英语词汇“when the wells dry we know the worth of water”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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when the well’s dry we know the worth of water

d. when the well’s dry we know the worth of water and variants.

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1758 B. Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack 22 Then, as Poor Dick says, When the Well's dry, they know the Worth of Water.

1832 J. J. Blunt Reformation in Eng. 140 We know not, says the proverb, what the well is worth till it is dry.

1851 London at Table iv. 58 When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.

1899 D. Belasco Naughty Anthony i. in America's Lost Plays (1941) 18 277 You'll never miss the water, 'till the well runs dry.

1916 Postal Rec. June 182/2 When the well's dry, we know the worth of water: when about to die, the time for insurance has passed.

1972 H. Casson & J. Grenfell Nanny Says 38 You'll never miss the water till the well runs dry.

2012 Kamloops (Brit. Columbia) Daily News (Nexis) 13 Nov. c2 Is fighting about water meters because they are too expensive or fighting to use less water the real issue?.. ‘We never know the worth of water, until the well is dry.’

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单词	when the wells dry we know the worth of water
释义	> as lemmas when the well’s dry we know the worth of water d. when the well’s dry we know the worth of water and variants. ΚΠ 1758 B. Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack 22 Then, as Poor Dick says, When the Well's dry, they know the Worth of Water. 1832 J. J. Blunt Reformation in Eng. 140 We know not, says the proverb, what the well is worth till it is dry. 1851 London at Table iv. 58 When the well is dry, they know the worth of water. 1899 D. Belasco Naughty Anthony i. in America's Lost Plays (1941) 18 277 You'll never miss the water, 'till the well runs dry. 1916 Postal Rec. June 182/2 When the well's dry, we know the worth of water: when about to die, the time for insurance has passed. 1972 H. Casson & J. Grenfell Nanny Says 38 You'll never miss the water till the well runs dry. 2012 Kamloops (Brit. Columbia) Daily News (Nexis) 13 Nov. c2 Is fighting about water meters because they are too expensive or fighting to use less water the real issue?.. ‘We never know the worth of water, until the well is dry.’ extracted from welln.¹ < as lemmas
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