英语词汇“to sleep on both ears”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. to sleep on (also †in, †upon, †with) both ears: to be free from anxiety; to continue heedless. [After classical Latin in aurem utramvis otiose ut dormias ‘you may sleep at ease on which ear you like’ (Terence Heauton Timorumenos 342). Compare Byzantine Greek ἐπ’ ἄμϕω καθεύδειν ‘to sleep on both (ears)’, and also French dormir sur les deux oreilles (1796 or earlier).]

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1550 J. Hooper Ouersight Jonas iv. f. lxxxvi Thys manne of God noted and knewe the dyspleasure of God agaynste synne: but oure Ionasses slepe quietly in both eares, and feleth not the paine of synne.

1626 W. Vaughan Golden Fleece ii. ix. 47 Shall I sleepe on both eares, as the Prouerbe saith, while these indignities range abroad vnpunished?

a1663 J. Bramhall Vindic. Himself (1672) iii. 30 I will remove this scruple out of his mind, that he may sleep securely upon both ears.

1717 J. Wise Vindic. Govt. New-Eng. Churches 58 And alas Poor hearts! They began to sleep with both Ears; that then was scarce any Enemy left to Interrupt, or Controul the Conquerors.

1822 Q. Rev. Jan. 297 They might then sleep on both ears, and live no longer upon the watch as they had hitherto done, with so much uncertainty and discomfort.

1869 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 369 He would probably never hear of, much less read, the volume, and therefore Spriggs might sleep on both ears, as the French say, and the public peace suffer no interruption.

1909 W. D. Howells Seven Eng. Cities 11 The superstition that if you go in a Cunarder you can sleep on both ears is no longer so exclusive as it once was; yet the Cunarder continues an ark of safety for the timid and despairing.

1979 P. O'Brian Fortune of War iv. 114 The taxes here are almost nothing, and so long as they are paid we can sleep on both ears.

2005 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 24 Apr. 1 a And being a small town, I think the whole population is going to be quite relieved... Now they'll be able to sleep on both ears, as we say in French.

单词	to sleep on both ears
释义	> as lemmas to sleep on (also †in, †upon, †with) both ears c. to sleep on (also †in, †upon, †with) both ears: to be free from anxiety; to continue heedless. [After classical Latin in aurem utramvis otiose ut dormias ‘you may sleep at ease on which ear you like’ (Terence Heauton Timorumenos 342). Compare Byzantine Greek ἐπ’ ἄμϕω καθεύδειν ‘to sleep on both (ears)’, and also French dormir sur les deux oreilles (1796 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1550 J. Hooper Ouersight Jonas iv. f. lxxxvi Thys manne of God noted and knewe the dyspleasure of God agaynste synne: but oure Ionasses slepe quietly in both eares, and feleth not the paine of synne. 1626 W. Vaughan Golden Fleece ii. ix. 47 Shall I sleepe on both eares, as the Prouerbe saith, while these indignities range abroad vnpunished? a1663 J. Bramhall Vindic. Himself (1672) iii. 30 I will remove this scruple out of his mind, that he may sleep securely upon both ears. 1717 J. Wise Vindic. Govt. New-Eng. Churches 58 And alas Poor hearts! They began to sleep with both Ears; that then was scarce any Enemy left to Interrupt, or Controul the Conquerors. 1822 Q. Rev. Jan. 297 They might then sleep on both ears, and live no longer upon the watch as they had hitherto done, with so much uncertainty and discomfort. 1869 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 369 He would probably never hear of, much less read, the volume, and therefore Spriggs might sleep on both ears, as the French say, and the public peace suffer no interruption. 1909 W. D. Howells Seven Eng. Cities 11 The superstition that if you go in a Cunarder you can sleep on both ears is no longer so exclusive as it once was; yet the Cunarder continues an ark of safety for the timid and despairing. 1979 P. O'Brian Fortune of War iv. 114 The taxes here are almost nothing, and so long as they are paid we can sleep on both ears. 2005 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 24 Apr. 1 a And being a small town, I think the whole population is going to be quite relieved... Now they'll be able to sleep on both ears, as we say in French. extracted from earn.¹ < as lemmas
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