| 单词 | to draw up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto draw up to draw up 1. a. transitive. To pull or drag (something) up; to raise (something). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > lift or take up aheaveeOE to reach upOE to draw upOE bearc1225 upnimc1290 to take upc1330 upholda1400 lutchc1400 hovec1480 upweigha1593 lift1596 poise1689 to up with1825 OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.i) anno 1040 He let dragan up þæne deadan Harald & hine on fen sceotan. a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 159 Alswa se þe sunne drach up þene deu and makeð þer of kume reines. c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 975 A cabel..Forto drawen vp al þing Þat nede was to her libbeing. a1450 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Caius) (1810) l. 55 Anon the sayl up thay drowgh. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xxvij & by force of engynes drewe it vp. 1581 True Rep. Late Murther by William Sherwood sig. A.vii The hangman was enforced to vndoo the Halter which he had fastened to the Iibbet, and to put it about his neck belowe, and so by little and little to draw him vp. 1694 tr. F. Martens Voy. Spitzbergen 161 in Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. They..draw it up also with Pulleys into the Ship. 1706 P. A. Motteux in J. Vanbrugh Mistake Epil. With Glass drawn up, Drive about Covent-Garden. 1833 R. Southey Lives Brit. Admirals I. vi. 381 When the tide came they disanchored, and drew up sail. 1869 W. Longman Hist. Edward III I. xiv. 261 The gate was shut, the bridge was drawn up. 1885 ‘L. Carroll’ Tangled Tale ii. 9 She drew up the blind, and indicated the back garden. 1918 W. Cather My Ántonia (1988) i. i. 7 A long scar ran across one cheek and drew the corner of his mouth up in a sinister curl. 2004 Amer. Poetry Rev. 33 40/1 The diver descends naked, until exhausted, drawing up the sink-stone, then the oysters. b. intransitive. To be pulled up; to rise. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] styc825 astyc950 ariseOE upstyOE to step upOE upcomec1000 to come upOE to go upOE upwendc1200 runge?c1225 amountc1275 upgoa1325 heavec1325 uparise1340 ascend1382 higha1393 lifta1400 risea1400 skilla1400 uprisea1400 raisec1400 rearc1400 surmount1430 to get upc1450 transcenda1513 springa1525 upmounta1560 assurge?1567 hove1590 surgea1591 tower1618 hoist1647 upheave1649 to draw up1672 spire1680 insurrect1694 soar1697 upsoar1726 uprear1828 higher1889 1672 E. Ravenscroft Citizen turn'd Gentleman i. i. sig. B (stage direct.) The Curtain draws up and discovers the Musick Master siting at a Table. 1770 G. Colman Man & Wife Prelude 5 The curtain is just going to draw up. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous iii. 57 Dan..twitched once or twice on the roding, and..the anchor drew up at once. 1958 P. E. Bentley Crescendo ii. 62 The lift drew up; Arnold pushed back the gates and strode ahead. 2006 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 8 June a3/2 The curtains drew up in the first scene revealing Lucy as played by principal dancer Tara Birtwhistle. 2. transitive. Cookery. To combine (an ingredient) with another to form a paste or liquid; to bring (a sauce, filling, etc.) to the proper consistency. Cf. sense 27b. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > general preparation processes > perform general preparation processes [verb (transitive)] > mix ally1381 allaya1425 drawa1425 to draw upa1425 fold1915 blend1936 a1425 (a1399) Forme of Cury (BL Add.) 86 in C. B. Hieatt & S. Butler Curye on Inglysch (1985) 117 Take almaundes..and bray hem in a morter with heppes; Drawe it vp with gode red wyne. ?c1425 Recipe in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (Arun. 334) (1790) 425 Breke hom in a morter, and drawe hom up wythe gode brothe. a1450 in T. Austin Two 15th-cent. Cookery-bks. (1888) 20 Draw hem vppe wyth þe [almond] Mylke þorw a straynoure. 1661 W. Rabisha Whole Body Cookery vii. 50 Beat up two or three yolks of eggs in a little of the said Broth, and draw it up thick, with a ladleful of drawn butter amongst it. 1723 J. Nott Cook's & Confectioner's Dict. sig. S3v Draw up that half of your Sauce that you reserv'd, with a little Butter to the thickness of Cream. 1730 C. Carter Compl. Pract. Cook 35 Put in your Sagoe..well boil'd, and Season it with Sugar, and draw it up with Eggs. 1973 C. A. Wilson Food & Drink in Brit. (1991) iv. 146 Elizabethan ‘tartstuff’, a thick pulp of boiled fruit, was often drawn up with eggs in the manner of the earlier ‘chardewardon’. 3. transitive. To mend (a hole or tear in a garment) by drawing the edges together with thread or yarn. Cf. sense 15. