| 单词 | by much |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby much b. in phrases by far, by much, by so much, etc. ΚΠ c1230 Hali Meid. 23 Bi hu muchel þe an passeð þe oðre. c1375 J. Wyclif Antecrist (Todd) 117 By hou myche þei shul be more merueilous to men, be so myche þe hooli men..shulen be dispised. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xxiii. 314 More of fisik by fer. 1423 Kingis Quair cxxxi The werk that first is foundit sure..langere sall endure Be monyfald. 1450 Myrc 1629 A-bregge hys penaunce þen by myche. 1595 R. Barnfield Cynthia Ded. sig. A2 By how much the lesse I am able to expresse it, by so much the more it is infinite. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ii. 32 By so much as Brass is a weaker mettal than Iron. 1808 W. Scott Marmion v. xii. 260 'Twere better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar. by much d. by much: by a great deal; to a great extent, greatly, much. Formerly also occasionally †much by much. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > to a great extent or by far great quantityc1330 far forthly1362 by farc1380 well awayc1390 by half?a1400 by mucha1450 far (and) away1546 by a great sort1579 to stand head and shoulders abovea1683 (by) a long way1741 by a jugful1831 by all odds1832 by a long, damn, etc., sight1834 out and away1834 (by) a long chalk1835 by chalks1835 by long chalks1835 by a street1886 a whole lot1886 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. iii. 349 (MED) Þe soule þat þe sonde taketh bi so moche is bounde.] a1450 (?a1390) J. Mirk Instr. Parish Priests (Claud.) (1974) 1517 (MED) A-bregge hys penaunce þen by myche. 1536 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 16 Whiche his grace will neyther by moche seke ne yet refuse if it be put unto him. 1603 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues (new ed.) 749 Cæsar caried it by much. 1609 G. Markham Famous Whore 9 Good priest he vsed me much by much too well. 1622 T. Gataker Spirituall Watch (ed. 2) 87 [Death] is neerer by much many times then we are aware of. a1635 T. Randolph Muses Looking-glasse iv. i. 64 in Poems (1638) Shee hath made this cheek By much too pale. a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 46 Now my shippe outsayled all my fleete by much. 1710 D. Hilman Tusser Rediv. Sept. (1744) 119 Sedge Collars [for plough-horses] are by much the lightest and coolest. 1793 Minstrel III. 185 The third, by much the least hardened,..was struck with remorse. 1829 R. Mudie Picture of Austral. 131 Eucalyptus robusta is by much the largest of the species. 1877 S. Powers Contrib. N. Amer. Ethnol. III. 346 By much the largest nation in California, both in population and in extent of territory, is the Miwok. 1948 G. H. Johnston Death takes Small Bites vii. 159 He couldn't have been any great shakes as a driver because he didn't beat you by much. 1991 Inside Sports Feb. 31/1 Lind somehow survived Sabo's crash-slide, but not by much. < as lemmas |
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