| 单词 | to spin out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto spin out to spin out 1. To render lengthy or protracted; to protract, prolong.Used with a variety of objects, the commonest types of which are illustrated by the separate groups of quotations. Cooper (1565, at Parcæ) has ‘to spynne out the threade of mans lyfe’, and an early example of the literal use occurs in quot. 1393 at spinner n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > cause to endure, sustain, or prolong lengOE drawOE teec1200 forlengtha1300 lengtha1300 drivec1300 tarryc1320 proloynec1350 continuec1380 to draw alonga1382 longa1382 dretch1393 conservea1398 to draw (out) in, into, at, or on lengtha1400 prorogue1419 prolongc1425 aroomc1440 prorogate?a1475 protend?a1475 dilate1489 forlong1496 relong1523 to draw out1542 sustentate1542 linger1543 defer1546 pertract1548 propagate1548 protract1548 linger1550 lengthen1555 train1556 detract?a1562 to make forth (long, longer)1565 stretch1568 extend1574 extenuate1583 dree1584 wire-draw1598 to spin out1603 trail1604 disabridge1605 produce1605 continuate1611 out-length1617 spin1629 to eke out1641 producta1670 prolongate1671 drawl1694 drag1697 perennate1698 string1867 perennialize1898 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > express copiously [verb (transitive)] > extend or prolong to draw out1542 to drive out1572 wire-draw1598 overspina1643 to spin out1673 (a) (b)1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 574 Therefore they spin out their liues to the length of the thread.1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xxiv They would fain spin out the most miserable life to the greatest length.1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles (1789) 130 Thus he spun out his supple soul, and drew A length of life amidst a vicious crew.1872 Punch 19 Oct. 163/1 If I were condemned to execution, I should perhaps be inclined to spin out my time by talking till they took me off by force.(c)1633 J. Ford Broken Heart i. i. sig. B2 You spin out your discourse.1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. v. §75 This section is spun out to a length very unproportionable to the former.1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 132. ⁋10 Our innocent Conversation, which we spun out till about Ten of the Clock.1787 F. Burney Diary 19 Feb. (1842) III. 331 I..spun out into an hour's discourse what might have been said in three minutes.1813 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Man vii. §4. 357 This sort of argument has been..so spun out by antiquaries of late times.(d)1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker True Relation Prosecution N. Fiennes 46 In this his defence (to spin out time) he led us in perambulation through all the Works, Forts, Dikes, Rampires [etc.].1673 S'too him Bayes 129 No body that hop'd to have a reprieve ever spun out time at last as thou hast done.1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) V. lxvi. 45 The French ambassadors spun out the time till the morning of the critical day.1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. iv. 439 The distance of Madras would aid the Rajah in spinning out the time till the commencement of the rains.1603 Ld. Mountjoy Let. Apr. in F. Moryson Itinerary (1617) ii. iii. ii. 282 She was still apt to beleeue that hee..would spin out all things further then were requisite, with delayes and shifts. 1646 J. Hall Horæ Vacivæ 154 Neither is any warre so long spun out. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa iii. ii. 282 It was done more to procrastinate, and spin out the Conclave. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. ii, in Hist. Wks. (1813) I. 106 Under his management the negociations were spun out to a great length. 1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) II. 764/1 He spun out the debate till it was too late to conclude upon anything that day. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. iv. 476 Kaunitz..span out the Turk pacification in a wretched manner for years coming. 1885 Law Times 30 May 74/1 That arbitration..was spun out for forty~four days. 2. To spend or occupy (time) in inactivity or without effect. ΘΚΠ the world > time > spending time > spend time or allow time to pass [verb (transitive)] > waste time leese?c1225 losea1340 defer1382 wastea1400 slip1435 consumea1500 superexpend1513 slow?1522 sloth1523 to fode forth1525 slack1548 dree1584 sleuth1584 confound1598 spenda1604 to fret out1608 to spin out1608 misplace1609 spend1614 tavern1628 devast1632 to drill away, on, outa1656 dulla1682 to dally away1685 squander1693 to linger awaya1704 dangle1727 dawdle1768 slim1812 diddle1826 to run out the clock1957 the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > cause to be idle or inactive [verb (transitive)] > occupy oneself triflingly with > kill (time or a period) to blow (on) one's nails1566 to spin out1608 murder1700 kill1728 to bite one's nails1883 1608–14 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Court of Requests (1898) Introd. 96 Counsell..doe..Spyne and Trifle out one or two termes about the exceptions. 