| 单词 | within a hundred miles of |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswithin a hundred miles of b. not a hundred miles from; within a hundred miles of: near, close to, in or at; also figurative; (all the same in) a hundred years (hence) (and similar expressions): gnomic formulas of consolation for present adversity; like a hundred of bricks: see brick n.1 and adj.1 Phrases 3b; a hundred to one: a hundred chances to one; hence, an expression indicating very slight probability (implying ‘a hundred to one against’) or very strong probability (‘a hundred to one in favour of’). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > consolation or relief [phrase] > consolatory (all the same in) a hundred years (hence)1647 worse things happen at sea1829 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [noun] > remote chance a hundred to one1647 a million to one1678 long odds1764 long shot1796 off-chance1844 long chance1854 outside chance1867 a fat chance1892 to have a Chinaman's chance1915 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [noun] > strong probability ten to one1589 a hundred to one1647 the world > space > distance > nearness > near to [preposition] > not far from not a hundred miles from1821 within a hundred miles of1827 1647 M. Verney in F. P. Verney et al. Mem. Verney Family Civil War (1892) II. xiv. 370 Tis a hundred to one pegg's husband turns them out of his house again within a fortnight. 1675 T. Jordan Triumphs of London 21 Though now she be pleasant and sweet to the sense, Will be damnably mouldy a hundred year hence. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. ix. 93 What a chapter of chances, said my father... 'Twas a hundred to one—cried my uncle Toby. 1783 in J. Ritson Select Coll. Eng. Songs II. 14 We shall be nothing An hundred years hence. 1821 Kaleidoscope 27 Feb. 277/3 A sporting gentleman passing by a house, not a hundred miles from —— street. 1827 P. Egan Anecd. Turf 270 Within one hundred miles of the great Chancery shop of the kingdom. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby ix. 76 As she frequently remarked when she made any such mistake, it would be all the same a hundred years hence. 1852 Leisure Hour I. 52/2 Scandalous transactions said to have transpired between two ‘well-known’ individuals ‘not a hundred miles off’. 1874 L. Troubridge Life amongst Troubridges (1966) ix. 75 Let's look cheerful—it will be all the same a hundred years hence. 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms III. iv. 50 If he gets clear off..you're right. But it's a hundred to one against it. 1891 R. Kipling Life's Handicap 171 Did you ever know old Hummy behave like that before or within a hundred miles of it? 1895 A. W. Pinero Benefit of Doubt ii. 109 Don't fret; it'll be all the same a hundred years hence. 1903 J. M'Govan Brought to Bay 74 This retreat, he admitted, was not a hundred miles from the spot where they were at that moment seated. 1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iv. ix. 1105 ‘Oh, well, it'll be all the same in a hundred years.’ She picked up her white gloves, and swaggered across the crowded beerhall. 1925 W. S. Maugham Painted Veil i. 11 I say, you must pull yourself together. It's a hundred to one it wasn't Walter. 1955 D. Garnett Aspects of Love I. 27 Of course it is a hundred to one that the girl is just a tart he has picked up in Montpellier. 1968 C. Watson Charity ends at Home vi. 69 Certain information has reached me privately concerning the disposal of funds raised not a hundred miles from here in the name of so-called ‘charity’. 1971 G. Household Doom's Caravan iv. 174 All the same a hundred years hence, as my Nanny used to say. 1973 M. Woodhouse Blue Bone xvi. 174 I don't want you, Rodway, or you, Quickie, within a hundred miles of me, ever. < as lemmas |
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