英语词汇“to save one's soul”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to save one's life: used in the infinitive to qualify a negative (or occasionally conditional) statement, expressing a lack of ability or willingness to do something. Also (occasionally) to save one's soul.

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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > preserve from injury or destruction [verb (intransitive)] > preserve oneself from injury or harm

to save one's (own) skin1642

to save one's bacon1654

to save one's soul1688

1688 T. Brown Reasons Mr. Bays 5 You could not say one malicious word more to save your life.

1787 ‘P. Pindar’ Lyric Odes to Royal Academicians (ed. 5) vii. 19 An Actor, living at this time, That now I pen my verse sublime, Could not, to save his soul, find out his fort.

1825 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 460 To save my life I could not determine whether it was Mon or Moun or gu or gue.

1848 A. Trollope Kellys & O'Kellys III. v. 106 I shan't remain long. If it was to save my life and theirs, I can't get up small talk for the rector and his curate.

1873 C. M. Yonge Pillars of House III. xxvii. 88 ‘Does she go to their church?’ ‘Oh no, she wouldn't to save her life—she thinks it quite shocking.’

1920 E. O'Neill Beyond Horizon iii. i. 128 I couldn't get to sleep to save my soul.

1941 J. Cary Herself Surprised xxxiv. 82 It took even Bill six months to get her into a motor, when motors came in, and she wouldn't telephone now to save her life.

2010 P. Murray Skippy Dies 545 God knows he can't kick a rugby ball to save his life!

单词	to save one's soul
释义	> as lemmas to save one's soul b. to save one's life: used in the infinitive to qualify a negative (or occasionally conditional) statement, expressing a lack of ability or willingness to do something. Also (occasionally) to save one's soul. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > preserve from injury or destruction [verb (intransitive)] > preserve oneself from injury or harm to save one's (own) skin1642 to save one's bacon1654 to save one's soul1688 1688 T. Brown Reasons Mr. Bays 5 You could not say one malicious word more to save your life. 1787 ‘P. Pindar’ Lyric Odes to Royal Academicians (ed. 5) vii. 19 An Actor, living at this time, That now I pen my verse sublime, Could not, to save his soul, find out his fort. 1825 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 460 To save my life I could not determine whether it was Mon or Moun or gu or gue. 1848 A. Trollope Kellys & O'Kellys III. v. 106 I shan't remain long. If it was to save my life and theirs, I can't get up small talk for the rector and his curate. 1873 C. M. Yonge Pillars of House III. xxvii. 88 ‘Does she go to their church?’ ‘Oh no, she wouldn't to save her life—she thinks it quite shocking.’ 1920 E. O'Neill Beyond Horizon iii. i. 128 I couldn't get to sleep to save my soul. 1941 J. Cary Herself Surprised xxxiv. 82 It took even Bill six months to get her into a motor, when motors came in, and she wouldn't telephone now to save her life. 2010 P. Murray Skippy Dies 545 God knows he can't kick a rugby ball to save his life! extracted from savev. < as lemmas
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