单词 | rise upon |
释义 | > as lemmasto rise upon d. intransitive. to rise in a person's estimation (also †opinion): to become more highly regarded by a person. Also in †to rise upon: to become more appealing to, to grow on, (a person). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)] > improve in a person's opinion to rise in a person's estimation1633 1633 J. Ford Broken Heart iii. i. sig. F5[3] May my duty Still rise in your opinion, sacred Princess. 1760 S. Johnson Idler 5 Apr. 105 Value is more frequently raised by Scarcity than by Use. That which lay neglected when it was common, rises in Estimation as its Quantity becomes less. 1780 S. J. Pratt Emma Corbett II. lxxvi. 123 I have again beheld the source of my admiration... She rises every moment upon me. 1804 H. L. Piozzi Diary 11 Oct. in Thraliana (1942) II. 1061 These Irish rise upon one daily. I seem to like them all. 1835 T. B. Macaulay Let. 29 May in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) I. vi. 436 The character of Socrates does not rise upon me. 1876 Paper & Printing Trades Jrnl. Sept. 8/1 The ‘Squeezers’ Playing Cards introduced by Messrs. Lawrence Brothers..are rapidly rising in popular estimation. 1922 J. Wordie Let. 15 May in M. Smith Sir James Wordie xiii. 160 Shackleton..continually rose in my estimation and forced one to overlook his shortcomings. 1951 N. Schachner Thomas Jefferson II. lvi. 790 Plumer acknowledged that the more he saw of Clinton, the more the old man rose in his estimation. 2004 J. Fellowes Snobs x. 108 I could see..that I had risen quantifiably in his estimation. to rise upon ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > take hostile measures against riseOE raisec1384 heave at1546 to shove at1577 endeavour?1589 to give a lift at1622 attempt1749 to rise upon1816 the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > take a fancy or liking [verb (intransitive)] > gain more of a person's liking or admiration to rise upon1816 1816 G. Crabb Eng. Synonymes 710/1 [The idea of] the word Seem rises upon that of Appear. < as lemmas |
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