| 单词 | to lift well |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lift well a. To take up out of the ground (Scottish in general sense); Horticulture to dig up (potatoes, bulbs, etc.). Also occasionally intransitive, in to lift well, of the crops or plants concerned: to produce a good yield or be in good condition when lifted. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > picking or gathering > pick or gather [verb (transitive)] > lift or pluck root crops pullc1350 lift1844 the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > extract [verb (transitive)] > dig out or up delvec1000 upgravea1340 undelve1340 grubc1374 to dig upc1400 to dig outa1425 unearthc1450 sprittle1585 effode1657 to cast up1660 exhume1783 moot1823 excavate1848 lift1883 spud1886 pig-root1890 the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > be productive [verb (intransitive)] yield1297 fruit1377 seeda1398 germ1483 buddle1581 fructuate1663 seminate1676 teem1746 spend1854 to lift well1959 the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > picking or gathering > [verb (intransitive)] > of crops: lift well to lift well1959 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 1125 When lifted for shipment to the London market, they [potatoes] are first riddled into sizes, then [etc.]. 1883 J. Purves in Contemp. Rev. Sept. 354 The tall, strong farm-women ‘lifting’ the potatoes. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island i. i. 1 There is still treasure not yet lifted. 1884 T. Hardy Interlopers at Knap in Eng. Illustr. Mag. May 513/1 The next day went about his swede-lifting and storing. 1888 L. Castle Flower Gardening 232 November... Lift Gladioli corms, storing them in a dry place; also Dahlia tubers. 1891 ‘H. Haliburton’ Ochil Idylls 106 The dreels [of potatoes] are to lift, An' the neeps are to pu'. 1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 334 She had come over to Paris to lift his remains and remove them to another place. 1892 Dixon's Seed Catal. 25 Fifty~fold [potato]..which may be lifted July and August. 1931 Morning Post 19 July 5/1 What to do with the bulbs at this season when, apparently, they are sleeping, has for long been a rather controversial point. Should they be left or lifted? 1959 Times 7 Sept. 19/2 Some crops [of potatoes] in Lincolnshire are lifting well, others are below average. 1971 ‘L. Black’ Death has Green Fingers vii. 83 Suppose whoever it was had lifted the roses already. 1973 Times 20 Oct. 14/6 Nurseries..cannot lift and pack all their orders in a month. < as lemmas |
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