| 单词 | by all odds |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby all odds b. North American. by all odds: certainly, undoubtedly, by any reckoning. 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 1832 J. K. Paulding Westward Ho! II. xi. 113 He first compared Aristotle and the Stagyrite in philosophy, giving it as his opinion that the latter was the deeper of the two by all odds. 1850 E. A. Poe Thou art Man in Wks. II. 420 You are, by all odds, the heartiest old fellow I ever came across in all my born days. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life 50 By all odds, the loungers at Florian's were the most interesting. 1898 E. N. Westcott David Harum iii. 25 Dinner is by all odds the chief event of the day on board ship to those who are able to dine. 1943 Internat. Jrnl. Relig. Educ. Apr. 14/1 By all odds the most significant function of the church ought to be its service in the immediate community where it is located. 1951 J. P. Marquand Melville Goodwin x. 163 Lee said that McClellan was the best Union general he fought against by all odds. 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 18 July w1/1 They're the Montrealaise, by all odds the most stylish women in North America. 1992 Gallerie: Women Artists' Monographs Dec. 63 By all odds, I should not be here today. As a child I knew hunger, welfare homes, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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