英语词汇“turn tail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

d. to turn tail (originally a term of falconry), to turn the back; hence, to run away, take to flight.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > actions of Falconiformes

aire1472

jouk1486

mantle1486

to turn taila1586

carry1614

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > run away or flee

fleec825

afleeeOE

atrina1000

atfleec1000

to run awayOE

to turn to or into flighta1225

to turn the ridgec1225

atrenc1275

atshakec1275

to give backa1300

flemec1300

startc1330

to take (on oneself) the flighta1500

to take the back upon oneselfa1500

fly1523

to take (also betake) (oneself) to one's legs1530

to flee one's way1535

to take to one's heels1548

flought?1567

fuge1573

to turn taila1586

to run off1628

to take flighta1639

refugea1641

to run for it1642

to take leg1740

to give (also take) leg-bail1751

bail1775

sherry1788

to pull foot1792

fugitate1830

to tail off (out)1830

to take to flight1840

to break (strike, etc.) for (the) tall timber1845

guy1879

to give leg (or legs)1883

rabbit1887

to do a guy1889

high-tail1908

to have it on one's toes1958

the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [verb (intransitive)] > fly away from quarry

to rake out (also away, off)1575

to turn tail1575

to turn taila1586

check1615

to fly at check1667

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. sig. Q2 Would she..turne taile to the Heron, & flie quite out another way.

1587 R. Greene Euphues sig. E To cast out no lure to such a haggarde as would turne taile to a full fist.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 246 Such as retire from the Princes presence, do not by & by turne tayle to them as we do, but go backward or sideling for a reasonable space.

1615 G. Markham Countrey Contentments i. vii. 94 Short winged hawkes..will many times neither kill their game, nor flie their game to marke; but will give it over..and (as Faulconers terme it) turne taile unto it.

1639 Laud in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Second Pt. (1721) II. 899 For him to turn tail against my Lord Deputy must needs be a foul Fault.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 358 The Wolves turn'd Tail.

1807 E. S. Barrett Rising Sun II. 128 Ashamed to avow that you are going to turn tail on your former principles.

o. to turn tail.

(a) Originally Falconry. To turn and flee; to run away, retreat. Formerly also: †to turn one's back (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [verb (intransitive)] > fly away from quarry

to rake out (also away, off)1575

to turn tail1575

to turn taila1586

check1615

to fly at check1667

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > be cowardly or show signs of cowardice [verb (intransitive)] > yield in a cowardly manner > run away as a coward

to fly the pita1568

to turn tail1575

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 126 Moste commonly if a yong hawke be let flee at olde game, shee will turne tayle.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. sig. Q2 Would she..turne taile to the Heron, & flie quite out another way.

1587 R. Greene Euphues sig. E To cast out no lure to such a haggarde as would turne taile to a full fist.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 246 Such as retire from the Princes presence, do not by & by turne tayle to them as we do, but go backward or sideling for a reasonable space.

1611 G. Markham Countrey Contentm. (1668) i. v. 34 Short winged Hawks..will many times neither kill their Game, nor flie their mark; but will give it over..and (as Faulconers term it) turn tail to it.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 358 The Wolves turn'd Tail.

1841 B. Hall Patchwork II. vii. 139 As soon as my companion turned tail..I was compelled..to run for it likewise.

1891 G. D. Galton La Fenton v He turned tail and fled.

2001 R. B. Parker Potshot (2002) 85 So you turned tail and ran... I didn't know you were that sensible.

†(b) To turn in opposition or defiance. Obsolete.Only in a proverbial phrase relating to worm n. 3b; cf. sense 28a, to turn again 5 at Phrasal verbs 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > take up opposition

to turn againc1330

to join issue1583

to turn tail1611

turn1887

1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. D2 Tread vpon a worme they say twill turne taile.

1641 G. Raleigh Albania 28 There is not the least Worme, but being trodden upon will turne taile.

(c) Followed by on, upon (formerly also †against). To abandon, forsake.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > turn aside from

swerve1390

to depart from1535

to turn tail1624

nesh1881

dingo1930

1624 F. Quarles Iob Militant v. 4 As a Truant-Scholler..turnes speedy tayle Upon his tedious booke.

1680 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Second Pt. II. 899 For him to turn tail against my Lord Deputy, must needs be a foul fault.

