| 单词 | to pull up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pull up to pull up 1. transitive. To drag or draw (something) out of the ground or from a settled place in order to remove or destroy it; to uproot. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > extract [verb (transitive)] > pull out or up updrawc1290 plitchc1330 to pull outc1330 to pull upa1382 cleck1401 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1969) Jer. i. 10 I haue sett þee to dai vp..þat þou pulle vp & destroȝe & sprenge abrod. a1450 (?1418) in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 63 (MED) Pulle up þe stakes and breke þe styles. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope i. xx Whanne the flaxe was growen and pulled vp. 1532 Act 23 Hen. VIII c. 18 The said fishgarthes, piles, stakes,..and other engines..to be auoyded, and pulled vp. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. 86 Others graffe it in the roote, and when it hath taken, they pull vp a parcell of the roote withall, and remooue it as they doo other plantes. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxii. 273 There hath beene great question and diversity of opinions among learned men, whether it were more expedient to pull vp these trees, or to let them growe. 1668 Plymouth Col. Rec. (1857) VII. 143 Molesting him..in pulling vp his fence. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. vi. 171 We put only three Radish Seeds into every hole, and if we chance to let fall any more we pull up all the Radishes that come up above the number of three. 1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. i. xiii. 105 The weeds themselves must be pulled up by the root. 1783 G. Hay Sincere Christian (new ed.) II. xxiv. 80 A new planted tree is easily pulled up; a tender twig is easily bent. 1801 C. Dibdin Valentine & Orson ii. i. 29 Orson pulls up a post, breaks the chain by which it is attached to the next post, and batters the gate open. 1810 Times 25 Dec. 4/1 Such of the young trees in the plantation as they could not pull up, they broke in two. 1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms To pull up stakes, to pack up one's furniture or baggage preparatory to a removal; to remove. 1889 A. T. Pask Eyes of Thames 151 The young birds pay little heed to the scare strings, and pull up the seedlings to their heart's content. 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 29 Mar. (1993) III. 264 Don't you love pulling up carrots, shaking them clean and tossing them on to a heap? 1967 E. Brathwaite in K. Ramchand & C. Gray West Indian Poetry (1972) 25 You still got a back that kin..hoe an' pull up the weeds From the peeny brown square that you callin' your own. 1989 A. Walker Temple of my Familiar i. 56 The plantation overseer would pull up any vegetable growing in their yards. 2004 Tropical Fish Jan. 43/3 It you pull up a plant or two and find stunted, blackened, smelly roots. 2. transitive. To lift or hold up (the head); to pull (oneself) upright, esp. in order to show pride or defiance. Also figurative: to lift or raise with an effort (a person's heart, spirits, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > encouragement > pluck up courage [verb] findOE to take (in early use nim) heartc1275 to have the heartc1300 to hent one's heartc1325 to pull upa1393 to fang upa1400 pluckc1400 to take courage1490 to take heart of grace (and variants)c1520 to lift up one's heart, mind, soul1535 to get (also gather, keep, etc.) heart of grace1581 hearten1587 to pluck up one's courage1660 flesh1695 pluck up courage1726 to pick up1735 to call forth1802 to pluck up1827 to muster up1893 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 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. 1788 (MED) He pulleth up is hed And made riht a glad visage. ?a1425 Constit. Masonry (Royal 17 A.i) l. 606 in J. O. Halliwell Early Hist. Freemasonry in Eng. (1844) 34 Into the churche when thou dost gon, Pulle uppe thy herte to Crist, anon. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 2074 Þan pullis him vp þe proude kyng. c1450 (a1400) Libeaus Desconus (Calig. A.ii) (1969) 1178 Vp he pullede hys herte. 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 161/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II Now they pull vp their spirits. 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 546 Let those that are weake and fearefull pull up their spirits. 