| 单词 | man of means |
| 例句 | As, a man of means from South Africa, Mr. Blore felt that he could enter into any society unchallenged. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Constand said she found it deeply unsettling that Cosby, still a man of means and influence, was out of prison, unconstrained and able to contact her and others. Despite the Cosby Ruling, Andrea Constand Feels Like a ‘Symbol of Hope’ 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Now thinking of himself as a man of means, he became enamored of a young New York girl who’d been sent to the country by her parents and was boarding at cobbler Ira Pennock’s house. The White City Devil’s early life: “I think that he would have killed her” 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Mitt Romney, ordinarily a sartorially polished man of means, took pains to wear jeans on the campaign trail because a focus group once suggested it would play better with voters. Hipsters, they’re just like us! “Normcore,” Sarah Palin, and the GOP’s big red state lie 2014-04-27T11:00:00Z A man is born, he’s a man of means. Alan Thicke, Reassuring Father on ‘Growing Pains,’ Dies at 69 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Having grown up in an abusive working-class family, then reinvented himself as a man of means decades later, he's struggled with his identity for years. "Mad Men" recap: Who is Don Draper? 2010-07-26T06:02:00Z Lady Bracknell proudly announces that by marrying a man of means she did not let penury stand in her way. The Importance of Being Earnest 2010-06-11T20:29:00Z He was, to use his preferred French term, a flâneur – a man of means at ease in the cosmopolitan hub of Weimar Germany. Weimar memories: walking Berlin … in a flâneur's footsteps 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Forsythe’s first series character was another dashing, well-dressed, self-possessed man of means. John Forsythe, ?Dynasty? Actor, Is Dead at 92 2010-04-02T20:24:00Z Bannon, a “man of means and a public figure,” chose to hide “behind a fabricated claim of executive privilege and advice of counsel to thumb his nose at Congress,” said Assistant U.S. Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 probe 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z “Mr. Cooper is not a man of means by any stretch,” Kershner said. Virginia man admits selling illegal ivory online 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z A third interpreter would come to Beaver Falls, a man of means who brought his wife. Rare Chinese manuscript found in closet 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z It shows just how far a man of means will go to get something he can’t buy: the right to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in America.” Analysis | The Daily 202: How Zuckerberg’s Facebook is like Gutenberg’s printing press 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Zarrab is certainly a man of means to do so. Turkish Gold Trader Builds a Dream Team of Defense Lawyers 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z While a man of means, he never, ever lost sight of helping working people. Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey Senator 2013-06-03T14:14:13Z He was a man of means and had located the embassy in a magnificent residence in one of the most fashionable parts of Paris. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z He was a man of means, held various town offices, and served as town treasurer. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z An eastern man of means complained to the writer about the way in which he had been "stung" in various mining investments. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z His father had been a man of means in the Russian town of Kovna. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z And it is also well known that I am a man of means, and any judgment rendered against me could and would be collected, dollar for dollar. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z In one respect, also, Jacinta's favourable opinion could scarcely be of any practical value to him, since she would naturally marry a man of means by and by, and forget all about him. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Samuel Thaxter, Sr., was apparently a man of means, for he is listed as a "Gentleman" and a loyal subject of King George. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Yet nobody sighed so deeply or so joyously as George as he hurried home a man of means at last. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z He had no desire to pose as a man of means, and yet he had too much pride to publish his mediocrity. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z When he was last in England, Chisholm had been generally regarded as a man of means, though it was rumoured that he was addicted to hazardous speculations. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z He became known as a man of means, and it was rumoured that his family held a good position in England. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Her sister married a "gentleman" that is to say, a man of means, and for a time Janie lived with them. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z That hold upon a young married man of means and of position would not be given to Jewson as a lifelong asset after all. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Charles was the loveliest, daringest, wickedest flirt you ever—and Hugh was a man of means and position, with an old Tudor “place” in Dorset. