| 单词 | set phrase |
| 例句 | We overhear scraps of conversation we barely understand, and glimpse codes, gestures and set phrases that as western observers we don't readily pick up on. 11 Flowers - review 2012-05-22T13:01:46Z "A searing indictment of Thatcher's Britain" became a set phrase if you were suggesting a story at the monthly writers' conference. Margaret Thatcher never liked her country 2013-04-14T07:00:00Z Letters open with set phrases and ruminations on the weather, with the eventual point often amounting to a single sentence or even word, buried in a page of prose. How Emoji Got to the White House 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z In speeches he repeats set phrases like "Putin must not win, Ukraine must exist". Germany's Scholz wobbles on tanks for Ukraine 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z By early 2019, May’s habit of sticking to set phrases rather than shifting position to appease her critics was increasingly enraging lawmakers. Brexit puts end in sight for Britain's Theresa May 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Her adult life has been marked by constant war, so much so that “defeating the terrorists” is little more than a set phrase she rolls her eyes at. 'I'm sorry' for war and fear of terrorism: ex-US diplomat's apology to daughter 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z In Spanish, it is a set phrase, less dramatic than it sounds when translated literally, but he soon looked pretty silly. Rayo Vallecano aim for Europe spot while bemoaning manic Mondays 2013-01-14T14:37:56Z Not versed in the set phrases of speech, time-worn and hackneyed, their thoughts were naive, fresh, crude and angular as the frost-rended rocks on the mountain side. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z The name of the king is there in good set phrase; but the soul of the thing is its assumption of sovereignty in the people. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z There is an old-fashioned exaggeration about their set phrases of politeness. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Over and over, in the same set phrases, they pressed those great truths, until, strive as one would, one could never forget them. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z The imitative instinct of childhood quickly reproduces the sentiments around it, and set phrases which meet with admiration flow glibly from baby-lips. My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z It's got to be a sort of set phrase about me, that I'm coming. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z She excited his curiosity in that awkward moment of silence after she had spoken her set phrase of welcome. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Another mode of being rude, is to collect, and have at command, all the set phrases used by uncivil persons, in order to say what they fancy very sharp and severe things. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z Rude am I in my speech, And little bless'd with the set phrase of peace. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z So absorbing did this topic prove that they were both quite aggrieved when Mr. Christie came to ask Elizabeth to sing, and with many fair words and set phrases led her to the piano. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z The courteous one summed up the matter in set phrase. A Romance in Transit "Rude must they be in speech—and little graced with the set phrase of peace." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 In vain he sought for inspired words that would reestablish the happy land beyond the grave that his teachers had ever pictured in set phrase. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Once and again we find one going through the positions of prayer and accompanying set phrases. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It They exhibit, in the same set phrases, the same large amount of somewhat obtrusive sanctimoniousness. Leading Articles on Various Subjects One gets habituated to set phrases—to pet ideas—to the traditions of the locality—to the prejudices of the readers, political or religious, as the case may be. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 He addressed a few set phrases to the Queen, then attacked me—"attacked" is the right word. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess Let the soul be but gentle and receptive, and this vast truth will come home—not in set phrases, perhaps, but as a feeling, a comfort, which, after all, is the last essence of knowledge. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel He was polite to his wife, and even loverlike with the set phrases and gestures and caresses of habit. Making People Happy On the other hand this ready writer is often conventional; a set phrase contents him, why should he labor to escape the usual formula? Washington Irving He wrote as easily as he talked, colloquially, without any attempt at style or set phrase. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters Many of those who have already spoken, have dilated in glowing and set phrases on the perils which have menaced the republic. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 Already she saw him bowing before her, hat in hand, and heard the set phrase, "May I have the pleasure of your company home?" and she saw herself sailing away upon his arm. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories "He isn't hiring any men," she ventured, adapting a set phrase she had often heard Belle use. Laramie Holds the Range There is no formal moral, obtruding itself in set phrase. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 Country gentlemen still talked in good set phrase about "the robbery of the Church"; in actual fact they were very complacently and competently helping to administer its new constitution. Irish Books and Irish People The Speaker who was to pronounce the admonition was no commonplace piece of clay, trained to the set phrase of office, like the previous occupant had been. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion Thou shalt have a hundred such set phrases and five hundred to the boot of them. Short Stories of Various Types There was no sparring for an opening, no dignified parade of set phrases leading up to the main point. Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm Rude indeed may he sometimes be in his speech, "and little versed in the set phrase of peace," but through it all is the ring of sturdy honesty and independence. Marion's Faith. After the usual set phrases as to the honour and good faith of the combatants, Santa Margherita gave the word in a ringing powerful voice. The Child of Pleasure The suttas came first embodying, in set phrases, the doctrine that had to be handed down. