单词 | to turn turk |
释义 | > as lemmasto turn Turk b. In to turn Turk, become Turk, and similar phrases. (Also in senses 2, 4.) ΚΠ ?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda sig. F1v What say these prisoners, will they turne Turke, or no? 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. ii. 264 If the rest of my fortunes turne Turk with me. View more context for this quotation 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey i. 54 No Iew can turne Turke, untill he first turne Christian. 1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. 403 The Souldier, he will turne Turke vpon point either of profit, or of honor. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iv. 141 [He] turnd Turke, and was circumcised. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 42 Many are perswaded, that when a Jew turns Turk, he must first become Christian, which is very false. 1737 S. Berington Mem. G. di Lucca 304 He offered to turn Turk, if they would spare him. < as lemmas |
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