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stound

/stound, stoond/US // staʊnd, stund //UK // (staʊnd) //

捣乱,捣毁,捣蛋,捣乱的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Archaic. a short time; short while.
  1. 1
    • : Chiefly Scot. to pain; hurt.

Examples

  • Just after I was put to my prenticeship, having made free choice of the tailoring trade, I had a terrible stound of calf-love.

  • Stound; a stroke that suddenly over-powers and produces faintness.

  • It cannot be presumption to take that as your own, when you find that your wounds stound you.

  • Suddenly there was a shock and stound all over the vessel, her progress was stopped, and a rocking vibration was felt everywhere.

  • I felt a stound of anguish at the words that might in other circumstances have been true but now were so remote from it.