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z At the hotel, the man of means walked up to the clerk and opened his pocketbook. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z I have not the slightest doubt that my neighbors imagine that I am a man of means. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z The ambition to teach school, entertained by one who was a man of means, was a rare thing in the South before the Civil War; or, at any rate, it was rare in Kentucky. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z Why can’t she pick out a man of means, like poor Mr. West was? The Brute 2011-06-30T02:00:30.283Z He was a man of means, and belonged to a good family, claiming kinship with the Dudleys and Sidneys of Penshurst. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Dunn is a man of means, and is himself a contractor by profession, who has worked his way up from a start as a laborer. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z A junior librarian with a salary that was far less than any plumber got, and him a man of means with the “Black Bull” at Wargrave on the horizon. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z But Mr. Gray, though a man of means, frittered away a good income in foolish speculations. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z These days, all the same, Wenger is a man of means. Arsenal 3-0 Ipswich Town (agg 3-1) 2011-01-25T21:52:17Z He called me by name and seemed to be a man of means and cultivation. The Tempering There was something sublime in a man of means giving up the wealth and luxury of his position to follow science. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I He's no doubt tempting the unsuspecting fellow, and posing as a man of means. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England His life had been that of any other idle man of means about town. A Master Hand The Story of a Crime The precise use which a man of means and particularly of leisure can have for a watch the police and press did not stop to consider. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident A man of means, of fashion, of the world, what to-day would be called a gentleman, he might have been laureate of the Empire. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern My uncle's friend was a man of means and of a generous disposition, and not likely to see me go down thoroughly in the world, granted my request. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I He is a man of means now, but he was once a poor young clerk. Almost a Woman He was a man of means, a friend of Gibbon, his fellow-officer in the militia, and like him a strong Tory, though unlike him he could not keep his politics out of his history. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) A man of means, without immediate relatives, without ponderable cares, under their influence he felt rather free to do as he saw fit. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident He is a man of means, and if he is not proud to have my Susan I shall say at once: 'Mr. Brown—the door.' Quality Street A Comedy He was descended from one of the princes of Judah, and was a man of means and consequence. A Farmer's Wife The Story of Ruth Other men may have to content themselves with plain wives, but the man of means can pick and choose—and every man prefers a pretty wife to a plain one. How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types An envious public sentiment might prevent the wearing of all the ribbons and crosses that a liberal man of means could buy; but decorations, like doorplates, are "so handy to have in the house." The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 After the child is taken, I have no desire to live as a wealthy man, as a man of society, as a man of means. Daddy's Girl While devoting his life to the ministry, he is also a man of means and is likely to make important investments in Deadwood as favourable opportunities present themselves. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Or do strangers suspect me of being a man of means? Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) Fine eyes, white hands, careful speech, all the signs of refinement and the dress of a man of means. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories "Is Mr. Brown a man of means?" asked a gentleman of old Mrs. Fizzleton, referring to one of her neighbors. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. The man of means who toils in business or a profession must pay a heavy income tax, an excess profit tax, etc. War Taxation Some Comments and Letters But none would dream that the handsome man of means who was henceforth to be known as George Voight was that same despised hermit. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 The man of means uses finer material and polished wood, with better painted screens: that is all. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Imprisonment meant death or permanent disablement for a man of means. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It was dark, but going up three flights of stairs my guide opened a door and ushered me into a large and extensively furnished laboratory, evidently belonging to some scientific man of means and experience. Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales In short, he seemed evidently to be a young man of means who lived for sport; and what other question could one ask about such a satisfactory type of visitor? Simon I suppose he wanted Mahooley to know he's a man of means. The Huntress Suspicious as she was, Miss Morris believed her suitor to be a man of means, and did not doubt his statement. The Erie Train Boy Lance had been left an orphan at an early age and the elder Brandon—a man of means and standing—had brought him up with his son. Brandon of the Engineers George, the elder of the two, was a man of means and position; Clarence, the younger, had practically nothing—two or three hundred pounds a year. The Long Portage Thus, the colony is an excellent place for a poor man, but it is a wretched abode for a man of means and of culture. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Every man of means ought to be a patron of learning, because it yields the most satisfactory returns. Colleges in America And as he was comparatively a man of means, his generous impetuous temper was able to gratify itself in ways that would have been impossible to others. Robert Elsmere "Told him it was usual for a man of means to settle something on his wife." The Rider in Khaki A Novel “But to a man of means, who would give his cheque down, Mr Ensler would take considerably less?” Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy Laud Cavendish is not a man of means. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder The furrier was in a large way of business, a man of means who liked to see his wife well dressed; therefore she was able to cut an elegant figure at Court. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia Mr. Price is an old resident in the neighbourhood and a man of means. The Grell Mystery He was a manufacturer of cloth, a man of means and high standing. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. All that I should have required would have been some ambitious man of means to aid—and such men abound in Paris—to have risen fast and high. Memoirs His father, a man of means, was prominent as one of the pioneers in organizing the volunteer army of Great Britain. The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments That fellow Madison was now a man of means. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life Everything about him was of the best, and bespoke not only a man of taste but a man of means. A Dog with a Bad Name He was a man of means, and so several waggons, eighty oxen, twenty horses, and twenty-five servants were provided. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Here I am, a man of means, I may say of large wealth, with no special obligations resting upon me, and yet I have done nothing to benefit or enrich my old home. The Romance of an Old Fool The buyer, being a man of means and having many other interests in the district, would certainly hesitate long before he took such a very dangerous risk of discovery. Ranching, Sport and Travel "My property at Lakehurst has twice the frontage and only cost me ten thousand," the little man of means observed complacently. One Woman's Life I had news that some of my Yankee speculations were turning out well, and I unexpectedly found myself a man of means again. A Dog with a Bad Name The man of means was singled out by his satellites for suspicion and arrest, and was then informed that a judicious payment in the right quarter would secure release. The French Revolution A Short History As a man of means—what mattered if they were Gaston's means?—he had had a really impressive funeral for his son. Joyce of the North Woods The Major had done his work bravely in the Seven Years' War, and was now an attache of the King's Court—a man of means, of intellect, and of many strong and beautiful virtues. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Scrymgeour was an artist and a man of means, so proud of his profession that he gave all his pictures fancy prices, and so wealthy that he could have bought them. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke Then a landscape painter, one of the Barbizon group, appeared, and, as a former associate of Rudolph Côt, and a man of means and position, his suit was successful. Visionaries We had one man of means—Philo Sherman Bennett, the friend of Mr. Bryan. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine A man of means maintains it for social and business reasons. If You're Going to Live in the Country But Mr. Morton is thinking he will call too; and Mr. Morton is a man of means; he owns a large part of Mill Hollow, called also Morton Hollow. Wych Hazel I am a man of means, and I can do as I please. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow The rôle of single blessedness may be charming to a man of means, but it is often extremely irksome to an heiress in her own right. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood Subsequently it was further enacted that no county candidate should be eligible unless he was a man of means and social standing. The Leading Facts of English History The man who had hailed Bob Chester appeared to be about twenty-five years old, and his clothes were well-fitting, giving him the air of a man of means. Bob Chester's Grit From Ranch to Riches He walked out again into the street, a man of means. The Survivor The lover, an American man of means, is startled out of his sensuous, inactive life in Venice by his lady-love's scorn for his indolence. The False Gods A man of means, Rodney would no doubt have held, has much ado to save his soul alive; better, if possible, be a bricklayer or a mendicant friar. The Lee Shore You're disgracefully countryfied and uninformed for a man of means, and Europe'll open your eyes and prove to you how insignificant you really are. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad My own father was a man of means, but he was so angry at my joining the Froebel community at Keilhau125 that he refused me any assistance whatever. Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel translated and annotated by Emilie Michaelis ... and H. Keatley Moore. The owner of the place is a man of means, but the meals served were of a mean and frugal kind. In Indian Mexico (1908) Holcombe's breakfast established him as a man of means and one who could entertain properly, and after that his society was counted upon for every hour of the day. The Exiles and Other Stories And, too, after he had envisioned the circumstance that he was now a man of means. Bunker Bean Tom Cutter was waiting for Norton--merely to tell him that a stranger had come to San Juan, a Mexican with all the earmarks of a gentleman and a man of means. The Bells of San Juan I wouldn't have you buy a pig in a poke and take a man of means without knowing where you stood. The Spinners But when death came to him, an evil thing befell the reputation of that holy man of means. Stories of the Border Marches He certainly appeared to be a man of means. When A Man's A Man I am a man of means--of large means. Gordon Keith Then the love of finery, which forms so large a part of the feminine character, tempts the girl to become the 'kept' woman of some man of means. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society When he bowed to some one, he immediately whispered to Anna: "A civil councillor . . . visits at His Excellency's"; or, "A man of means . . . has a house of his own." The Party Of the two, young Woodhull, planter and man of means, mentioned by Molly's mother as open suitor, himself at first sight had not seemed so ill a figure, either. The Covered Wagon When he learned, as a man of means soon must, that good pictures may still be bought in Italy, he promptly succumbed to the covetousness of the collector, and the motor-car became predatory. The Collectors It is truer to say that she regarded him less as a man of means than as a magic and inexhaustible siphon of money. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns They said it was the only street for a man of means, for there could be found the very things for which we strive in life. Laugh and Live He received Thorhall in a friendly way, because he knew he was a man of means, and asked him what news he had. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts His affairs ran smoothly, he was well equipped and seemed a man of means. The Covered Wagon Lilly was now a man of means, and was enabled to study that science which he afterwards practised with so much success. The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-54 Evidently she regarded him as a man of means. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns It is a fortunate thing that you are a man of means. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories Money has been freely used, even for the changing of laws if need be; and the sentencing of a man of means generally means only that he will have a new trial. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia His natural abilities being good and his mind strong, he must therefore be a man of means, and I think it matters little to his conscience how he comes by his wealth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 The old home of his youth had subsequently passed into the hands of a man of means, who had added to it, improved the surroundings, and turned it into a modern and elegant villa. English Men of Letters: Crabbe When, in 1887, I arrived in Georgetown to take up an appointment in a public office, I found Mr. Abel an old resident there, a man of means and a favourite in society. Green Mansions: a romance of the tropical forest Being a man of means and influence, he was listened to with respect by the scattered white settlers in his vicinity. Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains At the end of ten years he had become a man of means. The Count's Millions As her husband was a man of means, and had doubtless returned by this time, could she not send them the money? Tess of the d'Urbervilles I am a man of means, though my costume may be unconventional. A Chair on the Boulevard When he was last in England, Chisholm had been generally regarded as a man of means, though it was rumored that he was addicted to hazardous speculations. Vane of the Timberlands "Oh!" replied the sailor, "he looked well, in spite of his gray hair; as for his costume, he appeared to be a man of means, with a beautiful gold chain on his belt." Ramuntcho He was a bachelor and a man of means—facts which taken together with his literary reputation and his agreeable aspect made him welcome among women; of which he was well aware. The Case of Richard Meynell Johnson was now a man of means, the successful transactions with the army having given him more money than he had ever possessed at one time before. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men And as he was comparatively a man of means, his generous, impetuous temper was able to gratify itself in ways that would have been impossible to others. Robert Elsmere And you should have seen this fortunate mortal, living like a man of means, with his hands in his pockets, well clad and well fed. L'Assommoir It shone through the window of a house of some size, with ornamental grounds around it, and apparently the abode of a man of means. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee I don't think we are mistaken; but even if you can prove that you are not Bastow, but William Johnson, a man of means and family, we have evidence enough upon the other charges. