单词 | to draw together |
释义 | > as lemmasto draw together to draw together 1. a. transitive. To bring together (esp. people) from scattered places or sources; to gather together; to cause to gather. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] somnec825 heapc900 gathera975 samc1000 to set togetherc1275 fang1340 assemblec1374 recueilc1380 drawa1393 to draw togethera1398 semblea1400 congatherc1400 congregatec1400 to take together1490 recollect1513 to gather togetherc1515 to get together1523 congesta1552 confer1552 collect1573 ingatherc1575 ramass1586 upgather1590 to muster upa1593 accrue1594 musterc1595 compone1613 herd1615 contract1620 recoil1632 comporta1641 rally1643 rendezvous1670 purse1809 adduct1824 to round up1873 reeve1876 to pull together1925 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. xl. 1303 Some stynkynge þinges beþ ydoon in medicyne, as..asa fetida... Þey draweþ togidres roted humours..and putteþ hem oute of þe body. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. ii. l. 173 (MED) Denes and suddenes, drawe ȝow togideres, Erchdekenes and officiales and alle ȝowre Regystreres. ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) i. pr. iii. l. 222 If þei..assaile vs as strengere, oure leder draweþ to gedir hys rycchesse in to hys toure. ?1492 tr. Raymond of Capua Lyf St. Katherin of Senis (de Worde) ii. xii. sig. mv/1 On the morowe thyse in fantes drewe theym togyder in a companye and wolde suffer none corrupte child come amonges theym. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. lxxxiiii. f. xliiiv/2 Than he drewe togyder all his company and withdrue backe towarde his shyppes in great hast. 1694 I. Newton Let. 25 May in Corr. (1961) III. 362 A Fair draws together a greater Number of Chapmen than little markets doe. 1736 T. Lediard Life Marlborough I. 63 An Army of about 1600 Men was drawn together. 1859 Harper's Mag. May 767/1 Her outcries drew together a crowd of idlers and lookers-on. 1969 G. St George Siberia xiii. 226 The amalgamating spirit of Russia, which draws together people of various races, colors, and creeds. 1985 J. N. Isbister Freud v. 204 Freud drew all of his thoughts on civilization together in 1930. 2014 Guardian 25 July (G2 section) 6/3 Afrofuturism draws together elements of astral jazz, African American sci-fi and psychedelic hip-hop into an all-encompassing philosophy. 2015 Australian (Nexis) 26 Feb. 29 It has drawn together a group of wealthy investors to buy a Sydney office tower. b. intransitive. Of people or animals: to come together, to gather. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of people or animals gathera975 ensemblea1300 drawc1300 semble1389 herd1393 assemblea1400 routa1400 sanka1400 trume?a1400 musterc1425 convene1429 resemblea1450 to draw together1455 forgather1513 accompany1534 troop1565 congregate1570 to get together1575 parliament?1589 accoil1590 join1706 to roll up1817 congressa1850 to round up1879 1455–6 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. July 1455 §12. m. 24 The lordes of this lande..mowe drawe directly togidres in oon union and accorde, in that that may be sowne to the honour, prosperite and welfare of the kyng. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xviii. f. lviii/1 They drewe togyder & mounted on their horses, and yssued out he that myght firste. ?1569 T. Norton Warnyng agaynst Papistes sig. Oiv Let vs draw louingly together, and then say and sing merily, God spede the ploughe of England. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 116 Our men immediately..drew together in a body. 1893 National Observer 5 Aug. 304/1 They drew closer together. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xvii. 274 Various people tended to draw together in the hall. 1982 Washington Post 22 Apr. c8/1 As the cocktail crowd swirled under the vast vaulted splendor of the library's Great Hall, unlikely bibliophiles drew together. 2007 Callaloo 30 887 The birds drew together like scheming old women at the market. 2. intransitive. To come together, so as to occupy a smaller area; to shrink, contract. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > become reduced in size or extent [verb (intransitive)] > contract or shrink shrimc1000 shrinkc1275 to draw togethera1398 gather1577 coact1578 to fall together1583 draw1615 contract1648 to run up1838 to take up1860 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. i. 1092 Þilke beþ crepynge bestes and wormes þat passeþ fro place to place by strecchynge of body and drawynge eft togyderes. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 527 His skynne draweth togyther lyke burned lether. 1893 Temple Bar Jan. 157 Her dark brows draw together over her black eyes. 2007 W. Barlowe God's Demon xv. 130 A blue effulgence grew between the floating horns above his head. It drew together, growing brighter, and became a quickly rotating ball. 3. transitive (reflexive). To recover control of oneself or one's emotions; to gather one's faculties or resources; to collect oneself. Cf. to pull together 2b at pull v. Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (reflexive)] > collect one's energies to gather oneself (together)1470 to draw together1856 the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > restore oneself [verb (reflexive)] reintegrate1591 recovera1715 to draw together1856 1856 E. P. De Lesdernier Berenice ix. 88 Startled into life by this new danger just escaped, I once more drew myself together for a renewal of my journey. 1885 G. Allen Babylon I. i. 1 Mrs. Winthrop drew herself together from the peas she was languidly shelling. 1908 Smart Set May 117/1 At the house she aroused herself and stepped numbly from the rig; then paused at the door, drawing herself together for the meeting with Aunt Maria. 2000 H. Habila in Timbuktu, Timbuktu (2002) 20 He had been speaking in a rush; now he drew himself together and, as though to reassert his authority, began to pace the room, speaking in a subdued, measured tone. < as lemmas |
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