| 单词 | to put or set foot forward |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put or set foot forward a. Towards the front, in the direction which a person or thing faces. forward of (U.S.): in front of. to put or set foot forward: see foot n. and int. Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in forward direction beforeOE forwarda1535 ahead1596 front-wise1774 vanward1827 frontward1865 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [preposition] > in forward direction from forward of1852 a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 37/1 Hee came into the worlde with the feete forwarde. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xviii He..neuer set fote forward duryng the first. ii. monethes, for the reisyng of the siege. 1664 J. Playford Brief Introd. Skill Musick (ed. 4) ii. 91 You must begin with your Bow forward, though the Bow be drawn forward the Note before. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. ii. 82 I..bow the Head forward or backward, or over the one side or the other. 1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. xiv. 236 Its middle part..stands about an Inch forwarder than the Fore side of the Puppet. 1764 S. Foote Lyar iii. i. 44 Your hood a little forwarder, Miss. 1811 Lett. fr. Eng. II. xlix. 270 The skirts of the coat..brought forward to meet over the thigh. 1852 J. H. Newman Disc. Univ. Educ. 242 He may have no power at all of advancing one step forward of himself. 1856 C. J. Andersson Lake Ngami 256 The ostrich..always strikes forward [with its foot]. 1891 M. E. Wilkins Humble Romance 165 Two little thin dancing curls..just forward of her cap! < as lemmas |
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