thoroughly or fully. Cf. to see through 2 at Phrasal verbs 1.In quot. 1860: spec. to spend all of (an amount of money). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > following up, through, or prosecution > follow up, through, or out [verb (transitive)] > to the end to go through1548 to set on1596 to set through1600 to carry through1609 to see outc1700 to follow out1762 to see through1828 c1700 Crafty Maid's Garland 3 You love the tops of vessels but can't endure the draggs, But now your like to see it out as sure as Eggs are Eggs. 1782 Let. 12 Feb. in Hist. Coll. Essex Inst. (1859) I. 13/2 I am Detarmend as I have beene so long in the servis to se it out. 1860 F. W. Robinson Grandmother's Money I. ii. viii. 305 [I] wish he'd stop another week [at Hastings] and see the five and twenty pounds out. 1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat v. 73 He evidently meant to see this thing out. 1952 R. Hart-Davis Hugh Walpole x. 142 He vacillated between the longing to get home and a determination to see the war out on this front. 2013 Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 22 Feb. Polonia Pheonix are favourites for the Scottish senior women's title, but they will need to hold their nerve to see out the task. c. to see the (old) year out: see year n. Phrases 4a(a). 3. transitive. To accompany (a person) to the exit of a building, etc.; to escort off the premises. Also reflexive: (of a visitor) to leave a building on one's own, without being escorted. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. iii. 142 Go see him out at Gates,..Giue him deseru'd vexation. View more context for this quotation 1696 P. A. Motteux Love's a Jest ii. 25 Illb. God by t'you, Sir Thomas!..Thank you for your good Company. Sir Tho. I'll see you out. 1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) i. 14 But, hark ye, Ferdinand, did you leave your key with them? Ferd.—Yes; the maid who saw me out took it from the door. 1837 J. F. Cooper Gleanings in Europe II. xxvi. 209 Her femme de chambre..usually admitted her and saw her out. 1897 Black & White 24 Apr. 518/2 No, don't come downstairs; I can see myself out. 1899 H. R. Haggard in Longman's Mag. Apr. 125 I opened the door to see out some friends. 1926 Winnipeg Free Press 3 Apr. 10/3 Just a moment—my assistant will see you out. 1982 P. Redmond Brookside (Mersey TV transmission script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 3. 44 Right, I'm off then. No need to get up... I'll see myself out. 2003 V. Blake Bloodless Shadow (2004) 52 ‘Well, nice to see you again, Phil.’ ‘I'll see you out.’ ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] seekc888 aseekc1000 i-secheOE huntc1175 to seek afterc1175 beseechc1200 fand?c1225 ofseche?c1225 to seek forc1250 atseekc1275 furiec1290 forseeka1300 outseekc1300 upseekc1315 to look after ——c1330 wait1340 laita1350 searchc1350 pursuea1382 ensearchc1384 to feel and findc1384 inseekc1384 looka1398 fraist?a1400 umseeka1400 require?c1400 walec1400 to look up1468 prowla1475 to see for ——c1485 to look for ——a1492 to have in the wind1540 sue1548 vent?1575 seek1616 explore1618 dacker1634 research1650 to see out for1683 quest1752 to see after ——1776 1683 J. Morrison tr. J. J. Struys Perillous Voy. ii. ii. 76 It was resolved by the major part of the Company, that we should go ashoar and see out for something to supply our Wants. 1738 J. Miller Art & Nature iv. 57 Fare-you-well, Sir, you may see out for a Mistress some where else, my Daughter is better dispos'd of. 1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions (1783) II. l. 120 Adding, that, against my next excursion she would see out amongst her young friends for a more suitable companion. 5. transitive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > outlast in contest outdrinka1500 to see out1755 the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > outlast > in a drinking contest to see out1837 1755 Connoisseur (1756) No. 92. 555 Tom Buck..can see out the stoutest freeholder in England. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xlviii. 519 I have heard him say that he could see the Dundee people out any day, and walk home afterwards without staggering. 1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip I. vii. 118 Pass the bottle!..we intend to see you all out. b. Of a person: to live longer than (another person); to live longer than the existence of (a thing); to outlive. ΚΠ 1780 H. L. Thrale Diary 12 Jan. in Thraliana (1942) I. 418 The folks under the Influence of a Chronical Disease often see out many of their healthiest Friends. 1811 W. Wilberforce Diary 7 Feb. in R. I. Wilberforce & S. Wilberforce Life W. Wilberforce (1838) III. 499 Dining lately with a small party of contemporaries, he boasted that, in his own words, ‘he should see them all out’—one was too fat, and another something else. 1825 W. Scott Jrnl. 7 Dec. (1939) 34 My dear wife..is, I fear, frail in health—though I trust and pray she may see me out. 1930 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Diary Provinc. Lady (1998) 71 Old Mrs. B...mutters something about not being here much longer, but..Cousin Maud..declares that she is Nothing but an old Humbug and will See Us All Out. 1983 A. N. Wilson Milton (1984) i. 6 He saw the Civil War, and the monarchy, out. 2014 Daily Mirror (N. Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 26 Aug. 26 She'll see us all out, that one... I keep telling her there will be rats, cockroaches and you left after the bomb goes off. c. Originally Australian. Of a thing, esp. a possession: to remain serviceable for the remainder of the life of (a person), or longer; to last or outlast. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > outlast to live out1535 outlast1570 outwear1579 outlive1582 supervive1586 outflourish1594 to stand out1600 outdure1611 outstanda1616 outsit1633 survive1633 endure1636 stay1639 outmeasure1646 superlast1648 outstaya1652 last1658 tarrya1662 superannuate1820 outrange1887 to see out1897 1897 Maitland (New S. Wales) Mercury 5 June 11/3 Oh, they've [sc. buildings] stood so long that, no doubt, they'll see me out, too. 1934 Telegraph (Brisbane) 31 May 17/3 This clock's older than you..and it'll see you out. 1969 M. Pugh Last Place Left xix. 143 The suits I have will see me out. 1976 Guardian 10 Apr. 10/8 I imported a German car, a convertible Beetle... No more of these are being imported, but I expect it to see me out. 2016 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 27 Nov. 23 Who buys all these sofas? Not us oldies; the one we have will see us out. < as lemmas |
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