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

1. to toy with ——.Cf. to play with —— 1 at play v. Phrasal verbs 2.

a. intransitive. To treat (a person, a person's heart, affections, etc.) with a lack of seriousness or respect, esp. for one's own amusement; to trifle or play with; to tease. Formerly also transitive in †to toy it with.Formerly also to toy at ——: †to mock (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > treat without seriousness [verb (transitive)]

to toy with ——?1499

trifle with1523

dandle1569

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (transitive)]

teleeOE

laughOE

bismerc1000

heascenc1000

hethec1175

scornc1175

hokera1225

betell?c1225

scorn?c1225

forhushc1275

to make scorn at, toc1320

boba1382

bemow1388

lakea1400

bobby14..

triflea1450

japec1450

mock?c1450

mowc1485

to make (a) mock at?a1500

to make mocks at?a1500

scrip?a1513

illude1516

delude1526

deride1530

louta1547

to toy with ——1549–62

flout1551

skirp1568

knack1570

to fart against1574

frump1577

bourd1593

geck?a1600

scout1605

subsannate1606

railly1612

explode1618

subsannea1620

dor1655

monkeya1658

to make an ass of (someone)1680

ridicule1680

banter1682

to run one's rig upon1735

fun1811

to get the run upon1843

play1891

to poke mullock at1901

razz1918

flaunt1923

to get (or give) the razoo1926

to bust (a person's) chops1953

wolf1966

pimp1968

?1499 J. Skelton Bowge of Courte (de Worde) sig. Bi^v It was no tyme with him to Jape nor toye.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 758/2 I toye, or tryfell with one, I deale nat substancyally with hym, je me truffe.

1549–62 T. Sternhold & J. Hopkins Whole Bk. Psalms xxxv. 16 Yea abject slaves at me did toy with mocks and cheekes ful stout.

1657 J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't ii. xxiii. 379 Thus Dr. H. toyes it with his Readers, hoping that the greater part of them will be arrant fools.

a1754 H. Fielding tr. Ovid Lover's Assistant (1759) 15 The Theatres..will be most fruitful to your Wishes. Here you will find one Object to love, and another to toy with.

1873 Gleason's Monthly Compan. Oct. 492/2 George Villiers..was dreaming his own dreams of winning the pure young heart of Marian Graeme, and, after toying with it idly, as he had toyed with women's hearts before, throw it from him as he would a withered flower.

1997 C. Coulter Maze (e-book ed.) i The sound came again... It seemed to be coming from the small foyer by the front door. Who could be toying with her this way?

2020 Sc. Daily Mail (Nexis) 12 May 22 More secret assignations followed, including a week on holiday, where he toyed with my affections, always dancing one step away, and then later that night kissing me under a dense black summer sky.

b. intransitive. To treat or engage with (a task, topic, idea, plan, situation, etc.) frivolously or indifferently; to give one's attention to briefly and without serious consideration.Formerly also †to toy of —— in the same sense, and also without construction, with the sense ‘to act ineffectively or in vain’ (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > be careless or heedless of [verb (transitive)] > perform without accuracy or thoroughness

to toy with ——1563

skima1586

slubber1592

slobber1630

huddle1648

to shuffle over, through1656

slobber1765

slattern1781

scuffle1785

slur1857

perfunctorize1866

smatter1881

1563 2nd Tome Homelyes sig. Sss.iii It is a shame that Christen men shuld be so lyght headed, to toy as ruffians do, of such manner speaches.

a1576 E. Dering XXVII Lect. Epist. Hebrues (1577) v. 4–6. sig. Cciij They must haue oyle, candels..wine and water,..trifled and toyed with all.

1653 W. Ramesey Astrologia Restaurata 19 I fear I do toy in recording these vain Objections.

1744 J. Armstrong Art of preserving Health ii. 50 Where the stomach, indolently given, Toys with its duty, animate with wine Th' insipid stream.

1868 W. H. Dixon Spiritual Wives I. vii. 75 He toyed with astrology, and had fitful dreams of enjoying the elixir of life.

1939 Fortune Nov. 45/1 Government must stop toying with collectivist schemes and reactionary economic theories, and seriously approach the far more difficult task of building a libertarian system capable of integrating an industrial age.

