| 单词 | warm work |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswarm work a. Of fighting, conflict, an onset: Vigorously conducted; pressing hard on or harassing the foe; also figurative. Of a combatant: Dangerous to tackle. Of a locality: Dangerous to live in, inhabited by turbulent spirits. warm work, hot fighting. to make it (or things) warm for (a person): to attack or ‘go for’ him, to involve in hostilities or broils. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > carried out or proceeding with vigour stiffc1250 busyc1275 greatc1275 sternc1275 smart?a1400 stark1489 thronga1525 vigorous1524 stout1582 intensive1605 spiritful?1611 warm1627 intense1645 mettlesome1645 spirited1670 mettled1682 sturdy1697 energetic1700 vivid1702 robustful1800 toughish1840 lively1844 full out1920 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] plightlyOE wothea1300 perilousc1300 wickeda1375 plightfula1400 dreadfulc1400 parlous?a1425 shrewd1482 danger1488 dangerous1490 periculous1533 dangerful1548 dangersome1567 craggy1582 perilsome1593 endangering1601 unsafe1621 imperilous1645 ugly1654 warm1726 neck-break1756 wanchancy1768 uncanny1785 unchancy1786 nasty1828 unhealthy1915 windy1919 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > carried out or proceeding with vigour > in which intense action goes on warm1726 hot1845 sultry1880 society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > vigorous warm work1760 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > make a place dangerous for to make it (or things) warm for (a person)1793 hot1920 society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > carry on (a contest, fight, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > involve in contention or strife to make it (or things) warm for (a person)1874 1627 J. Taylor Armado sig. C2 The Sweat, a vessell of warme imployment or hot seruice. 1667 E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. (Camden) 53 You may easily imagine this does give us a warme alarum. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 78 They had from the Camp of Shaddai such frequent, warm, and terrifying alarms. View more context for this quotation 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World iv. 163 I..saw the Mercury standing out of the bay, by which I judged the ship was too warm for her. 1759 R. Rogers Jrnls. (1769) 119 The Canadians and Indians..were soon stopped by a warm fire from the Rangers and Mohocks. 1760 Cautions & Advices to Officers of Army 182 If we had [been discovered], they might have made warm Work of it. 1793 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1891) XII. 380 If he should be detected in any knavish pranks I will make the country too warm for him to remain in. 1813 R. Southey Life Nelson II. ix. 255 Nelson then smiled, and said, ‘This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long.’ 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. v. 527 The action..was close, warm, and general. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. vi. 111 This being warmer work than they had calculated upon, speedily cooled the courage of the belligerents. 1847 J. Yeowell Chron. Anc. Brit. Church iii. 28 In his Second Epistle to Timothy..there are many traces of a warm persecution. 1874 ‘Max Adeler’ Out of Hurly-burly xv. (Rtldg.) 208 The bishop saw clearly enough that if he gave presents to the other children, and not to the late Simpson's, the bride would make things warm for him. 1884 Good Words June 399/1 The ‘habituals’..are, as a body, congregated together in one particularly warm little street... Outsiders do not care to venture into this warm spot. < as lemmas |
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