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [verb (transitive)] > mend fabric or clothing to make againc1384 stop1480 draw1592 darnc1600 to draw up1603 fine-draw1665 plain-darn1880 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > repair or mend draw1592 darnc1600 to draw up1603 ranter1607 fine-draw1665 clobber1851 plain-darn1880 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 967 We our selves have beene apprentises and scholars to them in the principall things of this life; namely, to the spider, for spinning, weaving, derning, and drawing up a rent. 1673 M. Stevenson Norfolk Drollery 71 Nor dost thou patch, but botch; why dost not send And draw the hole up with a Cobler's End? 1714 D. Turner De Morbis Cutaneis 268 The Puckering Work of a silly Child drawing up some Hole or Rent, which by some Accident hath been made therein. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. x. 41 That he could draw up an argument in his sermon,—or a hole in his breeches. 1840 M. P. Rouch Recoll. of Childhood 20 For the skein of silk purchased in such haste, it was probably I thought, to sew a button on the coat, or draw up a hole in the stocking of the unfortunate master of the house. 1931 Evening Tribune (Marysville, Ohio) 23 Dec. 4/5 Anyone can draw up a hole in the elbow of a sweater or seam up a snag in a wool skirt, but a good darn or patch is a work of art. 4. a. transitive. To arrange (troops) in formation. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > draw up (troops) raya1387 impale1553 to draw out1587 body1603 to draw up1608 re-form1753 form1816 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxii. 55 The enemies in vew, draw vp your powers. View more context for this quotation a1671 T. Fairfax Short Mem. (1699) 84 Here we drew up our army. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall i The legion was usually drawn up eight deep. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 243 The ranks were drawn up under arms. 1941 Life 27 Oct. 69 Before the high-gabled Flemish town of Courtrai a mighty French cavalry army, led by Count Robert of Artois, was drawn up in battle array. 1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army xx. 237 The whole regiment drawn up in review order. b. intransitive. Of troops: to take up position, to adopt a formation. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (intransitive)] > take up position liec1275 stalla1425 sleeve1598 to draw up1642 to take post1659 concentrate1813 1642 New Declar. Last Affairs Ireland 11 Some of the Troops were forced to goe about, and then drew up again in the same order, on the otherside of the Hedge. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 292 The whole Portuguese Cavalry being landed, drew up in two squadrons. 1736 T. Lediard Life Marlborough I. 231 They did, indeed, draw up in Order of Battle. 1809 A. N. Matthews tr. Mishcàt-ul-Maśábìh I. iv. xlvii. 311 We drew up in two ranks in his rear; and the enemy were between us and the Kiblah. 1992 P. O'Brian Clarissa Oakes (1997) ix. 243 They draw up in lines, throw spears and slingstones and then go for one another with clubs and the like. 5. a. intransitive. To approach, come close to; (with with) to come alongside or abreast of.Sometimes difficult to distinguish from sense 10b. ΚΠ ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 207 Let's draw vp to our fleete, and we..Stand firme, and trie, if these that raise, so high their charging darts, May be resisted. 1642 N. Bernard Whole Proc. Siege Drogheda 62 [He] drew up to them, who no sooner felt the smart of our shot..but they instantly broke. 1770 Gentleman's Mag. May 197/1 The French captain was peremptory, and the lieutenant drew up alongside of his vessel, and fired a shot into her. 1795 Ld. Nelson Let. 13 Mar. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) II. 13 As we drew up with the Enemy. 1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat 8 We drew up to the table. 1925 N. Mitchison Cloud Cuckoo Land (1928) 187 About midday they sighted a sail to the north, a small trader that drew up with them slowly, and at last hailed. 1998 H. Mantel Giant O'Brien i. 10 The youths bowed when they drew up to them. ‘Welcome, Mesters. These days, even the beggars give us the go-by.’ b. intransitive. To advance or regain one's position in a race or other contest; to catch up; to recover.See also to draw up level at Phrases 13. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > race [verb (intransitive)] > gain ground draw1823 to draw out1838 to draw up1843 1843 Caledonian Mercury 6 Mar. They went in a somewhat lengthened team over the ploughed land to the Canal, where the tail drew up, and as they entered the course.., the body of horses together was a strange one. 1864 Newcastle Courant 12 Aug. 6/7 Just as they reached the Point the Thames crew drew up, and in crossing the river collared the Tyne. 1921 Durham Univ. Jrnl. Apr. 265 Armstrong then settled down and gradually drew up and a spurt reduced the lead to ½ length. 