overshotpa. p. outshot,beaten in shooting,i.e. de-feated 在射擊上被超過,在射擊上被打敗,被戰(zhàn)勝。 △H.V.37.139(124): “’Tis not the first time you were over-shot.”你也不是頭一回射擊失敗。
overshotp. a.wide of the mark,in error遠離目標,不中,出錯。 △L.L.L.1.1.141(142): “So study evermoreis overshot.”讀書人總是這樣舍近而求遠。 △L.L.L.4.3160 (158): “All three of you. to be thus mucho’ershot?”你們三個,犯了這樣大的錯。 |