| 单词 | use it or lose it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasuse it or lose it PhrasesΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > have social communication with [verb (transitive)] > frequent (another's company) to use a person's companyc1450 c1450 (a1425) Metrical Paraphr. Old Test. (Selden) l. 13632 (MED) Kyng Ioas..lyfed in mawmentry, All wroyȝt on þat same wyse þat vsed hys cumpany. ?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. B.iiv Yf ye knewe hym as well as I ye wolde not vse his company Nor loue hym in no wyse. 1564 in F. J. Furnivall Child-marriages, Divorces, & Ratifications Diocese Chester (1897) 101 As report is, she hath vsid the evill Companie of William Gallimour. 1580 J. Hester tr. L. Fioravanti Short Disc. Chirurg. sig. F.iv The fourth cause is certein fluxes of Vrine caused of some kinde of the Pockes, as ye may see by those that vse company with euil women and take harme, for presently this burning commeth. 1599 R. Barnfield in W. Shakespeare et al. Passionate Pilgrime (new ed.) sig. D7v They that fawnd on him before Vse his company no more. 1615 T. Cooper Christians Daily Sacrifice (rev. ed.) To Rdr. sig. 2 Therefore art thou also taught how to choose and vse company, that so thou maist not returne vnto them, but cause them to returne vnto thee. 1698 W. Caton tr. Eusebius Abridgm. Eccl. Hist (ed. 2) 29 She said that it was thence forth unlawful for her to use company at Bed and Board with that Man. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia II. iv . x. 253 He has been the best son in the world, madam, and used nothing but the best company. 1825 tr. J. W. von Goethe Faustus iii. i. 38 Had I a jot of reason, I'd not use The devil's company. 1869 Ladies' Repository Nov. 347/2 If he had known before that he would have done so, he would never have used his company so familiarly. P2. to use the sea (also †seas): to earn one's living at sea; to be a sailor or seaman. Cf. to follow the sea (also river) at follow v. Phrases 3. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > seafaring life > practice the calling of a sailor [verb (intransitive)] to use the sea (also seas)1545 serve1672 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus f. 33 He that wyll at all aduentures vse the seas knowinge no more what is to be done in a tempest than in a caulme, shall soone becumme a marchaunt of Eele skinnes. 1595 R. Wilson Pedlers Prophecie sig. C I am a Marriner by Science and Art, And haue vsed the seas a long space. 1651 H. Isaackson in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus sig. * His Father (having most part of his life used the Seas). 1681 R. Knox Hist. Relation Ceylon 124 These many years..have I used the seas. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. ii. 223 Rais was then about thirty, and had used the Sea full ten years. 1773 Life N. Frowde 24 His Name was George White,..who had used the Seas from my own Age. 1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §314 John..continued for some time to use the sea. 1842 T. E. Hook Peregrine Bunce I. iv. 67 I am a man in years, and have used the sea all my life,..but I mean to go no more. 1894 Pall Mall Mag. Sept. 4 He had used the sea for above thirty years, had built, owned and commanded ships. 1939 Times 28 Nov. 7/5 Do the actual layers of the mines realize that their efforts on behalf of Hitler have brought upon them the scorn of all who use the sea? 1977 P. O'Brian Mauritius Command ii. 36 The last draft had been made up entirely of quota-men from Bedfordshire, odd misfits, petty criminals and vagrants, not one of whom had ever used the sea. P3. to use one's head (also brains, loaf, etc.): to use one's intelligence, common sense, or imagination; to think sensibly or constructively. Frequently in imperative. ΚΠ 1642 D. Rogers Matrimoniall Honovr xiii. 292 A wise housewife will contrive and dispose as well by sitting still, and using her brayne, as some other by bending the force both of soule & body. 1645 R. Harris True Relig. 26 Use your heads too, set your wits awork this way, cast about and contrive as well as you can how the necessities of people may be supplied in some measure. 1742 T. Brewster tr. Persius Satires III & IV sig. D Sir, use your Mind—I've said. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 176 He that cannot right himself by the hand, must use his head. 1865 Baily's Mag. Dec. 78 If you are too indolent or too inactive to use your heels, use your head, if you have one, instead. 1912 Leaves of Healing 3 Aug. 280/1 Brush the cobwebs away and get the rust off, and go to work and use your brains. 1938 ‘J. Curtis’ They drive by Night xiv. 155 Bloody seconds counted in a job like this. You certainly had to use your loaf. 1998 N. Jones Hollyoaks (Mersey TV transmission script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 256. 44 Cindy. What are we doing here, anyway? Paul. Doh! Use your head, eh? Cindy. Oh I'm Sorry, I must be thick or something. 2007 J. Elam & S. Yohn Monday Night Jihad 171 The kid's a hero, and you let him sit there thinking he's going to prison. That's using the old noggin. P4. colloquial. he, etc. could use: he, etc., needs, wants, or would benefit from, or would be improved by. Also occasionally in the present tense. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > not have [verb (transitive)] > lack > something salutary (but not desired) want1488 he, etc. could use1876 1876 Rep. Canal Investigating Comm. (N.Y. State) 1358 Q. In your judgment was not the allowance of 280 yards of embankment ample?..A. I don't think it was sufficient. Q. Locate any place where you could use a yard? A. In the rear of the vertical wall. 1915 Cent. Mag. Nov. 72/1 I could use a pint of them! ?1940 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 948 Would you like to use this poem? If you would, I could use a guinea. 1946 S. J. Perelman Keep it Crisp 23 A flabby hombre..whose jowl could have used a shave. 1961 R. Godden China Court 258/1 ‘I could use a gin,’ said Bella. 1976 Ulverston (Cumbria) News 3 Dec. 1/6 The tarn is the most beautiful part of the village and The Landings can use some cleaning up. 1994 Theatrum Sept. 45/3 It could definitely use an edit and polish before it's remounted. 2009 ‘R. Keeland’ tr. S. Larsson Girl who played with Fire xxiii. 382 I don't know what to do, but she probably could use a friend in her corner. P5. use it or lose it. a. In imperative. Used as an admonition. ΚΠ 1887 M. E. Gates in Independent (U.S.) 30 June 18 God's law holds everywhere, of property and of personal power of every kind. ‘Use it, or lose it!’ 1896 M. L. Woods Wild Justice 51 Here's your instrument: Use it or lose it. 1911 O. S. Marden Pushing to Front (rev. ed.) II. 402 Everything which you do not use is constantly slipping away from you. Use it or lose it. The secret of power is use. 1977 R. A. Mullen & B. Schlesinger in B. Schlesinger Sexual Behaviour in Canada 69 All of this provides a receptive base for elderly couples who are faced with Reuben's frank admonition, ‘Use it or lose it.’ 2004 BusinessWeek 22 Nov. 178/1 Use it or lose it. That's the mantra those with flexible spending accounts..should be repeating. b. attributive. Involving or causing the loss of something that is not used. ΚΠ 1952 Washington Post 24 July 21/1 Some such system may be worked out for other Federal employes because of the use-it-or-lose-it annual leave rider [to the policy]. 1961 Univ. Pennsylvania Law Rev. 109 315 The desirable expedient of issuing a temporary certificate on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis. 2005 Daily Tel. 19 Sept. 16/2 Advocates of fashionable ‘braintenance’ regimes—which operate on the ‘use it or lose it’ principle—would have older people learning languages, making new friends and doing puzzles to increase the flow of blood to the brain. < as lemmas |
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