单词 | on pain of |
释义 | on pain of or under pain of also upon pain of < was told not to leave the country on pain of death > < forbidden to pronounce his or her own name, on pain of incurring some great evil — J.G.Frazer > < bringing pressure upon the commissioner … to appoint to office his favorites under pain of meeting his opposition in Congress — R.M.Lovett > or archaically or obsoletely that the thing specified is something that will be forfeited < that every one upon pain of life should return to their houses — James Howell > or is a crime or offense with which one will be charged < that every one should open his shop under pain of rebellion — James Howell > |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。