1673 B. Keach War with Devil 100 Pull up thy drooping heart, be of good chear, Thy sins, though ne're so great, forgiven are. 1681 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. I iv. 511 Let us pull up our Courage, and maugre all Temptations to the contrary, continue steadfast and immoveable. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War iv. vi, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 862 The people..pulled up their courage for a while. 1768 H. Kelly False Delicacy iv. 55 Pulling up my head, with a toss of disdain. 1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote I. iii. v. 139 Miss Townsend dropped a tear; then, pulling up her spirits, gave the following account of herself. 1858 T. D. English Mormons iii. ii. 33 I'll pull up my spirits with a bit of a song, and thin I'll be ready to march. 1866 ‘S. Gilpin’ Songs & Ballads of Cumberland 58 Pou up your heads; ay deil may care. 1919 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 27 Oct. (1993) III. 52 Your letter pulled me up—I swore cross my heart straight dinkum never to give way to depression again. 2001 N. Griffiths Sheepshagger 26 He pulls himself up to his full height and stands in the pale rain and looks. His sparrow chest out-thrust. 3. a. transitive. To draw (a horse's reins) tight, as a means of stopping; to cause (a horse, or horse-drawn vehicle) to stop by doing this; to bring to a halt. 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 society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > control with reins > pull (a rein) richc1540 checkc1720 to pull up1787 society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > control with reins > check or stop with reins araynea1400 refrain1440 reina1525 to rein in1658 pull1781 to pull up1827 1623 in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) II. 392 A man, thinking nothing, pulled up his coach, and so made the horse start a little. 1706 J. Stevens tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (ed. 2) I. xi. 56 Pray, sir, recollect your self, pull up the reins, and ride like a man. 1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 21 Of course you drop the reins entirely on that side, and pull them up sharp with both hands, on the other. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. i. 3 Two horsemen pulled up their steeds beneath a wide oak. 1865 J. S. Le Fanu Guy Deverell I. vii. 96 He..pulled up his steaming horse by the station. 1925 Chambers's Jrnl. Christmas No. 854/2 When he and I encountered, ahorse on a road, we pulled up our horses and conversed. 1993 Racing Post 20 Feb. 9/4 I thought he'd stop after about two miles but I had a job pulling him up past the post. b. intransitive. Of a driver, rider, etc.: to bring a horse or vehicle to a halt. Of a vehicle, horse, etc.: to stop, come to a standstill. to pull up to: to come to a halt adjacent to. 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 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > driver or operator of a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > of a driver, etc.: halt horse or vehicle to pull up1781 1781 L. MacNally Sentimental Excursions 38 The coachman pulled up to the door of a small public house. 1787 Daily Universal Reg. 12 Sept. 4/1 The boy that rode Wren made a mistake the first heat, and pulled up at the distance chair. 1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor I. xiv. 193 The moment the coachman pulled up, I stepped out of the carriage and into the street. 1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross I. ix. 160 Anon it [sc. the engine] pulls up with a whiff, a puff, and a whistle. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. iv. 96 At the second mile-stone the boys pulled up short, and waived their hats to the guard. 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 314 [The horse] took fright, and galloped off... After he had gone about three-quarters of a mile, he pulled up. 1874 F. C. Burnand My Time x. 86 A carriage pulled up..close by the bridge. 1917 ‘Contact’ Airman's Outings 20 The machine heeled over and pulled up dead, with one wing leaning on the ground. 1939 H. Thompson Body Boots & Britches xiv. 366 He'd pull up suddenly. We'd be riding single file behind him. 1985 R. Barth Condo Kill xxxviii. 