单词 | to short of |
释义 | > as lemmasto short (a person) of a. To shorten the duration of (a person's life, a period of time, a condition); occasionally to bring nearer (an appointed date). Also, to short (a person) of (life, suffering). ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > short duration [verb (transitive)] > shorten shortc1175 laska1375 abridgec1384 breviatea1529 strait1571 scantelize1611 curta1618 shortena1641 decontract1647 c1175 Lamb. Hom. 25 Þenne cumeð..þe deofel..and him scorteð his daȝes. 1338 R. Mannyng Chron. (1725) 49 Þorgh Edrike's conseile, scho [quene Emme] scorted his life. 1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 401 We ne liȝthe noht our lif wiþ no luthur dede, Where-fore we scholde with schame be schorted of daies. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1549 Þow hast lengþed my lif & my langour schortet. c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 653 Wherfore swich sorwe shorteth ful ofte the lif of man. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22214 For his derlinges..Vr lauerd sal do scort þe dais, For if þe dais ne scorted were Unnethes suld ani flexs be fere. 1422 J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. ix. 139 The foly company of women destrueth the body, sorthyth the lyuedayes [etc.]. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 174 Þi sorwe may be so gret & so parfyȝt, þat it schal don awey synne, & schortyn þe peyne, as it dyde þe theef on þe crosse. a1500 Abraham 309 in Brome Bk. 63 Fader, I prey ȝow hartely, schorte me of my woo. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xxi. 60 To sende me in to strange countres to thentent to short my dayes. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclviiiv Than saye I that no man may shorte ne length the day ordayned of his doyng. a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. E2 Then Edward short my life and end her loues. 1599 W. Shakespeare et al. Passionate Pilgrime (new ed.) sig. C2 Short night to night, and length thy selfe to morrow. a1615 A. Montgomerie Sonn. iii. 14 Sen conscience, love, and cheritie all laiks, Lord, short the season, for the chosens saiks. < as lemmas |
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