2019 Financial Times (Nexis) 2 Mar. (Weekend Mag.) I toyed briefly with the idea of re-enacting my first journey there, by train across the Iron Curtain.

c. intransitive. To handle or fiddle with (an object), esp. absent-mindedly, restlessly, or nervously; (now frequently) to move (food) around on one's plate without eating it.In quot. 1576 probably: to move or shake (a part of the body) restlessly or nervously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > touch or feel with the hand [verb (transitive)] > touch or handle idly or restlessly

finger1546

to toy with ——1576

paddlea1616

nibble1676

twiddle1676

trifle1818

to pick at ——1841

to play off and on with1845

piggle1847

to twiddle with or at1847

1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions ii. ii. f. 97^v They also bewraye theyr owne vnconstancie and vnstayed mynds by much shaking of their heads, and continual playing and toying wyth theyr handes and feete.

1584 T. Lodge Alarum against Vsurers f. 18^v Aurelius in his Court seeing certaine Philosophers vsing vnseemely iestures, wagging their heads, toying with theyr garments, expulsed them the court, as vnmeete to be preferred to honours.

1665 W. Winstanley Loyall Martyrol. 147 He that was so nimble and quick in all projects in this nature before, was now like a Sot or a Fool, playing and toying with the straw in the Sledge as he went to Execution.

1708 tr. M. Alemán Life Guzman d’Alfarache I. i. viii. 132 A most charming Nosegay..that Don Alonso had sent her that very Day, as she was toying with it, chanc'd to slip out of her Hand.

1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall I. 225 The gallant general took his station..at her side, and toyed with her ladyship's elegantly ornamented work-bag.

1948 W. Clewes Journey into Spring (1953) iii. 58 He sat for an interminable time on a wooden bench, while a girl with a synthetic Bowery accent, a penchant for chewing gum, and no other interest, toyed with his ration book and his identity card.

2006 Evening Standard (Nexis) 8 Sept. (ES Mag.) 34 ‘The agency told me all these things that I had to change about myself,’ she says, toying with the food on her plate.

