英语词汇“to put on his mettle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P5. to put (also set) (a person) on (or upon, to, up to) his (or her) mettle: to test a person's powers of endurance, resistance, or resourcefulness. Cf. to try a person's mettle at Phrases 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > test (a person) > his endurance or resistance

to try (also test) a person's mettle1581

to put (also set) (a person) on (or upon, to, up to) his (or her) mettle1733

1733 Portland Papers VI. (Hist. MSS Comm.) 47 In such a manner as has put the gentlemen pretty much upon their mettle.

1797 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor VI. iv. 63 The horse of Olivia had previously been put upon his mettle.

1806 M. L. Weems Life G. Washington (ed. 5) i. 4 Even the common passions..will put him up to his metal, and call forth his best and bravest doings.

1859 C. J. Lever Davenport Dunn xiii. 14 It puts us on our mettle, too, to see our old enemies the French taking the work with us.

1883 Cent. Mag. Nov. 66/1 She felt herself put upon her metal as his agent.

1895 J. C. Snaith Dorothy Marvin xlii His..sarcasm set me on my mettle.

1900 W. Baird Gen. Wauchope iii. 44 The soldiers were put to their mettle.

1910 J. Addams Twenty Years at Hull-House xviii. 437 The teacher..is constantly put upon his mettle to discover methods of instruction which will make knowledge quickly available to his pupils.

1988 M. Charney Hamlet's Fictions ii. vii. 97 Claudius is put on his mettle to offer attractive conditions he has no intention of fulfilling.

单词	to put on his mettle
释义	> as lemmas to put (also set) (a person) on (or upon, to, up to) his (or her) mettle P5. to put (also set) (a person) on (or upon, to, up to) his (or her) mettle: to test a person's powers of endurance, resistance, or resourcefulness. Cf. to try a person's mettle at Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > test (a person) > his endurance or resistance to try (also test) a person's mettle1581 to put (also set) (a person) on (or upon, to, up to) his (or her) mettle1733 1733 Portland Papers VI. (Hist. MSS Comm.) 47 In such a manner as has put the gentlemen pretty much upon their mettle. 1797 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor VI. iv. 63 The horse of Olivia had previously been put upon his mettle. 1806 M. L. Weems Life G. Washington (ed. 5) i. 4 Even the common passions..will put him up to his metal, and call forth his best and bravest doings. 1859 C. J. Lever Davenport Dunn xiii. 14 It puts us on our mettle, too, to see our old enemies the French taking the work with us. 1883 Cent. Mag. Nov. 66/1 She felt herself put upon her metal as his agent. 1895 J. C. Snaith Dorothy Marvin xlii His..sarcasm set me on my mettle. 1900 W. Baird Gen. Wauchope iii. 44 The soldiers were put to their mettle. 1910 J. Addams Twenty Years at Hull-House xviii. 437 The teacher..is constantly put upon his mettle to discover methods of instruction which will make knowledge quickly available to his pupils. 1988 M. Charney Hamlet's Fictions ii. vii. 97 Claudius is put on his mettle to offer attractive conditions he has no intention of fulfilling. extracted from mettlen.adj. < as lemmas
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