英语词汇“not up to much”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

f. In negative or interrogative context: any great amount, anything important. not up to much: weak, tired, incapable; poor in quality, second-rate.

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1748 B. Franklin Let. June in Writings (1987) 436 Two of Benny's letters of complaint, which, as you observe, do not amount to much.

1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey xvii. 251 I paid more attention to dress than ever I had done before..this is not saying much, for hitherto I had been a little neglectful in that particular.

1858 R. M. Ballantyne Coral Island xxvii. 334 I don't feel up to much just now.

1876 W. S. Gilbert Princess Toto ii. 32 Our Brigands are not up to much. They're a very weedy lot.

1925 V. Woolf Mrs. Dalloway v. 157 The difference between one man and another does not amount to much.

1948 A. Christie Taken at Flood i. xvi. 95 I know service isn't up to much nowadays—but I still think they run a mop under the furniture.

1988 Which? Dec. 582/1 Some of you have been put off because you thought the quality of the wine wouldn't be up to much.

(b) not up to much, of no great ability, importance, or worth.

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1863 M. E. Braddon Aurora Floyd xxi The new chap warn't up to mooch.

1884 G. A. Sala Journey due South i. ix The shoes were not, to use a vulgarism, ‘up to much’.

单词	not up to much
释义	> as lemmas not up to much f. In negative or interrogative context: any great amount, anything important. not up to much: weak, tired, incapable; poor in quality, second-rate. ΚΠ 1748 B. Franklin Let. June in Writings (1987) 436 Two of Benny's letters of complaint, which, as you observe, do not amount to much. 1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey xvii. 251 I paid more attention to dress than ever I had done before..this is not saying much, for hitherto I had been a little neglectful in that particular. 1858 R. M. Ballantyne Coral Island xxvii. 334 I don't feel up to much just now. 1876 W. S. Gilbert Princess Toto ii. 32 Our Brigands are not up to much. They're a very weedy lot. 1925 V. Woolf Mrs. Dalloway v. 157 The difference between one man and another does not amount to much. 1948 A. Christie Taken at Flood i. xvi. 95 I know service isn't up to much nowadays—but I still think they run a mop under the furniture. 1988 Which? Dec. 582/1 Some of you have been put off because you thought the quality of the wine wouldn't be up to much. extracted from muchadj.adv.pron.n. not up to much (b) not up to much, of no great ability, importance, or worth. ΚΠ 1863 M. E. Braddon Aurora Floyd xxi The new chap warn't up to mooch. 1884 G. A. Sala Journey due South i. ix The shoes were not, to use a vulgarism, ‘up to much’. extracted from upadv.² < as lemmas
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