单词 | to shoot at |
释义 | > as lemmasto shoot at (†also after, against, on, unto, to) (a) to shoot at (†also after, against, on, unto, to) the mark or object aimed at.to shoot at rovers: see to shoot at rovers at rover n.2 1a(a). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > assail with missiles [verb (transitive)] > from weapon shoota900 to shoot at (also after, against, on, unto, to)c1290 to shoot with (also in)1297 c1290 St. Sebastian 47 in S. Eng. Leg. 179 [The emperor] let archers to him scheote: ase it were to one marke. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 474 Lamech..wurð bisne, and haued a man Ðat ledde him..To scheten after ðe wilde der. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 45 An archer uor þet he hedde ylore ate geme: nom his boȝe and ssat an heȝ aye god. c1400 Laud Troy-bk. 7779 To schote at him so was he prest. c1450 Mirk's Festial 64 But euer deþe sewyth hym wyth his bow drawen and an arow þeryn redy to choton at hym. ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 73 He entryd among tharchers of the troians that shotte thikke on hym. 1496 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 273 Giffin to the King himself to schute at the prop with James Mersar,..x s. 1497 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 360 Item, to the king, to schut at the schell..xvjd. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 71 Ever as a marke to schote un to. ?1576 G. Gascoigne Spoyle of Antwerpe sig. A4v They of the Towne did not shote at the prince of Orenges Shippes. 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xlix. 23 The archers haue sorely grieued him, and shot at him. View more context for this quotation 1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 97 They fought for his crown when they shot at his person. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 242 Van Gheudt..shot against Bruntisland without doing any mischief. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 96 They have stood to be shot at in flocks, without offering to move. 1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf ii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 52 Willie of Winton whom you shot at? 1908 E. M. Gordon Indian Folk Tales (1909) ix. 85 A young man..asked me to shoot at an owl. to shoot at (†to, etc.) (an object) (c) to shoot at (†to, etc.) (an object) with a bow, gun, etc.; also with an arrow. ΚΠ 971 Blickl. Hom. 199 Þa genam he his bogan..& ða mid geættredum stræle ongan sceotan wiþ þæs þe he geseah þæt hryþer stondan. c1290 St. Cristopher 204 in S. Eng. Leg. 277 With bouwe and Areblast þare schoter to him four hondret knyȝtes and mo. c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Add. MS.) ii. xix. 335 The knyght..shotte to [Cambr. MS. shot at] hym with an arowe, and slough hym. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 740 They shoot at the Fish with their darts. 1873 B. Harte What B. Harte Saw in Fiddletown 100 There was a mark at which a few credulous people shot with a toy rifle. to shoot at ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > abuse [verb (transitive)] vilea1300 rebutc1330 revilea1393 arunt1399 stainc1450 brawl1474 vituper1484 rebalk1501 to call (rarely to speak) (all) to naught1542 rattle1542 vituperate1542 bedaub1570 beray1576 bespurt1579 wring1581 misuse1583 caperclaw1589 abuse1592 rail1592 exagitate1593 to shoot atc1595 belabour1596 to scour one's mouth on1598 bespurtle1604 conviciate1604 scandala1616 delitigate1623 betongue1639 bespatter1644 rant1647 palt1648 opprobriatea1657 pelt1658 proscind1659 inveigh1670 clapperclaw1692 blackguard1767 philippize1804 drub1811 foul-mouth1822 bullyrag1823 target1837 barge1841 to light on ——1842 slang1844 villainize1857 slangwhang1880 slam-bang1888 vituperize1894 bad-mouth1941 slag1958 zing1962 to dump on (occasionally all over)1967 c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lii. 23 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 52 The Iust shall..shoote at thee With scornfull glaunces. 1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. iv. 57 The Queen conceiving, that through the sides of the Prelates, she her self was shot at, suppressed them what she could. 1652 H. Bell tr. M. Luther Colloquia Mensalia 113 The Turks and Jews do acknowledg God the Father, but it is the Son that they shoot at. 1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 31 If it is a Pleasure to be envied and shot at, to be maligned standing,..then is it a pleasure to be great. to shoot at c. to shoot at (with express or implied reference to a metaphorical mark or target): (a) to aim at, to seek to have or accomplish; to aspire to, strive after (now archaic); †(b) to ‘drive at’, mean, to have reference to; †(c) to aim at imitating, follow the example of. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > intend [verb (transitive)] > have as purpose or object followeOE studylOE turna1200 pursuea1382 purposec1384 to shoot atc1407 ensue1483 proponea1500 studyc1503 prick1545 tread1551 suit1560 to go for ——1568 to set (up) one's rest1572 expect1578 propose1584 propound1596 aima1616 scope1668 to set up1691 aim1821 to go in for1835 to be out for1887 to be flat out for1930 target1966 shoot1967 the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > imitate [verb (transitive)] > follow advice, example, etc. followOE counterfeitc1405 to shoot atc1407 ensue1430 enfollowc1449 to follow suit with1655 to follow the lead of1863 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > mean, signify, express [verb (transitive)] > make reference to to shoot atc1407 mean1513 to have respect to1542 to intend at1572 eye1594 to turn upon ——1697 to turn on ——1765 (a) (b)1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. i. ix. sig. F.ijv/1 For to this ende shoote all the exhortations of the Prophets and Apostles.1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. viii. 373 An equalitie of commodities present is plainely shot at in this law.1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. viii. 390 I might recite the lawes of God,..which directly shoote at the shame of this sinne.1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph 307 The maine thing Vega shootes at in this chapter.(c)c1515 in State Papers Henry VIII (1834) II. 15 Bycause the Deputye useyth the said wrongfull extortion, all the noble folke of the lande shotes at hym, folowyth his wayes in that behalf, asmuche as in them is.c1407–10 T. Hoccleve Min. Poems (1892) 58 But myn herte is euere bent To sheete at yow good wil in soothfastnesse. 1528 W. Tyndale That Fayth Mother of All Good Workes 30 The same is blynde and wotteth not what he dothe: erreth and shoteth at a wronge marke. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 51 Thou, that shotest at perfection in the Latin tong, think not thy selfe wiser than Tullie was. 1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth iii. 36 The Queene of Scotts..easily vnderstood, that her distruction was shot at by this Association. 1647 J. Trapp Marrow Good Authors 652 Their evil dissembled ambitious desires plainly declared..that they both shot at one and the same mark. 1888 R. L. Stevenson Black Arrow iii. iii. 163 I shoot at no advantage to myself. < as lemmas |
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