单词 | to pass and repass |
释义 | > as lemmasto pass and repass 1. intransitive. Chiefly in to pass and repass. extracted from repassv.1 a. To go back in the opposite direction; to return. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > move in a certain direction [verb (intransitive)] > move back and forth or come and go to come and goc1384 to pass and repassc1460 to back and fill1848 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > move in a certain direction [verb (intransitive)] > move in contrary direction > back again to pass and repassc1460 society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > travelling [verb (intransitive)] > pass again in the contrary direction to pass and repassc1460 c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn 2537 (MED) Brynge me at Room, Yf God woll send ȝew wedir & grace to repase. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 167 Quhen he passis he suld nocht repas agayne till his hame. c1500 Melusine (1895) 279 Yf there were but I & my peuple only, yet shuld none repasse of them homward. 1533 T. More Apol. iii, in Wks. 848/1 Because they would..haue their false folies passe and repasse all vnperceiued. 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory f. 69 v Messengers..whose office is to passe & repasse one fote. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xvii. lxxii. 310 But homewards they in armes againe repas. 1671 A. Behn Forc'd Marriage i. i. 9 I will pass and repass, where and how I please. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 1094 Swift thro' the valves the visionary fair Repass'd. 1785 J. Phillips Treat. Inland Navigation 25 A lawn terminated by water, with objects passing and repassing upon it. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna iii. xiv. 64 The grate, as they departed to repass, With horrid clangour fell. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxxiii. 236 Here my father, Ben the Whaler, Anderson, and others, would sit, having a commanding view of the Thames and the vessels passing and repassing. 1902 H. James Wings of Dove I. x. 234 He seemed slowly to pass and repass and conveniently to linger before them. 1968 V. Nabokov King, Queen, Knave iii. 61 Dreyer's gray shoulder passed and repassed in the mirror as he paced hungrily round the table. 1999 M. Shoard Right to Roam i. 16 The walker on a public path is, however, legally entitled only to pass and repass: this means he is entitled to stop and rest, but not to step off the path. b. To go back into or through a place. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (intransitive)] > again to pass and repass1548 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > revert [verb (intransitive)] > to former state or condition to turn againc1325 returnc1405 resorta1438 revert?a1513 to pass and repass1548 refall1570 relapse1593 unhappen1805 react1841 involute1904 relax1934 reset1946 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xxxijv No man might passe ouer into any foreyn lande beyond ye sea nor repasse into thys realme without serche, or pasporte. 1653 Duchess of Newcastle Philos. Fancies 55 The Spirits are so subtle, as they can passe and repasse through the solidest matter. 1799 J. Taylor Trav. Eng. to India II. 157 He assured me the English should have his permission to pass and repass through his country, when and where they thought proper. 1831 Times 10 Aug. 1/5 The Dutch troops shall have repassed into Holland. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man (1890) i. iv. 113 A man cannot prevent past impressions often repassing through his mind. 1983 N. Baker Size of Thoughts (1996) 12 Passing and repassing through the many semipermeable membranes that insulate learning, suffering, ambition, civility, and puzzlement from each other. 1993 K. Lewison Drafting Business Leases (BNC) 29 To pass and repass on foot only through the main entrance to the building. ΚΠ 1832 London Med. Gaz. 24 Nov. 240/2 It is incapable of maintaining its temperature, if exposed to cold, and will die unless it repass into the state of hybernation. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 767/1 This animal awakes daily,..and re-passes into a state of sleep. 1849 Zoist Oct. 226 He had told me that if he were awoke and repassed into the sleep this evening he should not be clairvoyant. to pass and repass 2. transitive. Frequently in to pass and repass. extracted from repassv.1 a. To cross (the sea, a river, etc.) again in the opposite direction. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [verb (transitive)] > sail across > again in contrary direction repassc1500 c1500 Melusine (1895) 169 (MED) Yf it playse god, none of them shal not repasse the see. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. viii. 5 Well haue we pass'd, and now re-pass'd the Seas. View more context for this quotation 1652 C. Cotterell tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Cassandra ii. 139 Some of them had already repast the Araxis. 1689 London Gaz. No. 2494/3 They resolved to return, and had accordingly repassed the Lake. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 378 Homeward with pious speed repass the main. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. viii. 214 In repassing the mountains, great numbers of soldiers perished. 1821 Ld. Byron Marino Faliero (2nd issue) v. i. 129 That dread gulf which none repass. a1894 R. L. Stevenson In South Seas (1896) ii. ii. 168 The hermit crabs pass and repass the island. 1903–4 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1903 55 620 The swimming ants varied in length from five to seven millimeters, but the longest ones rarely repassed the channel. b. To pass along or through (a road or way) once again; to pass by (a place, landmark, etc.) once again. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (transitive)] > again repass1614 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. i. §3. 219 We shall finde small reason to make vs thinke that Abraham passed and repassed those waies, more often than he was enforced so to doe. 1689 London Gaz. No. 2491/3 Having..posted themselves in a hollow way which the Enemy were to repass. 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. xxii They found themselves within the cursed gate; Full hard to be repass'd. 1823 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 100 540 That feeble interest with which we repass a familiar road. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 303/2 Having a piece cut off..to allow the guard-pin to pass and repass the roller. 1898 T. Watts-Dunton Aylwin vi. i I staggered away from him, and passed and repassed the spot many times. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xvii. 296 A man was walking up and down the shaded alley, passing and repassing the bench where she sat. 2006 Northern Echo (Nexis) 19 July 12 As he repassed the gate a few seconds later, I called out to him. c. To pass (a rival) for a second or further time in a race or other competition; to regain a lead over (a rival). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > gain (ground) upon > catch up or overtake > outstrip to leave behinda1393 overgoc1425 preventa1500 outgo1530 out-trot1555 outstrip1567 stripa1592 outpacea1596 out-swift1606 to have (also get) the speed ofa1616 outstretcha1642 to give (a person or thing) the go-by1642 to gain bounds of1653 outrace1657 outspeed1661 to cast behind1681 distance1691 belag1721 repass1728 outfoot1740 outdistance1789 fore-reach1803 to have the foot of1832 to run away1843 slip1856 short-head1863 tine1871 forespeed1872 outrate1873 1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 87 Vig'rous he rises;..Re-passes L—t, vindicates the race. 1854 Times 23 Mar. 10/4 The Squire repassed Kennington, and gallopping on with the lead was first at the chair by two lengths. 1866 C. A. Peverelly Bk. of Amer. Pastimes 288 Several times in the race the boats passed and repassed each other. 1952 M. Laski Village i. 11 They had passed and repassed each other a dozen times. 2007 Daily News (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 25 Jan. (Motoring section) 14 He slowed to allow the cars he passed to repass him. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > painting > paint [verb (transitive)] paintc1275 depaintc1320 englose1430 bepaint1567 superficialize1593 repaint1600 overpaint1611 repassa1806 colour-wash1850 distemper1870 respray1880 to paint out1902 aerosol1979 a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 215 In repassing those parts with the warm and more oleaginous colours. to pass and repass ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > practise legerdemain, etc. [verb (intransitive)] jugglec1440 tregetc1440 repass?1555 pass1589 hocus-pocus1687 ?1555 R. Taylour Let. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1570) II. xi. 1705/1 He may say what he wyll of Hebricians and Grecians, and flesh vnder formes, and not aboue formes, or aboue the board. He may coniure, & conuey, passe & repasse, euen what he wil in such cloudes and mystes. 1627 H. Burton Baiting Popes Bull Ep. Ded. 19 They are like cunning Iugglars, that can passe and repasse at pleasure. < as lemmas |
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