英语词汇“to take post”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†P7. to take (the) post [compare Middle French prendre la poste (a1559)] : to start on a journey with post-horses; to travel as quickly as possible using relays of horses. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by relays of horses or vehicles > [verb (intransitive)] > travel by post-horses

post1533

to take (the) post1599

post-chaise1799

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet v. i. 21 I saw her laid lowe in her kindreds vault, And presently tooke poste to tell it you.

a1605 R. Bannatyne Memorials Trans. Scotl. (1836) 335 Adam made him reddie and tuike the poist sowth.

1666 S. Pepys Diary 4 June (1972) VII. 146 They..took post about 3 this morning.

1714 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. c3 Aug. (1965) I. 213 This morning all the principal men of any figure took post for London.

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xi. 78 I provided myself with a sleeping waggon, and..took post for St. Petersburg.

Phrases

P1. to take post

a. Military. To take up or occupy a strategic position (see sense 3a). Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (intransitive)] > take up position

liec1275

stalla1425

sleeve1598

to draw up1642

to take post1659

concentrate1813

1659 Mercurius Politicus No. 596. 918 I set over with few boats, and took Post.

1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xxiii. 70 Richard..had taken post at Nottingham.

1829 W. F. Napier Hist. War Peninsula II. 268 A body of two thousand men..were..directed to take post at the bridge of Alcantara.

1871 M. Arnold in Cornhill Mag. Dec. 674 Confraternities go in procession with a black flag and torches..and take post in the theatres where the Seyids are preaching.

1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South iii. iii. 350 Next thing they'd be taking post with shotguns to tell the farmer he had to take back the farm labor he had fired, and what he had to plant.

1960 A. Duggan Family Favourites v. 88 He himself with his battle standard took post behind the centre of the line, where messengers could quickly find him.

1999 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 8 May b7 To get out of the driveway my father and the limousine driver had to get out and push, knee deep in snow, while my mother took post behind the wheel.

b. British Navy. To enter upon or attain the rank of full-grade or post captain in the Royal Navy (see sense 4). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > organize naval affairs, etc. [verb (intransitive)] > enter upon command > be appointed post captain

to take post1720

to be made post1800

1720To take post [see sense 4].

1747 Order-in-Council 10 Feb. (Rank and Precedence of Officers) §8 That Captains of His Majesty's Ships or Vessels, not taking Post, have rank as Majors.

1893 Dict. National Biogr. XXXIII. 113/1 He..was appointed on 6 Jan. 1690–1 to be captain of the Cambridge, and took post from that day.

1907 J. K. Laughton MS Let. (O.E.D. Archive) A captain was said to take post from the date of his commission to a ship of not less than 20 guns.

†P2. British Navy ship of post: = post ship n.² Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > vessel carrying certain number of guns > twenty or more

ship of post1731

post ship1747

seventy-four1777

fifty1778

forty-four1821

1731 Regulations & Instr. rel. H.M. Service at Sea i. §vi 8 Commanders of Fireships, Sloops, Yachts, Bomb-Vessels, Hospitals, Store-ships, and other vessels, though they may have commanded Ships of Post before, shall be commanded by Junior Captains in Ships of Post, while they keep Company together..; but without Prejudice to their Seniority afterwards.

P3. British Navy to give post: (of a ship) to convey the rank of a full-grade or post captain on its commanding officer (see sense 4). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > organize naval affairs, etc. [verb (transitive)] > give (officer) command of a ship > with twenty guns or more

to give post1747

1747 Order-in-Council 10 Feb. (Rank and Precedence of Officers) §11 That Post-Captains, commanding ships or vessels that do not give post, rank only as Majors during their commanding such vessels.

1907 J. K. Laughton MS Let. (O.E.D. Archive) His commission to command such a ship, ipso facto, gave him post.

P4. British Navy to be made post: to be appointed a full-grade or post captain; to be placed on the list of captains in the Royal Navy (see sense 4). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > organize naval affairs, etc. [verb (intransitive)] > enter upon command > be appointed post captain

to take post1720

to be made post1800

1800 Naval Chron. 4 469 Capt. Miller was made post in 1796.

1806 A. Duncan Life Nelson 18 Captain Nelson was made post on the 11th of June, 1779.

1837 Commodore & Daughter I. 39 It was mainly through the interest of his uncle that he was made post with such post-haste.

1988 D. A. Thomas Compan. Royal Navy 15 During the eighteenth century when an officer was ‘made post’, or appointed to a captain's command, his name was placed at the bottom of a list which was headed by an Admiral of the Fleet.

