单词 | to come up against |
释义 | > as lemmasto come up against 4. intransitive. to come up against. extracted from comev. a. To oppose or confront, esp. in battle. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] withgo743 to go again ——OE withsayc1175 again-goc1275 withsitc1300 thwarta1325 to go against ——a1382 counter1382 repugnc1384 adversea1393 craba1400 gainsaya1400 movec1400 overthwart?a1425 to put (also set) one's face againsta1425 traversea1425 contrairc1425 to take again ——c1425 contraryc1430 to take against ——a1450 opposec1485 again-seta1500 gain?a1500 oppone1500 transverse1532 to come up against1535 heave at1546 to be against1549 encounter1549 to set shoulder against1551 to fly in the face of1553 crossc1555 to cross with1590 countermand1592 forstand1599 opposit1600 thorter1608 obviate1609 disputea1616 obstrigillate1623 contradict1632 avert1635 to set one's hand against1635 top1641 militate1642 to come across ——1653 contrariate1656 to cross upon (or on)1661 shock1667 clash1685 rencounter1689 obtend1697 counteract1708 oppugnate1749 retroact?1761 controvert1782 react1795 to set against ——1859 appose- society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > fight (a battle, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > meet in battle meeteOE to meet withc1325 abattlec1400 recounter1455 check1535 to come up against1535 entertain1555 yoke1581 cope1594 conflict1599 clash1650 engage1697 engage1698 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges xv. B They of Juda sayde: Wherfore are ye come vp against vs [Heb. ʿălīṯem ʿālēnū, Gk. ἀνέβητε ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς, L. ascendistis adversum nos]. 1598 T. Stoughton Gen. Treat. against Poperie 169 The Spanyards..doe yet daily threaten to come vp against vs. 1611 Bible (King James) Ezek. xxvi. 3 I am against thee..and will cause many nations to come vp against thee. View more context for this quotation 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης iii. 23 Tampring both with the English and the Scotch Army, to come up against the Parlament. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 113 I am therefore come up against thee in mine own right, even to recover mine own inheritance out of thine hand. View more context for this quotation 1733 J. Court tr. Josephus Of Jewish War iii. x, in tr. Josephus Wks. 639/2 Others..fell directly into the hands of their enemies, who were coming up against them. 1754 J. Gill Faith in God 6 The king and his people had no power to oppose such a numerous army that was come up against them. 1803 R. Southey tr. Amadis of Gaul IV. xxxvii. 278 So great a power was come up against me, and chiefly by the power of ye three..I obtained such victory as secured my person and kingdom. 1909 Leaves of Healing 3 Apr. 98/1 When your enemies come up against you, to smite you, they shall be smitten before thy face. 1921 Monthly Bull. Missouri State Board Agric. Aug. 5 We wipe the earth with almost any other scrub team that comes up against us. 2003 M. Stover Star Wars: Shatterpoint (2005) 413 Our job—me and Eight-Three, the bubble-turret gunners—is to handle everything that comes up against us. b. To be faced with (an obstacle, difficulty, opposition, etc.). Also occasionally: to encounter (a person). Cf. to run up 5b at run v. Phrasal verbs 1.In quot. 1886 as part of an extended metaphor.See also to come up against a blank wall at blank adj. and adv. Compounds 2b. ΚΠ 1886 J. W. Moore Notes on Printing 244 Now he sails against the tide, now with it, going along at a dashing rate, until he suddenly comes up against some hidden snag, which, but for sheer luck, would have shivered his timbers to pieces. 1893 Interior 9 Nov. 19/1 If you come up against another snag just let me know. 1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Jan. 13/2 When..he comes up against a more important bibliographical problem, his description is confused. 1959 C. Devlin Serm. & Devotional Writings G. M. Hopkins 5 In this smoke-sodden little town he [sc. Hopkins] came up against people who needed him desperately. 1996 T. Taylor & R. J. Martin Rangers lead Way 106/1 1st Company was ordered to scout aggressively till they came up against significant resistance. 2014 Adelaide Mag. (Nexis) 1 Jan. 40 The Art Gallery has come up against some criticism in the past year for its controversial pieces. < as lemmas |
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