单词	to toy with
释义	> as lemmas to toy with —— 1. to toy with ——.Cf. to play with —— 1 at play v. Phrasal verbs 2. a. intransitive. To treat (a person, a person's heart, affections, etc.) with a lack of seriousness or respect, esp. for one's own amusement; to trifle or play with; to tease. Formerly also transitive in †to toy it with.Formerly also to toy at ——: †to mock (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > treat without seriousness [verb (transitive)] to toy with ——?1499 trifle with1523 dandle1569 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (transitive)] teleeOE laughOE bismerc1000 heascenc1000 hethec1175 scornc1175 hokera1225 betell?c1225 scorn?c1225 forhushc1275 to make scorn at, toc1320 boba1382 bemow1388 lakea1400 bobby14.. triflea1450 japec1450 mock?c1450 mowc1485 to make (a) mock at?a1500 to make mocks at?a1500 scrip?a1513 illude1516 delude1526 deride1530 louta1547 to toy with ——1549–62 flout1551 skirp1568 knack1570 to fart against1574 frump1577 bourd1593 geck?a1600 scout1605 subsannate1606 railly1612 explode1618 subsannea1620 dor1655 monkeya1658 to make an ass of (someone)1680 ridicule1680 banter1682 to run one's rig upon1735 fun1811 to get the run upon1843 play1891 to poke mullock at1901 razz1918 flaunt1923 to get (or give) the razoo1926 to bust (a person's) chops1953 wolf1966 pimp1968 ?1499 J. Skelton Bowge of Courte (de Worde) sig. Bi^v It was no tyme with him to Jape nor toye. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 758/2 I toye, or tryfell with one, I deale nat substancyally with hym, je me truffe. 1549–62 T. Sternhold & J. Hopkins Whole Bk. Psalms xxxv. 16 Yea abject slaves at me did toy with mocks and cheekes ful stout. 1657 J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't ii. xxiii. 379 Thus Dr. H. toyes it with his Readers, hoping that the greater part of them will be arrant fools. a1754 H. Fielding tr. Ovid Lover's Assistant (1759) 15 The Theatres..will be most fruitful to your Wishes. Here you will find one Object to love, and another to toy with. 1873 Gleason's Monthly Compan. Oct. 492/2 George Villiers..was dreaming his own dreams of winning the pure young heart of Marian Graeme, and, after toying with it idly, as he had toyed with women's hearts before, throw it from him as he would a withered flower. 1997 C. Coulter Maze (e-book ed.) i The sound came again... It seemed to be coming from the small foyer by the front door. Who could be toying with her this way? 2020 Sc. Daily Mail (Nexis) 12 May 22 More secret assignations followed, including a week on holiday, where he toyed with my affections, always dancing one step away, and then later that night kissing me under a dense black summer sky. b. intransitive. To treat or engage with (a task, topic, idea, plan, situation, etc.) frivolously or indifferently; to give one's attention to briefly and without serious consideration.Formerly also †to toy of —— in the same sense, and also without construction, with the sense ‘to act ineffectively or in vain’ (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > be careless or heedless of [verb (transitive)] > perform without accuracy or thoroughness to toy with ——1563 skima1586 slubber1592 slobber1630 huddle1648 to shuffle over, through1656 slobber1765 slattern1781 scuffle1785 slur1857 perfunctorize1866 smatter1881 1563 2nd Tome Homelyes sig. Sss.iii It is a shame that Christen men shuld be so lyght headed, to toy as ruffians do, of such manner speaches. a1576 E. Dering XXVII Lect. Epist. Hebrues (1577) v. 4–6. sig. Cciij They must haue oyle, candels..wine and water,..trifled and toyed with all. 1653 W. Ramesey Astrologia Restaurata 19 I fear I do toy in recording these vain Objections. 1744 J. Armstrong Art of preserving Health ii. 50 Where the stomach, indolently given, Toys with its duty, animate with wine Th' insipid stream. 1868 W. H. Dixon Spiritual Wives I. vii. 75 He toyed with astrology, and had fitful dreams of enjoying the elixir of life. 1939 Fortune Nov. 45/1 Government must stop toying with collectivist schemes and reactionary economic theories, and seriously approach the far more difficult task of building a libertarian system capable of integrating an industrial age. 2019 Financial Times (Nexis) 2 Mar. (Weekend Mag.) I toyed briefly with the idea of re-enacting my first journey there, by train across the Iron Curtain. c. intransitive. To handle or fiddle with (an object), esp. absent-mindedly, restlessly, or nervously; (now frequently) to move (food) around on one's plate without eating it.In quot. 1576 probably: to move or shake (a part of the body) restlessly or nervously. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > touch or feel with the hand [verb (transitive)] > touch or handle idly or restlessly finger1546 to toy with ——1576 paddlea1616 nibble1676 twiddle1676 trifle1818 to pick at ——1841 to play off and on with1845 piggle1847 to twiddle with or at1847 1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions ii. ii. f. 97^v They also bewraye theyr owne vnconstancie and vnstayed mynds by much shaking of their heads, and continual playing and toying wyth theyr handes and feete. 1584 T. Lodge Alarum against Vsurers f. 18^v Aurelius in his Court seeing certaine Philosophers vsing vnseemely iestures, wagging their heads, toying with theyr garments, expulsed them the court, as vnmeete to be preferred to honours. 1665 W. Winstanley Loyall Martyrol. 147 He that was so nimble and quick in all projects in this nature before, was now like a Sot or a Fool, playing and toying with the straw in the Sledge as he went to Execution. 1708 tr. M. Alemán Life Guzman d’Alfarache I. i. viii. 132 A most charming Nosegay..that Don Alonso had sent her that very Day, as she was toying with it, chanc'd to slip out of her Hand. 1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall I. 225 The gallant general took his station..at her side, and toyed with her ladyship's elegantly ornamented work-bag. 1948 W. Clewes Journey into Spring (1953) iii. 58 He sat for an interminable time on a wooden bench, while a girl with a synthetic Bowery accent, a penchant for chewing gum, and no other interest, toyed with his ration book and his identity card. 2006 Evening Standard (Nexis) 8 Sept. (ES Mag.) 34 ‘The agency told me all these things that I had to change about myself,’ she says, toying with the food on her plate. extracted from toyv. < as lemmas
随便看	deoppilation deoppilative deorbit deorbit burn deorbited deorbiting deorbits deordinate deordination deorganization deorganize deorientalize deorsum deosculate deosculation deossification deossify deoxidate deoxidated deoxidates deoxidating deoxidation deoxidations deoxidator deoxidisation

> as lemmas