| 单词 | to steek in the briers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto steek in the briers 4. intransitive. To be unable to progress; to be brought to a standstill; to become stuck; (of a boat) to become grounded. Also in figurative contexts in phrases such as to steek in the briers, to steek in the clay, etc.: †to be in difficulties or trouble (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > cease to move or become motionless > be arrested or intercepted in progress steek?a1400 sticka1450 lodge1611 intercept1612 catch1620 clog1633 jam1706 rake1725 fasten1744 set1756 hitch1897 seize1917 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hinder [verb (intransitive)] > be hindered steek?a1400 clog1633 stall1910 ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 1449 So ere þo nykeres fast aboute to bring schipmen þer it es doute, to som suelhu, to turne or steke. c1430 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1871) l. 509 Ffor in northumbyrlond the wawis hire caste And in þe se hire schip stekede [c1405 Hengwrt stiked] so faste. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) ii. xii. 27 Speke mycht I not, the voce in my hals swa stak. 1535 G. Joye Apol. Tindale sig. C.iiij Thei..so corrupted the boke that the simple reder might ofte tymes be taryed & steek. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. ii. ii. 136 This multitude of quhete discending throw tiber abaid and stak stil in þe schald wattir þareof. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique f. 117v An other speakes in his throte, as though a good Ale crumme stacke fast. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Hæreo They beyng accused of extortion and pillage were in muche trouble, or stacke in the bryars. ?a1600 ( R. Sempill Legend Bischop St. Androis in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlv. 358 His schip come never on the schalde, But stak still on the ancker halde. 1603 J. Davies Microcosmos Pref. 12 So, thoughts in them, so one another woo To be out first, and so the same doe seeke, That in the Portall of the minde they steeke. c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) Ded. 2 Quhiles I stack in this claye, it pleased God to bring your Majestie hame to visit your aun Ida. 1629 A. Top Bk. Prayses (new ed.) ii. lxix. sig. Q2 The waters are come euen to my sovle, I steek fast in the deep mire, and ther is no Standing. 1655 A. Johnston Diary (1940) III. 53 My wryting this much stak with me least it rubb upon my absteaning from wryting fully on Foursday. 2016 W. Hershaw in Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 Jan. 23 History I digest slawly: Hou it steeks in ma thrapple! < as lemmas |
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