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" But all the German prisoners repeated what he had said to me as a set phrase. Fighting France Over and over she conned the set phrases she was going to say when finally he came. Parrot & Co. "You have thanked me very eloquently, little one; more so than if you had used set phrases." Medoline Selwyn's Work He could not see any necessity to set it forth as particularly as a legal contract, in certain set phrases and with conventional ceremonies. The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York Both are lulled by the familiar sound of the set phrase or word and glide easily over them. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar "The king lives for ever," she answered, in the set phrase of assent common at the court. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster He tried to prepare the few set phrases in which the intelligence would be couched, but found none that were satisfactory. A Comedy of Masks A Novel He spoke in set phrases, as if he had rehearsed the sentences many times. The Voice of the People It is said to have paid reverence to the prophet, addressing him in elegant Arabic, in set phrase of encomium, and concluding with the formula of the Mussulman faith. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 There are to be no idioms or set phrases, no words that depend upon their context or upon allusion for their full sense. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar Lien shih pu tien, "to patch the sky with precious stones," is a set phrase by which the Chinese indicate that which is fabulous and absurd. The Awakening of China Labor leaders of all sorts would flock to him in a bitter, weltering mass, mouthing the set phrases of class-hatred they use so effectually in stirring up trouble. An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker Just as in European riddles certain set phrases or sentences are found frequently at the beginning or end of the riddle. A Little Book of Filipino Riddles It is, in fact, noticeable that we possess no recognised English set phrase, such as "to startle the Philistine" or "to ruffle the hair of the Philistine." Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" This necessity made writing four pages dull work at times, and resulted in Jimmy's adoption of various set phrases as filling matter. The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps But Asako only knew a few set phrases of her native tongue. Kimono If a man of fashion wished to protest against some solecism in another man of fashion, his utterance would be a mere string of set phrases, as lifeless as a string of dead fish. The Defendant Some of the pieces relate to domestic circumstances, others are calculated to cheat "sorrow of a smile," whilst all are, to use a set phrase, highly honourable to the head and heart of the author. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 380, July 11, 1829 He thanked the knight, therefore, in set phrase, but reminded him that a yeoman like himself might hardly offer such a dinner to a knight as a gift of charity. Robin Hood He could not on the spur of the moment string together the more or less set phrases which an after-dinner oration demands. Life and Letters of Robert Browning The business of life is not carried on by words, but in set phrases, each with a special and almost a slang signification. Across the Plains Adv. in round terms, in set terms, in good set terms, set terms; in set phrases. <— p. Roget's Thesaurus Nor must it be thought that such characterisation has anything in common with the set phrases of Dickens. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I Mrs. Vervain and the priest were trying each other in French, and not making great advance; he explained to Florida in Italian, and she answered him hesitatingly; whereupon he praised her Italian in set phrase. A Foregone Conclusion On going over the minor orders, riders, and corrections of the President, it will be seen that he never succumbed to conforming with the stale and set phrases of the civil-service documents. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form The end of the siege brought countless letters of congratulation, which, whether lay or clerical, never failed to remind him, in set phrases, that he was but an instrument in the hands of Providence. A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II The charge is honorable, as are all that come of the state," repeated the other, with the formal readiness in which set phrases are uttered; "the charge is honorable for one of thy birth. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Hurriedly he turned over the pages to "Ammunition" and read down the set phrases and their code equivalents. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 3, 1917 Phrase -- N. phrase, expression, set phrase; sentence, paragraph; figure of speech &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases The clergyman, Butler, is innocent of all but involuntary presence at an action which he wanted spirit to approve of, and from which he endeavoured, with his best set phrases, to dissuade us. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 So she pardoned the fair, frail invalid who, reclining languidly upon the couch, asked as to her health and congratulated her in cool, set phrases upon her recovery. Bricks Without Straw And the experience and the heart of most men convert into touching eloquence even the poorest formula of set phrases about the tremendous Fact. The Recreations of a Country Parson I told him in the set phrases of my profession. Dark Hollow Adv. in round terms, in set terms, in good set terms, set terms; in set phrases. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases He is sober then, quite parsonified in demeanour; his speech "all in the set phrase of peace," and would be scandalised by the mere mention of melaleuca nectar. Confessions of a Beachcomber The limit of his 'set phrases' is somewhat narrow; but notwithstanding this little impediment, he has a wonderful facility for making heroes. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter There was no sparring for an opening, no dignified parade of set phrases, leading up to the main point. Love Among the Chickens One cannot use any set phrases about such a monument. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End Mr. Hazel was shocked at this finale; but he knew what sailors are, and how little meaning there is in their set phrases. Foul Play At last the letter was begun, in the style of Matilda and the "Polite Letter Writer" combined, though the meek-spirited Annette peeped through in the connecting links of the set phrases. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife At times Miss Keller seemed to lack flexibility, her thoughts ran in set phrases which she seemed to have no power to revise or turn over in new ways. The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy The set phrases, the vain prayer offered for other sinners, the hypocritical profession of a superior righteousness, were neither noble nor sincere. A Book of Scoundrels |
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