1646 H. Peake Medit. upon Seige 42 Although I die at twenty, I have lived more then he that hath spunne out a hundred uselesse yeares. 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 108 Those People are..lazy, and have no Concern but to spin out the Day. 1789 in Minutes of Evid. Nairne Peerage (1873) 127 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. A) XII. 65 I shall endeavour to spin out the remainder of my days as comfortably as my situation can permit. 3. To evolve or devise by mental effort; to express at length. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > express at length to spin outa1651 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > contrive, devise, or invent [verb (transitive)] findeOE conceive1340 seek1340 brewc1386 divine1393 to find outc1405 to search outc1425 to find up?c1430 forgec1430 upfindc1440 commentc1450 to dream out1533 inventa1538 father1548 spina1575 coin1580 conceit1591 mint1593 spawn1594 cook1599 infantize1619 fabulize1633 notionate1645 to make upc1650 to spin outa1651 to cook up1655 to strike out1735 mother1788 to think up1855 to noodle out1950 gin1980 a1651 N. Culverwell Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) i. xi. 115 Mans reason is fain to spend time..in spinning out a Syllogisme. 1663 A. Marvell Let. 20 July in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 254 I haue no more time left to spin out in words the kindnesse wch I acknowledge from you and beare to you. 1736 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 466/2 How many hundred Declarations has Caleb D'Anvers spun out from a Thread of this Clue. 1828 W. Scott Aunt Margaret's Mirror Introd. The sort of waking dreams which my imagination spins out. 1864 W. M. Thackeray Denis Duval (1869) viii. 107 He could spin out sentences by the yard. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 426 To be spinning out a long soliloquy or address, as if I wanted to show off. 4. To draw out, extend, prolong, in length or duration. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > express copiously [verb (transitive)] > extend or prolong > express at length to spin out1658 1658 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 2nd Pt. 36 He who is spun out at length, but not thicken'd sutable to his height. 1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xxxix The Paracelsian promise of spinning out the life of man to a length equal with the clew of time. 1717 M. Prior Alma iii. 539 Would she, in friendship, peace, and plenty Spin out our years to four times twenty. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xx. i. 5 Prince Henri and Fouquet have spun themselves out into a long chain of posts. 5. To bring to an end; to consume or exhaust. Chiefly reflexive or in passive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > use up, expend, or consume [verb (transitive)] > use up completely or exhaust stanch1338 exhaust1541 soak1577 tire1589 to suck dry1592 to run away with1622 exantlate1660 to spin out1718 rack1778 overteem1818 deplete1850 to stream out1894 1718 Entertainer No. 35. 236 To beat the wind, and spider-like, to spin out ones self for those who will not thank him for it. 1728 A. Ramsay Fox turned Preacher in Fables & Tales 51 His glass spun out, he ceast. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. xi. vii. 308 My brain is fairly spun out. 6. To cause to last out; to use sparingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > use sparingly or frugally [verb (transitive)] sparec1000 spelec1175 to spare for14.. inch out1636 tape1721 to spin out1726 scrimpa1752 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World x. 328 We might have spun out what we had by good husbandry. 1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles I. xvi. 195 We must spin the money out..until something comes in. 7. intransitive. To run out; to extend; to last out. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (intransitive)] > grow longer or extend longOE reacha1325 lengthc1400 prolong1449 stretcha1616 pretend1655 to spin out1720 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > be insufficient [verb (intransitive)] > become scanty or scarce > run out tirec725 failc1250 dispend1393 wanta1425 expirec1515 defect1587 to run out1685 to fall short1694 to spin out1720 to run short1850 to give out1861 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 274 The Time spinning out, [they] demanded longer Time. 1758 J. Burton Monasticon Eboracense Pref. p. xi This preface has spun out to a greater length than I expected. 1891 C. Roberts Adrift in Amer. 51 In my..state of ignorance with regard to making money spin out. to spin out to spin out intransitive. Of a vehicle: to skid round out of control. North American slang. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > move or go along [verb (intransitive)] > spin out of control to spin out1954 1954 Amer. Speech 29 102 Last Sunday some car spun out and hit five parked cars. 1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 150 Spin out, to lose traction on a slippery road. < as lemmas |
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