| 单词 | with the sun |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswith the sun c. with the sun. extracted from sunn.1 (a) Originally Nautical. In the direction of the sun's apparent movement across the sky; (in the northern hemisphere) from left to right, clockwise. Cf. against the sun at Phrases 1e, sunwise adv. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [adverb] with the sun1584 sungates1596 sunways1662 sunway1775 sunwise1775 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adverb] > clockwise with the sun1584 sungates1596 sunways1662 deasil1771 sunway1775 sunwise1775 clockwise1874 posigrade1975 1584 R. Norman tr. C. Antoniszoon Safegard of Sailers f. 66 And thus must you learne to say your compasse both with the Sunne and against the Sunne. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Rouer à tour, to coil a rope with the sun. 1860 H. Stuart Novice's or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 55 The starboard cable should be bitted with the sun, and the port cable against the sun. 1937 F. Densmore in J. F. Dobie & M. C. Boatright Straight Texas 283 As in other Alabama dances, they moved around the fire, ‘with the sun’, and they zig-zagged from one side to the other. 1979 M. B. Quinion Drink for its Time (Mus. Cider, Hereford) 22 A horn mug would be filled, handed to the first, drained, returned, refilled and given to the second, and so on, always passing ‘with the sun’, that is, clockwise. 2004 Times (Nexis) 12 May 32 The term ‘clockwise’ was first used in 1888, with ‘anticlockwise’ following in 1898. Before that, one simply said ‘with the sun’ for clockwise. (b) At sunrise or (more generally) early in the morning; (also) at sunset or (more generally) early in the evening. Chiefly in phrases indicating when a person wakes up or goes to sleep, as to get up with the sun, to go to bed with the sun, to rise with the sun, etc. ΚΠ 1594 R. Carew tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iii. 134 Vp with the Sunne he rose [It. sorse à parì co'l sole]. 1606 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. If you know not Me sig. H4v Faire day my Lords, you are all Larkes this morning, Vp with the Sunne, you are stirring earely. 1694 in T. Brown & J. Savage tr. C. de St. Évremond Misc. Ess. II. i. 109 These unhappy Persons..got up with the Sun. 1748 Biographia Britannica II. 1295/2 He went to rest with the sun, and rose before it. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. iv. 36 As we rose with the sun, so we never pursued our labours after it was gone down. 1823 A. Reed No Fiction (ed. 7) II. xxi. 48 He started with the sun to fulfil his intention. 1834 R. Baikie Observ. Neilgherries 59 In the low country, one is compelled to be up with the sun. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. ii. 20 We rose with the sun, refreshed and strong. 1923 T. W. Burgess Adventures Reddy Fox ix. 39 You folks who go to bed with the sun don't hear the news until it's old. 1976 Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois) 13 Oct. i. 5/1 Johnson and his son no longer rise with the sun at 4 a.m. to head out to Lake Michigan. 2016 Scottish Daily Mail (Nexis) 8 Jan. 51 With no alarm clocks, people got up with the sun—4am in the summer months. < as lemmas |
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