| 单词 | to touch and go |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto touch and go a. to touch and go: to touch for an instant and immediately go away or pass on; (frequently figurative) to deal with briefly or cursorily (cf. touch and go n. 1a). Also in nautical use: to touch the bottom with the keel briefly without stopping or losing speed (cf. touch and go n. 1b). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touch [verb (intransitive)] > touch briefly to touch and go1549 society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > be the author of or write (a work) [verb (transitive)] > present by literary treatment > deal with briefly to touch and go1549 attinge1656 1549 H. Latimer 1st Serm. before Kynges Grace sig. Biii As this texte dothe ryse I wyl touche and go, a lytel in euery parte, vntyl I come vnto to muche. 1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah 446 Therefore it shall be enough for me, now to touch and go. 1771 F. Fleming Life & Adventures Timothy Ginnadrake II. i. 29 Ay, says the captain, he is a good pilot that can touch and go. 1841 Monthly Misc. Aug. 90 It [sc. a book] expounds no one principle..but ‘touches and goes’ on every subject. 1894 Law Rep.: Probate Div. 54 If a ship touches and goes, she is not ‘stranded’. 1979 Cruising World Apr. 18/3 When a ship scrapes over a shoal ground without actually stopping, she is said to ‘touch and go’. 2011 K. K. Wegela What Really Helps v. 53 Instead of touching and going, we hang on. < as lemmas |
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