| 釋義 |
beardn.Phrases:beards wag all: all the beards wag up and down (asmen talk and laugh) （男人們說(shuō)笑時(shí)）胡子一翹一翹。
△2H.IV.5.3.35(34): “’Tis merry in hall whenbeards wag all，”在大廳里說(shuō)笑，胡子一翹一翹。(按： beards wag又作beard wags。)
beard to beard: face to face面對(duì)面。
△Mac.5.5.6: “We might have met them dareful,beard to beard,/And beat them backward home.”我們盡可以大膽出去面對(duì)面迎戰(zhàn)他們，把他們打回老家去。
in his beard: to his face當(dāng)著他的面。
△H.Ⅴ.3.2.79(70):“I will verify as much in his beard.”我要當(dāng)著他的面證明這一點(diǎn)。
beardvt.
1. pull by the beard,i.e. challenge,dare to combat扯…的胡子，（比喻）向…挑戰(zhàn)，敢與…戰(zhàn)斗。
△1H.Ⅳ.4.1.11:“No man so potent breathes upon the ground/But Iwill beard him.”只要是生存在地面上的人，沒(méi)有哪一個(gè)我不敢扯他的胡子。
2. confront boldly,challenge 大膽面對(duì)，向…挑戰(zhàn)，
△Ham.2.2.452 (423):“com’st thou to beard me in Denmark?”(with a play on “valanced”above)你到丹麥來(lái)，是拿胡子來(lái)嚇我，向我挑戰(zhàn)嗎？
3. defy to the face. oppose to the face. affront,insult當(dāng)面藐視，當(dāng)面反對(duì)，有意冒犯，侮辱。
△1H.Ⅵ.1.3.44:“Dowhat thou dar’st,I beard thee to thy face.”你只要敢，我就當(dāng)面刮你的胡子（侮辱你）。
△2H.Ⅵ.4.10 39(37):“Brave thee! Ay,by the best blood that ever wasbroached,and beard thee too.”向你挑戰(zhàn)！ 哪怕要流出最高貴的鮮血，我也要把你當(dāng)面侮辱一番。 |