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

b. to take (a person) short.

(a) To take by surprise, at a disadvantage; to come suddenly upon; esp. Nautical (of wind or bad weather), or colloquial (in passive) to have an urgent need to urinate or defecate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > surprise, astonish [verb (transitive)] > take by surprise

oppressa1382

susprisea1400

swikec1400

supprisec1405

catchc1425

to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523

to take (also rarely catch, find) a person tardy1530

to take tarde1547

to take (a person) short1553

to catch (also take) (a person) nappinga1576

preoccupate1582

surprise?1592

overcomea1616

to take (or catch)‥unawaresa1616

to take at a surprise1691

to catch (also take) on the hop1868

to catch (a person) bending1910

wrong-foot1957

the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > [verb] > urgent need

to take (a person) short1553

1553 T. Wilson Arte Rhetorique (1560) 100 He spent once a groate at good ale, being forced through companie, and taken short at his worde.

1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. ii. f. 77^v They were suddenly surprised and taken short by a company of little dwarfes.

1610 Bible (Douay) II. 2 Macc. viii. 26 But they returned being taken short with the time.

1691 London Gaz. No. 2674/4 The Wind taking them short..they came to an Anchor in Torbay.

1760 C. Johnstone Chrysal II. i. ii. 10 [He] was taken short after dinner, and died in his chair!

1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 302 Our Prince Regent has his chaplains..amounting to several scores in number; so that he can never be at a loss. He can never be taken short.

1823 New Monthly Mag. 9 113/1 They may have been taken short by the climate before reaching the Pacific.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers l. 557 I wos took up very short by this, Samivel.

1890 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) To be taken short (colloq.), to be pressed with the need of evacuation of feces.

1928 R. Campbell Wayzgoose i. 30 'Tis Nature's whim that dogs, when taken short, Still to the loftiest monument resort.

1967 ‘J. Ashford’ Forget what you Saw xx. 180 Simon was in such a terrible state of nerves that he had already been taken short twice and had to rush for the lavatory.

1977 Private Eye 11 Nov. 10/2 Taken badly short when on his way to work, and finding that both of the public lavatories in Putney were closed, Mr. Peter Herring entered a police station and asked if he could use their convenience.

(b) To interrupt with a reply; not to allow to complete his speech or offer explanations. Often with up.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > answer > answer [phrase] > with interruption

to take (a person) short1565

1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare iv. 306 If M. Harding had not taken S. Ambrose vp so shorte, by the woordes that immediatly folowe, he might wel haue knowen his meaninge.

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande ii. f. 7 ^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Sir, you take me very shorte.

a1647 P. Pette in Archaeologia (1796) 12 257 His majesty, taking it ill that my lord should [etc.]..took him short with a sharp reprehension.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 34. ¶3 Sir Andrew Freeport took him up short.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 247 But, my dear sir, you take me so very short.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. xiii. 269 ‘But bless ye, my beauty!’ cried Mrs. Boffin, taking him up short at this point.

单词	to take short
释义	> as lemmas to take (a person) short b. to take (a person) short. (a) To take by surprise, at a disadvantage; to come suddenly upon; esp. Nautical (of wind or bad weather), or colloquial (in passive) to have an urgent need to urinate or defecate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > surprise, astonish [verb (transitive)] > take by surprise oppressa1382 susprisea1400 swikec1400 supprisec1405 catchc1425 to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523 to take (also rarely catch, find) a person tardy1530 to take tarde1547 to take (a person) short1553 to catch (also take) (a person) nappinga1576 preoccupate1582 surprise?1592 overcomea1616 to take (or catch)‥unawaresa1616 to take at a surprise1691 to catch (also take) on the hop1868 to catch (a person) bending1910 wrong-foot1957 the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > [verb] > urgent need to take (a person) short1553 1553 T. Wilson Arte Rhetorique (1560) 100 He spent once a groate at good ale, being forced through companie, and taken short at his worde. 1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. ii. f. 77^v They were suddenly surprised and taken short by a company of little dwarfes. 1610 Bible (Douay) II. 2 Macc. viii. 26 But they returned being taken short with the time. 1691 London Gaz. No. 2674/4 The Wind taking them short..they came to an Anchor in Torbay. 1760 C. Johnstone Chrysal II. i. ii. 10 [He] was taken short after dinner, and died in his chair! 1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 302 Our Prince Regent has his chaplains..amounting to several scores in number; so that he can never be at a loss. He can never be taken short. 1823 New Monthly Mag. 9 113/1 They may have been taken short by the climate before reaching the Pacific. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers l. 557 I wos took up very short by this, Samivel. 1890 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) To be taken short (colloq.), to be pressed with the need of evacuation of feces. 1928 R. Campbell Wayzgoose i. 30 'Tis Nature's whim that dogs, when taken short, Still to the loftiest monument resort. 1967 ‘J. Ashford’ Forget what you Saw xx. 180 Simon was in such a terrible state of nerves that he had already been taken short twice and had to rush for the lavatory. 1977 Private Eye 11 Nov. 10/2 Taken badly short when on his way to work, and finding that both of the public lavatories in Putney were closed, Mr. Peter Herring entered a police station and asked if he could use their convenience. (b) To interrupt with a reply; not to allow to complete his speech or offer explanations. Often with up. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > answer [phrase] > with interruption to take (a person) short1565 1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare iv. 306 If M. Harding had not taken S. Ambrose vp so shorte, by the woordes that immediatly folowe, he might wel haue knowen his meaninge. 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande ii. f. 7 ^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Sir, you take me very shorte. a1647 P. Pette in Archaeologia (1796) 12 257 His majesty, taking it ill that my lord should [etc.]..took him short with a sharp reprehension. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 34. ¶3 Sir Andrew Freeport took him up short. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 247 But, my dear sir, you take me so very short. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. xiii. 269 ‘But bless ye, my beauty!’ cried Mrs. Boffin, taking him up short at this point. extracted from shortadj.n.adv. < as lemmas
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