1807 E. S. Barrett Rising Sun II. 128 Ashamed to avow that you are going to turn tail on your former principles.

1853 G. P. R. James Agnes Sorel I. ii. 30 [They] have turned tail upon their former faith.

1996 Times 13 Nov. 29/1 Edgar Bronfman Jr...has turned tail on the dog-eat-dog world of business.

单词	turn tail
释义	> as lemmas to turn tail d. to turn tail (originally a term of falconry), to turn the back; hence, to run away, take to flight. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > actions of Falconiformes aire1472 jouk1486 mantle1486 to turn taila1586 carry1614 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > run away or flee fleec825 afleeeOE atrina1000 atfleec1000 to run awayOE to turn to or into flighta1225 to turn the ridgec1225 atrenc1275 atshakec1275 to give backa1300 flemec1300 startc1330 to take (on oneself) the flighta1500 to take the back upon oneselfa1500 fly1523 to take (also betake) (oneself) to one's legs1530 to flee one's way1535 to take to one's heels1548 flought?1567 fuge1573 to turn taila1586 to run off1628 to take flighta1639 refugea1641 to run for it1642 to take leg1740 to give (also take) leg-bail1751 bail1775 sherry1788 to pull foot1792 fugitate1830 to tail off (out)1830 to take to flight1840 to break (strike, etc.) for (the) tall timber1845 guy1879 to give leg (or legs)1883 rabbit1887 to do a guy1889 high-tail1908 to have it on one's toes1958 the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [verb (intransitive)] > fly away from quarry to rake out (also away, off)1575 to turn tail1575 to turn taila1586 check1615 to fly at check1667 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. sig. Q2 Would she..turne taile to the Heron, & flie quite out another way. 1587 R. Greene Euphues sig. E To cast out no lure to such a haggarde as would turne taile to a full fist. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 246 Such as retire from the Princes presence, do not by & by turne tayle to them as we do, but go backward or sideling for a reasonable space. 1615 G. Markham Countrey Contentments i. vii. 94 Short winged hawkes..will many times neither kill their game, nor flie their game to marke; but will give it over..and (as Faulconers terme it) turne taile unto it. 1639 Laud in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Second Pt. (1721) II. 899 For him to turn tail against my Lord Deputy must needs be a foul Fault. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 358 The Wolves turn'd Tail. 1807 E. S. Barrett Rising Sun II. 128 Ashamed to avow that you are going to turn tail on your former principles. extracted from tailn.¹ to turn tail o. to turn tail. (a) Originally Falconry. To turn and flee; to run away, retreat. Formerly also: †to turn one's back (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [verb (intransitive)] > fly away from quarry to rake out (also away, off)1575 to turn tail1575 to turn taila1586 check1615 to fly at check1667 the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > be cowardly or show signs of cowardice [verb (intransitive)] > yield in a cowardly manner > run away as a coward to fly the pita1568 to turn tail1575 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 126 Moste commonly if a yong hawke be let flee at olde game, shee will turne tayle. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. sig. Q2 Would she..turne taile to the Heron, & flie quite out another way. 1587 R. Greene Euphues sig. E To cast out no lure to such a haggarde as would turne taile to a full fist. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 246 Such as retire from the Princes presence, do not by & by turne tayle to them as we do, but go backward or sideling for a reasonable space. 1611 G. Markham Countrey Contentm. (1668) i. v. 34 Short winged Hawks..will many times neither kill their Game, nor flie their mark; but will give it over..and (as Faulconers term it) turn tail to it. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 358 The Wolves turn'd Tail. 1841 B. Hall Patchwork II. vii. 139 As soon as my companion turned tail..I was compelled..to run for it likewise. 1891 G. D. Galton La Fenton v He turned tail and fled. 2001 R. B. Parker Potshot (2002) 85 So you turned tail and ran... I didn't know you were that sensible. †(b) To turn in opposition or defiance. Obsolete.Only in a proverbial phrase relating to worm n. 3b; cf. sense 28a, to turn again 5 at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > take up opposition to turn againc1330 to join issue1583 to turn tail1611 turn1887 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. D2 Tread vpon a worme they say twill turne taile. 1641 G. Raleigh Albania 28 There is not the least Worme, but being trodden upon will turne taile. (c) Followed by on, upon (formerly also †against). To abandon, forsake. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > turn aside from swerve1390 to depart from1535 to turn tail1624 nesh1881 dingo1930 1624 F. Quarles Iob Militant v. 4 As a Truant-Scholler..turnes speedy tayle Upon his tedious booke. 1680 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Second Pt. II. 899 For him to turn tail against my Lord Deputy, must needs be a foul fault. 1807 E. S. Barrett Rising Sun II. 128 Ashamed to avow that you are going to turn tail on your former principles. 1853 G. P. R. James Agnes Sorel I. ii. 30 [They] have turned tail upon their former faith. 1996 Times 13 Nov. 29/1 Edgar Bronfman Jr...has turned tail on the dog-eat-dog world of business. extracted from turnv. < as lemmas
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