| 单词 | unfought |
| 释义 | unˈfought, ppl. a.
[un-1 8 b, 8 c; cf. next.]
1. Of persons: Not fought with or for.
1523Ld. Berners Froiss. I. xviii. 25 He toke mede and money of the Scottis, to thentent they myght departe pryuely by nyght, vnfoughte withall. 1586J. Hooker Hist. Irel. 148/1 in Holinshed II, Thinking it should be too great a dishonour vnto him to be bearded with a traitor, and to let him depart vnfought withall. 1619Fletcher, etc. Knt. Malta i. iii, Mountferrat should perceive my Sister had A Brother would not live to see her dye Unfought for. 1659B. Harris Parival's Iron Age 211 Prince Rupert..might have gone away unfought with but that such counsell was too cold for so hot a stomach. [1822Scott Halidon Hill i. ii. 9 If we leave it Unfought withal, it squares not with our honour.]
b. Not encountered in fight; without fighting.
1596Edward III, iii. iii. 139 These English faine would spend the time in words, That, night approching, they might escape vnfought. 1697Dryden æneis ix. 159 For fly they cannot, and, constrained to stay, Must yield unfought, a base inglorious prey.
2. Of battles, etc.: Not fought; uncontested.
1669Earl of Orrery Parthen. (1676) 738 How many Battels..had been unfought? 1807Wordsw. White Doe iii. 217 We yield (and can it be?) an unfought field! 1820Praed Eve of Battle 68 Anticipation fires his brain With fights unfought. 1898Westm. Gaz. 6 June 2/2 We think that the constituency ought not to go unfought. |
英语词典包含277258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。
相关内容11：
相关热词搜索：unfought英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
字词 绝对配额 释义 【经】 absolute quotas 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基本涵......
单词 unfouled 释义 ▪ I. unfouled, ppl. a.1[un-1 8 + foul v.1]Not made foul or impure; und......
字词 绝对速度 释义 【化】 absolute velocity 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基本......
单词 hallan-shaker 释义 hallan-shaker Sc.A beggar who stands shaking the hallan; a vagabon......
字词 绝对速率 释义 【机】 absolute speed 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基本涵......
单词 hallan 释义 hallan Sc. and north. dial.|hln|Also 6–8 halland, 8 hallon, 8–9 hallen.......