单词	to take post
释义	> as lemmas to take (the) post †P7. to take (the) post [compare Middle French prendre la poste (a1559)] : to start on a journey with post-horses; to travel as quickly as possible using relays of horses. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by relays of horses or vehicles > [verb (intransitive)] > travel by post-horses post1533 to take (the) post1599 post-chaise1799 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet v. i. 21 I saw her laid lowe in her kindreds vault, And presently tooke poste to tell it you. View more context for this quotation a1605 R. Bannatyne Memorials Trans. Scotl. (1836) 335 Adam made him reddie and tuike the poist sowth. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 4 June (1972) VII. 146 They..took post about 3 this morning. 1714 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. c3 Aug. (1965) I. 213 This morning all the principal men of any figure took post for London. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xi. 78 I provided myself with a sleeping waggon, and..took post for St. Petersburg. extracted from postn.³ to take post Phrases P1. to take post a. Military. To take up or occupy a strategic position (see sense 3a). Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (intransitive)] > take up position liec1275 stalla1425 sleeve1598 to draw up1642 to take post1659 concentrate1813 1659 Mercurius Politicus No. 596. 918 I set over with few boats, and took Post. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xxiii. 70 Richard..had taken post at Nottingham. 1829 W. F. Napier Hist. War Peninsula II. 268 A body of two thousand men..were..directed to take post at the bridge of Alcantara. 1871 M. Arnold in Cornhill Mag. Dec. 674 Confraternities go in procession with a black flag and torches..and take post in the theatres where the Seyids are preaching. 1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South iii. iii. 350 Next thing they'd be taking post with shotguns to tell the farmer he had to take back the farm labor he had fired, and what he had to plant. 1960 A. Duggan Family Favourites v. 88 He himself with his battle standard took post behind the centre of the line, where messengers could quickly find him. 1999 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 8 May b7 To get out of the driveway my father and the limousine driver had to get out and push, knee deep in snow, while my mother took post behind the wheel. b. British Navy. To enter upon or attain the rank of full-grade or post captain in the Royal Navy (see sense 4). Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > organize naval affairs, etc. [verb (intransitive)] > enter upon command > be appointed post captain to take post1720 to be made post1800 1720To take post [see sense 4]. 1747 Order-in-Council 10 Feb. (Rank and Precedence of Officers) §8 That Captains of His Majesty's Ships or Vessels, not taking Post, have rank as Majors. 1893 Dict. National Biogr. XXXIII. 113/1 He..was appointed on 6 Jan. 1690–1 to be captain of the Cambridge, and took post from that day. 1907 J. K. Laughton MS Let. (O.E.D. Archive) A captain was said to take post from the date of his commission to a ship of not less than 20 guns. †P2. British Navy ship of post: = post ship n.² Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > vessel carrying certain number of guns > twenty or more ship of post1731 post ship1747 seventy-four1777 fifty1778 forty-four1821 1731 Regulations & Instr. rel. H.M. Service at Sea i. §vi 8 Commanders of Fireships, Sloops, Yachts, Bomb-Vessels, Hospitals, Store-ships, and other vessels, though they may have commanded Ships of Post before, shall be commanded by Junior Captains in Ships of Post, while they keep Company together..; but without Prejudice to their Seniority afterwards. P3. British Navy to give post: (of a ship) to convey the rank of a full-grade or post captain on its commanding officer (see sense 4). Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > organize naval affairs, etc. [verb (transitive)] > give (officer) command of a ship > with twenty guns or more to give post1747 1747 Order-in-Council 10 Feb. (Rank and Precedence of Officers) §11 That Post-Captains, commanding ships or vessels that do not give post, rank only as Majors during their commanding such vessels. 1907 J. K. Laughton MS Let. (O.E.D. Archive) His commission to command such a ship, ipso facto, gave him post. P4. British Navy to be made post: to be appointed a full-grade or post captain; to be placed on the list of captains in the Royal Navy (see sense 4). Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > organize naval affairs, etc. [verb (intransitive)] > enter upon command > be appointed post captain to take post1720 to be made post1800 1800 Naval Chron. 4 469 Capt. Miller was made post in 1796. 1806 A. Duncan Life Nelson 18 Captain Nelson was made post on the 11th of June, 1779. 1837 Commodore & Daughter I. 39 It was mainly through the interest of his uncle that he was made post with such post-haste. 1988 D. A. Thomas Compan. Royal Navy 15 During the eighteenth century when an officer was ‘made post’, or appointed to a captain's command, his name was placed at the bottom of a list which was headed by an Admiral of the Fleet. extracted from postn.⁵ < as lemmas
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