单词 | chirp up |
释义 | > as lemmasto chirp up c. to chirp up (U.S.): to cheer up. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > make cheerful [verb (transitive)] to mend a person's cheera1325 raisec1384 cherishc1400 rehetec1400 blithec1440 cheer1440 lightena1450 light?1473 embellish1481 hearten1524 exhilarate1540 laetificate1547 to cheer up1550 lift1572 to do a person's heart good1575 acheera1592 upcheerc1595 cherry1596 relevate1598 encheer1605 brighten1607 buoy1652 undumpisha1661 to lift (up) a person's spirits1711 cheerfulize1781 blithen1824 pearten1827 chirk1843 to chipper up1873 to chirp up188. to buck up1909 188. J. Greenwood Odd People 87 I chirped her up for a time, but she did not last much longer. chirp up b. To talk in sprightly and lively tones, to give utterance to cheerful feelings. Also to chirp it and chirp up. U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > be cheerful [verb (intransitive)] > assume expression of cheerful liveliness > speak in lively and cheerful tones chirp1648 chirrup1775 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. E He chirpt for joy, to see himself disceav'd. 1664 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 38 As when you may remember wee chirpt it sometimes in Duke Street. 1823 C. Lamb South-sea House in Elia 7 How would he chirp, and expand, over a muffin. 1887 H. Caine Son of Hagar I. i. ii. 40 They're chirming and chirping like as many sparrows. 1897 R. M. Stuart In Simpkinsville 35 Mis' Meredith is chirpin' up a'ready. < as lemmas |
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