英语词汇“to lower the drawbridge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

In figurative contexts. to pull up the drawbridge and variants: to withdraw or shut oneself off; to take an overly defensive or isolationist position; (also) to make it difficult for others to have or achieve the same as oneself. Similarly also to lower the drawbridge: to be welcoming or open.

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1861 E. Barlee Thinking & Acting I. v. 94 The reserved man, safe in his citadel,..by quietly raising his drawbridge of reserve, puts distance between himself and his foes.

1921 Life 24 Nov. 40/3 Christmas..seems to be the one day in the calendar on which every Englishman retires into his own home and pulls up the drawbridge.

1983 C. Patten Tory Case x. 143 A concern for environmental protection should not be an excuse for pulling up the drawbridge behind us so that others are denied the benefits we enjoy.

2003 Guardian 19 Nov. i. 25/2 Each planet might have to spin closer to the other. For the US, that would mean lowering the drawbridge and seeing ‘hard power’ military force as only one tool among many.

2015 Daily Express 21 May 2/3 Mr Cameron..will say: ‘A strong country isn't one that pulls up the drawbridge, it is one that controls immigration.’

单词	to lower the drawbridge
释义	> as lemmas to lower the drawbridge In figurative contexts. to pull up the drawbridge and variants: to withdraw or shut oneself off; to take an overly defensive or isolationist position; (also) to make it difficult for others to have or achieve the same as oneself. Similarly also to lower the drawbridge: to be welcoming or open. ΚΠ 1861 E. Barlee Thinking & Acting I. v. 94 The reserved man, safe in his citadel,..by quietly raising his drawbridge of reserve, puts distance between himself and his foes. 1921 Life 24 Nov. 40/3 Christmas..seems to be the one day in the calendar on which every Englishman retires into his own home and pulls up the drawbridge. 1983 C. Patten Tory Case x. 143 A concern for environmental protection should not be an excuse for pulling up the drawbridge behind us so that others are denied the benefits we enjoy. 2003 Guardian 19 Nov. i. 25/2 Each planet might have to spin closer to the other. For the US, that would mean lowering the drawbridge and seeing ‘hard power’ military force as only one tool among many. 2015 Daily Express 21 May 2/3 Mr Cameron..will say: ‘A strong country isn't one that pulls up the drawbridge, it is one that controls immigration.’ extracted from drawbridgen. < as lemmas
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