| 单词 | to trench on or upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto trench on or upon b. to trench on or upon: To encroach or infringe (however slightly) on or upon a region which is the domain of another. †to trench too near, to trench too nigh, = to come dangerously near infringing upon (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > be similar [verb (intransitive)] > border upon, approach, or approximate coast1382 to want little (also naught)a1500 approacha1538 bear1582 sympathize1605 to trench on or upon1622 neighboura1640 to border on or upona1694 approximate1771 verge1827 begin1833 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > be morally improper for [verb (transitive)] > infringe or encroach on attaina1382 pinchc1400 accroach1423 usurp1447 to usurp on or upon1493 invade?1521 encroachc1534 jetc1590 enjamb1600 to trench on or upon1622 trench1631 trample1646 to gain on or upon1647 trespass1652 impose1667 impinge1758 infringe1769 the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (transitive)] > tend, lead, or conduce to forwenda1325 tend1560 sway1570 affect1612 to trench on or upon1622 apta1640 predeterminea1667 to go far to1668 to run into ——1753 orient1952 tilt1976 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 15 The King..being desirous to know, if any man of worth had presumed so farre to trench vpon what he had done. 1629 N. Carpenter Achitophel (1640) ii. 78 [It] seems to me to trench too farre on Gods Prerogative. a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 59 Nor may you trench too near your Soveraigns actions. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 98 They would not allow their secular affaires to trench too nigh that daies devotion. a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Richard II ccc, in Poems (1878) III. 212 But least my running Tent may Trench vpon Another's feild, I fixe my Pole downe here. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 553 This scheme..may seem to trench on the liberty of individuals. 1865 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire (new ed.) VIII. lxiv. 116 He trenches a little on the night,..but no one finds the time long. 1866 Mrs. H. Wood St. Martin's Eve I. xv. 298 Though I squandered my own property, I have not trenched on yours. < as lemmas |
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