1998 Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois) 1 May ii. 9 He had every right to cave in over the final sixteenth when one horse drew up on the outside and another came charging up inside of him. 6. transitive. To write or compose (something, esp. an official document); to compile, to put together. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > manner of writing > [verb (transitive)] > draw up document writeOE makec1300 drawc1390 to make upa1425 to make out1465 prepare1562 to draw up1623 scriven1742 to draw out1773 redact1837 1623 T. Powell Attourneys Acad. 94 The Plaintiffes Attourney..must draw vp his Declaration against the defendant, for which purpose the sayd Clerke must haue the Bond. 1693 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 423 The Committee having drawen up their Answer to the remonstrance, doe sign it. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 60. ¶7 A List of Words..drawn up by another Hand. 1787 R. Price Let. 23 Sept. in Corr. (1994) III. 143 After drawing up a plan and an account of the subjects on which I chose to assist the studies of my pupils, my spirits revolted. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) II. x. 440 The report was drawn up by men who had the means of knowing the truth. 1873 A. Borbstædt & F. Dwyer Franco-German War ix. 195 The executive commission..drew up a general plan for the transport of the whole army. 1935 P. G. Wodehouse Luck of Bodkins xv. 170 The first thing she would do, if she was a sensible kid, would be to go to her lawyer and have a contract drawn up and signed. 1960 Times 8 Mar. 10/6 The language to be used in debates, in drawing up official documents and texts of laws and decrees will be French. 1993 Time Out 31 Mar. 31/1 Based on your suggestions, we've drawn up shortlists of six restaurants, and now we're whittling these down to one. 2010 Daily Tel. 20 Aug. 3/4 The European Commission is drawing up guidelines on the permitted ingredients of the West Country staple. 7. transitive. To move (a seat) close to or alongside someone or something, often so as to be able to engage in conversation, or join in a meal or other social activity. Frequently in friendly invitations or requests to sit with someone. Cf. to pull up 6 at pull v. Phrasal verbs. ΚΠ 1692 W. Temple Mem. Christendom ii. 286 He drew up his Chair closer to me, and began a Discourse. 1787 R. Michell Fugitive Pieces II. xlix.175 He desir'd I would fall to at once... Accordingly we drew up our chairs, and proceeded to action immediately. 1847 S. Carolina Temperance Advocate 24 June 2/6 She draws a seat up by my side, and we smoke and talk together to our hearts' content. 1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xxiii. 150 They drew up their stools aboot the hearth, got oot their Bibles an' warmed their taes. 1931 T. Wilder Love & how to cure It in Long Christmas Dinner 93 Do draw up your chair, Mr. Warburton, and have a bite for good feeling's sake. 1955 Bulletin (Sydney) 4 May 34/5 ‘Draw up a pew,’ he commanded. We sat down delicately on two packing-cases. 2004 M. Melton Forget me Not 15 ‘Mind if I draw up a chair?’ he asked. Gabe's heart sank. 8. intransitive. Scottish. To begin to associate or keep company with a person; to enter into relations with. Also of two people: to become friendly, to enter into relations. Sc. National Dict. (at Draw) records this sense as still in use in Angus in 1949 and Fife in 1940. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > become friendly agree1447 fadge1592 to hit it1634 cotton1648 to draw up1723 to hit it off1780 society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > accompany or be companions [verb (intransitive)] accompany?1490 assist1553 to walk (also travel) in the way with1611 to go partners1716 to draw up1723 to shake together1861 to pal up (also around, out, etc.)1889 1723 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. I. 164 Gin ye forsake me, Mairon, I'll e'en gae draw up wi' Jean. 1756 Mrs. Calderwood's Journey in Coltness Coll. (1842) 270 During this time the prioress and he draws up..and one morning they both walk off. 1822 J. Galt Sir Andrew Wylie III. xviii. 152 When I had naething I was fain to draw up wi' you. 1892 Sat. Rev. 9 July 32/2 There was news from Morocco that their Minister had ‘drawn up’ with the Sultan's dreaded rival. 9. transitive (reflexive). To sit or stand up straight, esp. to convey authority, pride, or defiance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > upright or erect posture > assume upright or erect position [verb (reflexive)] stretchc1325 to pull upa1393 sustainc1405 address1483 to draw up1751 1751 J. Hill Adventures Mr. George Edwards iv. xii. 244 She drew herself up to two Inches more than her ordinary Height, as she receiv'd him. