单词 | to shut one's eyes to |
释义 | > as lemmasto shut one's eyes to (also against, on) a. To close (one's eyes). Also figurative, esp. in to shut one's eyes to (also against, on); to ignore, refuse to recognize or consider. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [verb (transitive)] > move eyes > close eyes shutc1366 to stop (a person's) eyes or sightc1380 sparec1400 close1667 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore, disregard [verb (transitive)] > allow to pass unnoticed to look through ——OE to let (something) overpassa1375 overpassa1382 unseea1395 forgoa1400 balkc1440 dissimulea1450 pass?c1475 dissemblea1500 dissimulatea1533 to wink at1535 nod1607 connive1641 beholdc1650 to wink against1653 to shut one's eyes to (also against, on)a1711 blink1742 c1366 Romaunt Rose 296 She..shette hir eien for disdeyn. 1421–5 T. Hoccleve Learn to Die 872 They close & shitte the yen of hir mynde. 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 292 The Hawke will sniffe often, and shet hir eyes towards night. 1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 52 The plainest rustics, if they will not wilfully shut their eyes, may, by the benefit of its light, direct their steps. a1711 J. Norris Pract. Disc. (1716) II. ii. 35 I cannot shut my Eyes against Manifest Truth. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron II. vii. ix. 146 Shut your eyes to assist your Meditation. 1854 C. Kingsley Lett. (1878) I. 415 That man is to be pitied who can shut his eyes to facts. 1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo x. 115 He levelled his revolver at the dead leopard, and shutting his eyes tightly, fired four shots in rapid succession. < as lemmas |
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