| 单词 | to sit heavily |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto sit heavily (also heavy) b. to sit heavily (also heavy): to press or weigh heavily on a person, a person's heart, etc. Conversely to sit easy (also lightly). Cf. to sit on —— 5 at Phrasal verbs 2, to sit upon —— 5 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΚΠ 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. iii. 256 + 13 Woe doth the heauier sit, Where it perceiues it is but faintly borne. View more context for this quotation 1640 S. Harding Sicily & Naples iii. vii. 52 My wrongs Sit heavy here. 1700 J. Nesbitt Funeral Serm. 10 Now they [sc. your sins] seem light and sit easy. 1847 W. Hazlitt tr. A. de Vigny Cinq-Mars xvii. 198 I have kept great secrets in my heart, and believe me, they have sat heavily there. 2014 P. Matyszak Rom. Empire i. 29 Not only did Roman rule sit lightly, it is probable that many of the common people were unaware that they were Roman subjects at all. < as lemmas |
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