| 单词 | turn to bay |
| 释义 | > as lemmasturn to bay a. Of the position of the hunted animal: to stand, be (abide obs.) at bay, turn to bay; and of the relative action of the hounds: to hold or have at bay, bring or drive to bay, make a bay at (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > thing hunted or game > action of game > [verb (intransitive)] to stand, be (abide obs.) at bayc1314 to steal awayc1369 stalla1425 starta1425 rusec1425 beatc1470 lodgec1470 trason1486 rouse1532 angle1575 bolt1575 to take squat1583 baya1657 watch1677 fall1697 tree1699 to go away1755 to sink the wind1776 to get up1787 to go to ground1797 lie1797 to stand up1891 fly1897 the world > food and drink > hunting > thing hunted or game > action of game > [phrase] > hold off to hold or have at bayc1314 bayc1515 bring or drive to bay1597 the world > food and drink > hunting > thing hunted or game > action of game > [verb (transitive)] to give the bay toc1515 bay1575 make a bay at1579 to fling off1711 run1781 to stand before ——1827 fault1873 blink1876 c1314 Guy Warw. 245 He stod at a bay, And werd him while that he may. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 35 He gan to berke on þat barn and to baie it hold. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 586/2 Yonder stagge is almoste yelden, I here the houndes holde hym at a beye, je os les chiens laboyer, or le tenyr a laboy. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 309/1 He shall be sette uppon on all sides, they make a bay at him, they will bite him, if it bee possible. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. iii. 127 To rowze his wrongs and chase them to the baie . View more context for this quotation 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Acculé The wild Bore, who, brought vnto a bay sets him on his Gammons, and..is forced to defende himselfe against both dogs, and men. 1735 W. Somervile Chace iii. 535 He stands at Bay against yon knotty Trunk. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xxiv. 422 To fight to the last and die at bay. to turn to bay c. to turn to bay: to turn and defend oneself, to set oneself at bay (cf. bay n.4 3); also figurative. Now rare and archaic. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > holding out or making stand > hold out or make stand [verb (intransitive)] > resist werec1175 to turn head1575 to turn to bay1700 1700 G. Farquhar Constant Couple v. 53 Come, Madam, you know that you're discover'd, and being sensible, you can't escape, you wou'd now turn to Bay. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 11 The stag must turn to bay, Where that rude rampart barred the way. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 137 The colonists turned to bay with the stubborn hardihood of their race. 1965 D. Dalby Lexicon Mediaeval German Hunt 22/2 The quarry turns to bay when the hounds are almost upon it. a1991 N. Frye Notebooks on Renaissance Lit. (2006) 142 In late manifestations of nationalism which are anachronistic & deficient..it shows some self-consciousness in turning to bay. < as lemmas |
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