| 单词 | to take no prisoners |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take no prisoners (a) to take no prisoners. extracted from prisonern.2 (i) In a military conflict: to kill all enemy combatants; to take no prisoners of war. ΚΠ 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 1128 It is likely, that in ciuil warres..there should be greater slaughter..bicause they take no prisoners of either side: for those they should take, would serue them to no good purpose. 1660 A. Moore Compend. Hist. Turks 1012 The rest were all slain: the Christians resolved to take no prisoners. 1703 J. Drake Historia Anglo-Scotica 110 They..slew the most of them, having ade an Order amongst themselves to take no Prisoners. 1859 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 182/1 Thenceforward Bolivar's men took no prisoners. 1946 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Amer. 19 May 11/5 Their young commander ordered them to take no prisoners and give no quarter in the desperate Nazi counteroffensive hurled at the Allies..just before Christmas, 1944. 1984 W. Deverell Dance Shiva (1986) i. 8 Ambush... They took no prisoners. (ii) figurative. To be ruthlessly aggressive or uncompromising; to be merciless. ΚΠ 1915 N.Y. Times 19 Aug. 6/5 When the Cubs arrived at Ebbets Field, the Dodgers fell into full retreat... The Cubs took no prisoners,..the Dodgers escaping with nothing but their uniforms and bat bag. 1972 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-Times 2 Sept. 14/3 Ability to stick is not one of their shortcomings and they take no prisoners. 1990 Esquire May 83/3 Loomis is a kick-ass guy who takes no prisoners. 2000 Minx Aug. 30/1 It's a Hollywood diet for Hollywood divas: thinness at all cost, and take no prisoners. < as lemmas |
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