单词 | to show signs that |
释义 | > as lemmasto show signs that P6. to show signs of: to give visible or discernible evidence of; = sense 23a. Later also to show signs that in same sense.Early examples may not illustrate the fixed phrase. Cf. also senses 23a(c), 23b, and 26a(b). ΚΠ 1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. f iij They shewe signes of penaunce outwardly. 1562 J. Shute tr. A. Cambini in Two Comm. Turcks i. sig. I.iiiv They of the towne triumphed for the space of two dayes shewinge signes of great ioye in ringinge of belles making of bonefires shoting of artillerie and suche lyke. 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 220 The Lion..lickt his hands, fauned with his tayle, held downe his head, and couched downe vppon ye ground, shewing signes of old acquaintance. 1606 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. If you know not Me sig. I Doos thy face shew signes of discontent Through any heauie want oppresseth thee? 1684 tr. A. O. Exquemelin Bucaniers Amer. iii. v. 46 They began to shew Signs of extream Joy, casting up their Hats into the Air, leaping for Mirth, and shouting. 1772 W. Hamilton in Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 12 Strabo, Dio, Vitruvius, all agree, that Vesuvius, in their time, shewed signs of having formerly erupted. 1841 W. M. Thackeray Hist. Samuel Titmarsh x, in Fraser's Mag. Nov. 608/2 She did not make any [baby-linen]..for Mrs. Sam Titmarsh, who now shewed signs that such would be speedily necessary. 1880 Daily News 7 Dec. 5/4 The wound is already showing signs of healing. 1906 Amer. Mag. 63 139/1 Prodding him gently to further exertion when he showed signs of fatigue. 1997 P. A. Levine Waking Tiger iii. 35 As the bird begins to tremble, it will show signs that it is reorienting to its surroundings. 2013 V. Curtis Don't look, don't Touch i. 10 People of unusual appearance who showed signs of sickness or poor hygiene. < as lemmas |
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