单词 | to stand apart |
释义 | > as lemmasto stand apart to stand apart intransitive. To remain standing alone; to remain at, or withdraw to, some distance (from someone or something). Also in extended and figurative use: to be separate or distinct (from someone or something); to distance oneself, refrain from becoming involved. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > be or remain at a distance [verb (intransitive)] to stand apart1538 to stand off1600 to hold off1604 to keep awaya1616 to keep offa1616 distance1658 to keep one's luff1682 to keep back1836 the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > be different [verb (intransitive)] diversec1384 discorda1387 swervea1400 differ?c1400 varyc1400 differencec1425 square?c1450 abhor1531 repugna1538 dissent1539 recede1570 discrepate1590 ablude1610 decline1615 to stand offa1616 particularize1637 distinguish1649 deviate1692 to stand apart1709 veer1796 to be a long way from1917 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Distito, to stande aparte, or be dystant one from an other. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) v. i. 366 Stay, stand apart, I know not which is which. View more context for this quotation 1709 Rehearsal 26 Jan. They stand Apart from all the Churches of Christ that now are, or ever were in the whole World. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVII. 345/1 The plants [should be] thinned out by the hoe, so as to stand a foot or 15 inches apart. 1886 M. F. Sheldon tr. G. Flaubert Salammbô 8 One of these slaves remained standing apart from the others. 1906 W. M. F. Petrie Relig. Anc. Egypt viii. 58 Besides the classes of gods already described there are others who stand apart in their character, as embodying abstract ideas. 1974 J. van der Zee Greatest Men's Party on Earth xi. 148 Most serious writers are oppositionists, who stand apart from things as they are to gain perspective and a clearer view of the way society operates. 2020 Canberra Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. When top Namadgi park ranger Brett McNamara and I met the other day, we stood apart and bowed. < as lemmas |
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