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret To a man of means, who has money to spend, surrender is not very difficult; he has but to follow the formula. Youth and Egolatry Tushin, a retired cavalry captain, was also a man of means, and of some ability. The Possessed (The Devils) Until recently, when a man of means died, a slave had to be killed and his head placed on top of the coffin. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 A man of means, I concluded, to be able to smoke at this hour of an ordinary week-day. Alone A student and a man of means, he had never hesitated between his interests and his convictions. A Girl Among the Anarchists Although he was Page 122dressed in European garb and was evidently a man of means and intelligence, and near the railroad, there were no modern implements in sight. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru Oh! he was not a philanthropist, he should expect to be well paid for his services; but the Dreyfus family was rich, and M. Zola, too, was a man of means. With Zola in England He belonged to a good family, and originally was a man of means. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women My dear little girl," I said, "I am no man of means and I cannot go gadding about Europe. The Secrets of the German War Office What a joker he is!—He sets you up as a young man of means. Vautrin Enforced idleness makes a criminal of a poor man; it urges the man of means to travel. Man on the Box His father was a man of means and a friend of Cæsar, whom he frequently entertained. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic An offer of marriage came to her from a man of means and social station. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists He was not a man of means, but her forethought enabled them to live comfortably. History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra The detective had declared to Mr. Bingle that his client was a man of means, married, and eminently respectable, but then a detective's idea of respectability is not always a safe one to go by. Mr. Bingle As a man of means he had at one time made the acquaintance of nearly all the great actors and actresses of his day, and had even known how to win their friendship. My Life — Volume 1 He thought me a man of means whom he could bleed. The Ivory Trail I am a man of means, I would find a flat with board for you, with fuel and light. Yama: the pit He would be going away for one, two, or three months; and all that time, instead of our wretched privations, he would be transformed into a man of means! Under Fire: the story of a squad A man of means, Arbuthnot was sometime later to apply his money to the cause he had at heart; and year in, year out, we shall find him and Burton striking at the self-same anvil. The Life of Sir Richard Burton When I found myself a man of means, I knew that the time had come for stirring. Denzil Quarrier He had retired from the Army some years before with the rank of Major, and lived with his mother—he was a man of means—in Wellingsford. The Red Planet He is a man of means and is deeply interested in questions of conservation and the improvement of our waterways. Letters of Franklin K. Lane We think it well, however, to apprise you of the arrival of a young Oxford student in the neighbourhood of Miss Plynlimmon's cottage, who is apparently a young man of means and refinement. Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy And lastly, that while not liberal, he had given many evidences of being a man of means. The Leavenworth Case The study, handsomely and solidly furnished, proclaims the man of means. Man and Superman A man of means, genial character, and a bachelor, he was an object of great interest to his neighbours, and to his neighbours’ wives and daughters. A Changed Man; and other tales Young Cleveland was taken into her home virtually as private secretary to her husband, Lewis F. Allen, a man of means, culture, and public spirit. The Cleveland Era; a chronicle of the new order in politics By the seventies he was a man of means and he had some influence in the new Dominion of Canada. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states His father was a man of means and position, and he personally supervised the early education of his son. Faust — Part 1 Howe found an ally in George W. Bliss, a man of means, who had faith in the machine and who bought out Fisher's interest and proceeded to prosecute infringers. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest His rooms, in a narrow square skirting Belgravia, were unchanged since the death of his father had made him a man of means. The Island Pharisees If that happened, he would be raised to "twenty-five per" and would be a man of means. T. Tembarom As Harris was the only man of means interested in this scheme of publication, Joe supplied him with a paper containing some characters which he said were copied from one of the plates. The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 He was a lawyer of distinction, somewhat older than most of her friends, and a man of means and fine family. The Call of the Canyon Being a man of means and leisure, I stuck, as you may say, to the skin of my thief, and did, in order to unmask him, one of the cleverest things of my career. The Lesser Bourgeoisie He is more likely to be some wealthy or well-born person, or man of means and influence. Polity Athenians and Lacedaemonians A man with a bundle of high-class furs is a man of means in any frontier town. Rolf in the Woods |
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