| 单词 | to throw oneself on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto throw oneself on (or upon) b. to throw oneself on (or upon). extracted from throwv.1 (a) To have urgent recourse to (a person) for help, support, or protection; to make a desperate appeal to (a person's generosity, mercy, etc.).In quot. 1695: to make eager or obvious advances upon; cf. to throw oneself at at Phrases 1c. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > appeal to or invoke halsec825 askOE witnec1200 halsenc1290 calla1325 incalla1340 to speak to ——1362 interpel1382 inclepec1384 turnc1384 becallc1400 ethec1400 peala1425 movec1450 provoke1477 adjure1483 invoke1490 conjurea1500 sue1521 invocatea1530 obtest1548 obtestate1553 to throw oneself on (or upon)1592 obsecrate1598 charm1599 to cry on ——1609 behight1615 imprecate1643 impray1855 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (transitive)] > eat voraciously forswallowOE gulch?c1225 afretea1350 moucha1350 glop1362 gloup1362 forglut1393 worrya1400 globbec1400 forsling1481 slonk1481 franch1519 gull1530 to eat up1535 to swallow up1535 engorge1541 gulp1542 ramp1542 slosh1548 raven1557 slop1575 yolp1579 devour1586 to throw oneself on1592 paunch1599 tire1599 glut1600 batten1604 frample1606 gobbet1607 to make a (also one's) meal on (also upon)a1616 to make a (also one's) meal of1622 gorge1631 demolish1639 gourmanda1657 guttle1685 to gawp up1728 nyam1790 gamp1805 slummock1808 annihilate1815 gollop1823 punish1825 engulf1829 hog1836 scoff1846 brosier1850 to pack away1855 wolf1861 locust1868 wallop1892 guts1934 murder1935 woof1943 pelicana1953 pig1979 1592 L. Andrewes Wonderfull Combate iv. f. 54 Commend themselues to God, and throw themselues vppon Gods mercie. 1604 G. Widley Doctr. of Sabbath ii. i. 88 Throw thy selfe vpon the Lord, and resolue that as he gaue, so if it please him to take it thou wilt be content. 1644 Six Speeches spoken in Guild-Hall 5 The Parliament throw themselves on your affections. 1695 M. Micklethwait tr. Hist. Olivaires of Castile 27 That Lady..who should throw her self upon any Man, unsolicited. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xix. 52 I had reason to regret, that I had not from the first thrown my self upon their protection. 1787 tr. Life Baroness de Chantal 215 God takes care of such as throw themselves on his providence. 1837 Times 17 Feb. 6/4 The unfortunate persons who were compelled to throw themselves on the parish for relief. 1869 C. M. Yonge Cameos xciv, in Monthly Packet May 442 His wife threw herself upon James's mercy. 1914 T. S. Eliot Let. 23 Aug. (1988) I. 53 I could throw myself on the consul at Rotterdam. 1988 D. French Working (1991) iii. 89 I threw myself on the mercy of the admission committee. 2003 Times 22 Oct. (T2 section) 4/3 Raisa has thrown herself on the mercy of the authorities in Chechnya. (b) To attack violently or forcefully; to fall upon. ΚΠ 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iv. 98 And throw himselfe vpon a Rabbets necke. 1641 R. Codrington tr. Queen Margaret of Valois Memorialls i. 68 All the troupes threw themselves on that poore Gentleman and left him dead in the street. 1695 J. Savage tr. F. Sanson Present State of Persia 76 The Persian Battles are never regular: They throw themselves upon their Enemy in round Bodies. 1756 tr. C. C. de Peyssonnel Hist. Acct. Troubles Persia & Georgia ii. v. 47 The soldiers..redoubled their efforts, and threw themselves upon the Lesgees with so much fury, that they could not bear the shock. 1790 Lit. Mag. & Brit. Rev. July 15/1 Some of these [wild beasts] threw themselves on the weaker animals, and destroyed them. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. iv. 62 He threw himself upon the ragout, and the plate was presently vacant. 1865 N. Brit. Rev. June 201/1 While Morcar threw himself on the right [wing], Edwin and young Waltheof had advanced against the left. 1907 V. S. Howard tr. S. Lagerlöf Wonderful Adventures of Nils xiii. 269 It was heart-rending to see how the wild beasts had thrown themselves upon the sheep just for sport—just to hunt them and tear them to death. 1979 Afr. Arts 12 31/1 The cabaros..bellowing, scratching the ground and throwing themselves on the spectators. 2001 I. Abrams Nobel Peace Prize & Laureates ii. iv. 267/1 The starving men threw themselves upon the food they were given. < as lemmas |
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