| 单词 | yellow leaf |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyellow leaf yellow leaf n. (with the) a state or condition of old age, decline, or decay; cf. sense A. 1d.Chiefly in echoes of, or with conscious allusion to, quot. a1616. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [noun] > process of growing old yellow leafa1616 senescency1669 senescence1695 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. iii. 25 My way of life Is falne into the Seare, the yellow Leafe. View more context for this quotation 1775 Silver Tail 4 Shall she attempt, tho' in the yellow leaf Of time to give thy chilly soul relief? 1824 Ld. Byron in Morning Chron. 29 Oct. My days are in the yellow leaf. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. vi. iii. 330 He..settled himself at a distance from all dramatic associations..with the hope, doubtless, of a secure decline into the yellow leaf of years. 1913 L. Strachey in Edinb. Rev. Jan. 68 The radiant creatures of Sceaux had fallen into the yellow leaf. 1935 C. Isherwood Mr. Norris changes Trains vii. 107 Yes, I shall be fifty-three... I find it difficult to become accustomed to the thought that the yellow leaf is upon me. 2004 Time Out (Nexis) 21 Dec. The beds of potatoes she dug at the back have fallen, as they say, into the yellow leaf. < as lemmas |
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