单词 | to take a person's hand |
释义 | > as lemmasto take a person's hand (c) to take hands (together): to join hands, esp. as a sign of agreement, betrothal, etc. to take a person's hand: to take hold of the hand which is given or offered by a person. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > position specific body part [verb (transitive)] > arms or hands > specific hand > hold or clasp (one's or another's hands) fold1535 to take a person's hand1536 hand1643 mix1713 clasp1859 1536 Bp. J. Longland Serm. Good Fryday sig. Ciiiv They take handes to gedre eueryche with other. 1565 in F. J. Furnivall Child-marriages, Divorces, & Ratifications Diocese Chester (1897) 68 The said Roger and Ellin..toke handes together. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 378 Come vnto these yellow sands, and then take hands . View more context for this quotation 1661 Tom Tyler & his Wife 25 Then take hands, and take chance, And I will lead the dance. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 11. ⁋3 The whole Company..take Hands; then, at a certain sharp Note, they move round, and kick as kick can. 1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton II. 274 A pair..as firmly united as any that ever took hands, from the first wedding in Eden, down to this present day. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess vi. 132 Kiss her; take her hand, she weeps. 1879 Replies 20 Dec. 187/2 The Sandwich Islanders take hands and rub noses, uttering, in a low, wailing tone the word, ‘Aloka’. 1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist iii. 133 Take hands together, my dear children, and you will be happy together and your hearts will love each other. 2001 R. Rand My Suburban Shtetl viii. 144 He walked over to me, took my hand, recrossed the street, and led me up to the side entrance. < as lemmas |
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