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单词 rise upon
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to 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).
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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.
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to rise upon
e. intransitive. to rise upon: to be superior to. Obsolete. rare.
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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.
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