might and main

名词 n. 副词 adv.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. All one's strength. uncountable
    — with might and main
副词 adv.
  1. With all one's strength; as hard as one can. not-comparable
    — […] I found myself hanging on the skysail-yard, holding on might and main to the mast; and curling my feet round the rigging, as if they were another pair of hands.

词源

词源 1
A reduplication of two words meaning strength.
词源 2
A reduplication of two words meaning strength.
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