英语词汇“to sell one's life dear, dearly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

d. to sell one's life (rarely †death) dear, dearly, etc., to destroy many of one's adversaries before giving up one's life in an encounter; to make the enemy pay dearly for one's death.

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the world > life > death > [verb (intransitive)] > kill many enemies before death

to sell one's life (rarely death) dear, dearly1297

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 4569 Sulle we he sede vure lif dere ar we be ded.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 4570, 8177.

c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 1342 Sir Gij..seyd..‘Dere we schul our deþ selle’.

a1400 Guy Warw. 1342 (MS. C.) Full deere oure liffis we selle shall.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxxxix The Frenche kyng..slewe to the nombre of foure hundred, whiche derely sold their lifes.

1603 North's Plutarch, Cæs. Aug. (1612) 1163 P. Naso was betrayed by his slaue freed... But he sold his death [Amyot mais il vendit sa mort], for he killed the traytor with his owne hands.

1608 D. Tuvill Ess. Politicke, & Morall f. 69 With a resolution to sel their liues at as high a rate as possibly they can.

1624 P. Massinger Bond-man iii. iii. sig. G2^v Better expose Our naked breasts to their keene Swords, and sell Our liues with the most aduantage.

1683 J. Dryden & N. Lee Duke of Guise Epil. sig. A4 For what shou'd hinder Me to sell my Skin, Dear as I cou'd, if once my hand were in?

1893 F. C. Selous Trav. S.-E. Afr. 191 The brave beast was..doing his utmost to sell his life dearly.

单词	to sell one's life dear, dearly
释义	> as lemmas to sell one's life (rarely †death) dear, dearly d. to sell one's life (rarely †death) dear, dearly, etc., to destroy many of one's adversaries before giving up one's life in an encounter; to make the enemy pay dearly for one's death. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [verb (intransitive)] > kill many enemies before death to sell one's life (rarely death) dear, dearly1297 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 4569 Sulle we he sede vure lif dere ar we be ded. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 4570, 8177. c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 1342 Sir Gij..seyd..‘Dere we schul our deþ selle’. a1400 Guy Warw. 1342 (MS. C.) Full deere oure liffis we selle shall. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxxxix The Frenche kyng..slewe to the nombre of foure hundred, whiche derely sold their lifes. 1603 North's Plutarch, Cæs. Aug. (1612) 1163 P. Naso was betrayed by his slaue freed... But he sold his death [Amyot mais il vendit sa mort], for he killed the traytor with his owne hands. 1608 D. Tuvill Ess. Politicke, & Morall f. 69 With a resolution to sel their liues at as high a rate as possibly they can. 1624 P. Massinger Bond-man iii. iii. sig. G2^v Better expose Our naked breasts to their keene Swords, and sell Our liues with the most aduantage. 1683 J. Dryden & N. Lee Duke of Guise Epil. sig. A4 For what shou'd hinder Me to sell my Skin, Dear as I cou'd, if once my hand were in? 1893 F. C. Selous Trav. S.-E. Afr. 191 The brave beast was..doing his utmost to sell his life dearly. extracted from sellv. < as lemmas
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