| 释义 |
amain
I. \əˈmān\ adverb
Etymology: a- (I) + main (strength)
1. : with all one's might : with full force : violently
< he tugged and toiled amain — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
2.
a. : at full speed
< they on the hill … came down amain — John Milton >
b. : in great haste : suddenly
< left amain their broken tasks — Joanna Baillie >
3. : to a high degree : greatly, exceedingly
< pleased amain — John Keats >
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French amener to lower, lead up (3d person singular present indicative ameine) — more at amenable
obsolete : to lower the topsail as a sign of surrender : yield |