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. vii. 135 Drawing herself up so as not to lose one hair-breadth of her uncommon height. 1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. June 342/2 The Doctor..drew himself up in offended dignity. 1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood III. ii. 74 Miss Oldcastle drew herself up with more expression of pride than I had yet seen in her. 1928 N. F. Spielvogel Affair at Eureka 15 Lalor drew himself up to his full height of 6 ft. 6 in. 2012 Independent 21 June 25/4 So she draws herself up and says: ‘Enough!’ 10. a. transitive. To cause (a horse, or horse-drawn vehicle) to stop by drawing on the reins; to bring (a vehicle) to a halt. Cf. to pull up 3a at pull v. Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > render immobile [verb (transitive)] > stop the movement of > bring to a standstill astintc700 stinta1330 arrestc1374 stopc1440 stowc1440 stote1489 to pull up1623 to draw up1765 halt1805 to bring to a standstill1809 snub1841 paralyse1933 1765 A. Lockhart Memorial Sir R. Pollok & Others 9 There are no less than three projections on the east side of this bridge, in each of which there is room to draw up a carriage in case there is any hazard of its meeting with another when crossing the bridge. 1828 Examiner 31 Aug. 562/1 We cannot comprehend how without blame a coachman can drive on the wrong side of the road against a gig drawn up on its right side, upset the carriage, and kill the driver. 1849 E. E. Napier Excursions Southern Afr. II. 26 The waggons had been drawn up so as to form a sort of hollow square. 1892 Cornhill Mag. July 22 She drew the horse up short. 1923 Linton (Indiana) Daily Citizen 30 Aug. 8/2 Bruce drew up his car and looked down the grassy incline below. 2015 L. Williams Her Convenient Cowboy 234 He drew up his horse in front of hers, forcing her to rein in. b. intransitive. Of a horse or vehicle: to slow down and stop, come to a standstill, to pull up. Also of a rider or driver: to bring a horse or vehicle to a halt. to draw up to: to come to a stop adjacent to.Sometimes difficult to distinguish from sense 5a. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > cease to move or become motionless > come to a stand or stop abideOE atstandc1000 steveneta1225 atstuntc1230 to make, take, etc., stallc1275 stema1300 astandc1314 withstanda1325 stintc1374 arrestc1400 stotec1400 stayc1440 steadc1475 stop short1530 disadvance1610 come1611 consist1611 check1635 halt1656 to bring to1697 to draw up1767 to bring up1769 to pull up1781 to fetch up1838 to come to a standstill1852 1767 Conflict III. viii. 101 At that instant Sir William's carriage drew up to the door. 1845 D. Jerrold St. Giles (1851) i. 2 She drew up at a watch-box, and addressed herself to the..man within. 1885 Manch. Examiner 3 Oct. 4/7 The train drew up in the station. 1899 St. Nicholas July 710/1 The four splendid horses drew up impatiently before the red house at the corner. 1902 E. Glyn Refl. Ambrosine v. 62 The tuff-tuff-tuff of a motor car was heard, and it drew up at our gate. 1919 Gas Engine Dec. 384/1 Smith turned up the road and was soon beside the disconsolate young woman... ‘Well?’ Smith exclaimed as he drew up. 2011 H. Dolan Very Bad Men (2012) i. 19 He watched a sheriff's cruiser draw up in front of the granite steps. c. transitive. To cause (a person) to abruptly discontinue a course of action; (also) to interrupt (a person) in speaking, esp. with an expression of dissent or disapproval. Frequently as to draw up short. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cause to desist ceasec1320 stint1338 stop1393 apausea1555 to knock off1651 surcease1791 to draw up1861 the mind > language > speech > interruption > interrupt (speech) [verb (transitive)] > interrupt (a person) to fang upa1400 interrupt1413 interpel1541 catch1670 to take up1885 to draw up1905 1861 R. Swinhoe Narr. N. China Campaign 1860 v. 89 The firing on our side drew them up sharp before they came too near.., and after a brief space of indecision they retreated. 1882 ‘J. M'Govan’ Hunted Down (ed. 5) 90 Ross..hurried on..till he reached the hay-ricks, when a bundle of rags lying on the ground..drew him up with an exclamation of surprise. 1905 O. Agnus Root xi. 145 She treated him..with cold politeness, and drew him up sharply when he ventured to speak with any warmth by a reference to the family feud. 1988 R. Powers Prisoner's Dilemma (1996) i. 25 Something mysterious and convincing in the litany draws the four of them up short for a minute, just listening. 2015 D. Cowan Witness Undercover i. 12 What if she needed to be protected from him? The thought drew her up short. Where had that come from? < as lemmas |
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