单词 | to get above |
释义 | > as lemmasto get above —— to get above —— intransitive. To rise or become superior to; to surmount, overcome; to recover from (an illness, etc.). Now rare except in to get above oneself at above adv., prep., n., and adj. Phrases 9a.Cf. to get over —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > [verb (intransitive)] > overcome or surmount an emotion to get above ——1603 the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > surmount (difficulty or disaster) overcomea1225 surmount1484 compass1561 superate1598 to get above ——1603 to get over ——1618 overa1800 to tide over1821 the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > maintain self-control [verb (intransitive)] to keep one's countenance1470 to get above ——1603 to keep one's head1717 keep your shirt on1844 to keep one's hair on1883 to keep one's wool1890 not to bat an eye, eyelid1904 to keep one's pants on1928 to play it cool1955 to keep (also blow, lose) one's cool1964 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1086 Being risen aloft, and gotten above vice and sinne, take their winde and breath againe. a1631 J. Donne Poems (1912) I. 61 Should she Be more then woman, she would get above All thought of sexe, and think to move My heart to study her, and not to love. 1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 315 Contempt of the World, Heavenly Mindedness, Subduing our Appetites and Passions, suppose us present with the Creatures and the Passions we get above. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. xxviii. 175 Religion..required, as she thought, that she should get above all regards for me. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 241 The old world will still be long in getting above its bad institutions. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. v. 35 ‘I have let that chap, that young man of mine,’ said Mr. Boffin, taking a trot up and down the room, ‘get above his work. It won't do.’ 2010 M. R. Cunningham Factors that Facilitate Recovery in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness 93 They put emphasis on goals, goals to help you get above your mental illness. < as lemmas |
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