Clem

(v. t. & i.) To starve; to famish.

录入:山姆

• I'm a poor black feckless sheep--childer may clem for aught I can do, unless, parson, yo'd help me? 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• We'll just clem them to death first; and see who'll work for 'em then. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Beat it out, beat it out--Old Clem! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• With a thump and a sound--Old Clem! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Orlick sometimes growled, Beat it out, beat it out,--Old Clem! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• It was a song that imitated the measure of beating upon iron, and was a mere lyrical excuse for the introduction of Old Clem's respected name. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Thus, you were to hammer boys round--Old Clem! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• We just take our hands fro' our looms, and say, Yo' may clem us, but yo'll not put upon us, my masters! 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• This was not a very ceremonious way of rendering homage to a patron saint, but I believe Old Clem stood in that relation towards smiths. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Yo're not to think we'd ha' letten 'em clem, for all we're a bit pressed oursel'; if neighbours doesn't see after neighbours, I dunno who will. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• And I've been a turn-out, and known what it were to clem; so if I get a shilling, sixpence shall go to them if they axe it from me. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Blow the fire, blow the fire--Old Clem! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• But it's winter, and th' childer will clem. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Thy lile Jack shall na' clem. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Roaring dryer, soaring higher--Old Clem! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• There was a song Joe used to hum fragments of at the forge, of which the burden was Old Clem. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• With a clink for the stout--Old Clem! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• We're but where we was; and I'll break stones on th' road afore I let these little uns clem. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• With a clink for the stout,--Old Clem! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.

手打:莉莲