英语词汇“until you see the whites of their eyes”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. until you see the whites of their eyes and variants: (originally and chiefly as part of a command in armed combat) until you are close enough to shoot without fear of missing your target or wasting ammunition; also in extended use. [The phrase is often attributed to either of the American officers Colonel William Prescott (1726–95) or General Israel Putnam (1718–90) at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 (compare quot. 1818). Similar expressions in a number of other European languages are also anecdotally attributed to 18th-cent. military commanders; however, German parallels are attested from as early as the early 17th cent. (see J. Grimm & W. Grimm Deutsches Wörterbuch at weisz D. 1a).]

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1818 S. Swett Hist. Bunker Hill Battle in D. Humphreys Ess. Life I. Putnam App. 230 Powder was scarce and must not be wasted. They should not fire at the enemy till they saw the white of their eyes.

1877 Shield 17 Nov. 287/2 One of the best ways of approaching members of Parliament on this question will be to approach them in such a manner that we may see the whites of their eyes. (Laughter.)

1889 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads (1892) 77 And when he could spy the white of her [sc. the mare's] eye, he made the pistol crack.

1900 Glasgow Herald 9 Feb. 8/2 They repeatedly showed themselves.., evidently trying to draw our fire.., but Macdonald's order was ‘Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes.’

1940 L. Hart Happy Hunting Horn in D. Hart & R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics L. Hart (1976) 272/2 Lie in ambush, but be sure when You see the whites of their eyes—don't shoot!

1961 Times 11 Dec. 4/5 Croston centred from the left wing with the reverse stick and Fentum was unmarked and close enough to see the whites of Cahill's eyes.

2004 Z. Unger Working Fire v. 72 Fighting fire is the ‘whites of the eye’ thing: If you shoot water too soon, the only effect will be to..cause the smoke at the ceiling to bank down to the floor.

单词	until you see the whites of their eyes
释义	> as lemmas until you see the whites of their eyes c. until you see the whites of their eyes and variants: (originally and chiefly as part of a command in armed combat) until you are close enough to shoot without fear of missing your target or wasting ammunition; also in extended use. [The phrase is often attributed to either of the American officers Colonel William Prescott (1726–95) or General Israel Putnam (1718–90) at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 (compare quot. 1818). Similar expressions in a number of other European languages are also anecdotally attributed to 18th-cent. military commanders; however, German parallels are attested from as early as the early 17th cent. (see J. Grimm & W. Grimm Deutsches Wörterbuch at weisz D. 1a).] ΚΠ 1818 S. Swett Hist. Bunker Hill Battle in D. Humphreys Ess. Life I. Putnam App. 230 Powder was scarce and must not be wasted. They should not fire at the enemy till they saw the white of their eyes. 1877 Shield 17 Nov. 287/2 One of the best ways of approaching members of Parliament on this question will be to approach them in such a manner that we may see the whites of their eyes. (Laughter.) 1889 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads (1892) 77 And when he could spy the white of her [sc. the mare's] eye, he made the pistol crack. 1900 Glasgow Herald 9 Feb. 8/2 They repeatedly showed themselves.., evidently trying to draw our fire.., but Macdonald's order was ‘Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes.’ 1940 L. Hart Happy Hunting Horn in D. Hart & R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics L. Hart (1976) 272/2 Lie in ambush, but be sure when You see the whites of their eyes—don't shoot! 1961 Times 11 Dec. 4/5 Croston centred from the left wing with the reverse stick and Fentum was unmarked and close enough to see the whites of Cahill's eyes. 2004 Z. Unger Working Fire v. 72 Fighting fire is the ‘whites of the eye’ thing: If you shoot water too soon, the only effect will be to..cause the smoke at the ceiling to bank down to the floor. extracted from whiteadj.adv.n. < as lemmas
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