174 A black stretch Fleetwood Cadillac pulled up to the curb. 2004 H. Kunzru Transmission (2005) 162 A TV van and a few hire cars had pulled up on to the grass verge. c. intransitive. Of a person: to check or stop oneself in a course of action. Now esp. in to pull up short. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > stop short in some activity > as if checked to take check1663 to hold hard1761 to pull up1808 1808 E. S. Barrett Miss-led General 42 He pulled up now, surely?—No—played upon tick. 1878 H. James Watch & Ward vii. 144 To win his suit he comes near to going over to Rome; but he pulls up short and determines the mountain shall come to Mahomet. 1883 R. Churchill Speech Edinb. 20 Dec. in Speeches 1880–1888 (1889) I. 90 It is time, and high time, to pull up. Concede nothing more to Mr. Parnell. 1923 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 27 June 5/1 Sometimes, a waster and a spender pulls up short and becomes a worker. 1998 D. Shemek Ladies Errant 11 He turns his argument this way and that, races headlong into passionate praise or tirade, then pulls up short. d. transitive. To check (a person) in a course of action. Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (reflexive)] stay1560 spend1594 muzzle1660 to run out1845 to pull up1861 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restrain [verb (transitive)] pindeOE steerc950 hold971 forbidc1000 withstewc1175 withholdc1200 stewa1225 crempa1250 bistintc1300 i-stillc1315 withdraw1340 entemperc1380 rebukec1380 forfenda1382 refraina1382 refrainc1390 restraina1393 restayc1400 retainc1415 to hold abackc1440 overholda1450 reclaim?c1450 revokec1450 bedwynge1480 sniba1500 repressa1525 rein1531 inhibit1535 to keep back1535 cohibit1544 reprimec1550 lithe1552 to rein up1574 check1581 embridle1583 to rein in1593 retrench1594 refrenate1599 to hold back1600 snip1601 becheck1605 sneap1611 trasha1616 supersede1645 reprimand1689 snape1691 to clap a guy on1814 to pull up1861 to pull in1893 withstrain1904 the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cause to cease or put a stop to > suddenly or abruptly (an action or person) break1330 to break offc1340 to take up1530 to cut off1576 stunt1603 to cut up short1607 to cut short1611 pawl1797 to sew up1837 to stop short1837 burst1842 to pull up1861 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (transitive)] > check (in) a course of action stanchc1315 arrestc1374 checka1400 stem?c1450 stay1525 to take up1530 rebate1532 suspend1565 nip1575 countercheck1590 to nip in the bud1590 to clip the wings ofa1593 to nip in (also by, on) the head (also neck, pate)1594 trasha1616 to scotch the wheels of1648 spike1687 spoke1854 to pull up1861 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. x. 186 He pulled himself up short, in the fear lest he were going again to be false. 1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece x. 295 Socrates is at once pulled up if he whispers. 1906 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 15 May 9/5 You soon pulled me up when I began to talk nonsense, didn't you? 1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle xii. 190 The sight of his face pulled me up short. 1955 B. Pym Less than Angels ix. 107 Catherine..pulled herself up, horrified at the sardonic detachment with which she had been watching them. 2006 Nanaimo (Brit. Columbia) Daily News (Nexis) 6 June (Entertainm. section) b7 He was working 18-hour days... It was his wife Nancy who pulled him up short by reminding him about the needs of his family. 4. transitive. colloquial (originally slang). Originally: to arrest, take into custody; esp. to apprehend and bring before a magistrate. Later in extended use: to call (a person) to account for a misdemeanour; to take to task, upbraid, reprove, reprimand. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > rebuke or reprove [verb (transitive)] threac897 threapc897 begripea1000 threata1000 castea1200 chaste?c1225 takec1275 blame1297 chastya1300 sniba1300 withnima1315 undernima1325 rebukec1330 snuba1340 withtakea1340 reprovec1350 chastisea1375 arate1377 challenge1377 undertake1377 reprehenda1382 repreync1390 runta1398 snapea1400 underfoc1400 to call to account1434 to put downc1440 snebc1440 uptakec1440 correptc1449 reformc1450 reprise?c1450 to tell (a person) his (also her, etc.) own1450 control1451 redarguec1475 berisp1481 to hit (cross) one over (of, on) the thumbs1522 checkc1530 admonish1541 nip1548 twig?1550 impreve1552 lesson1555 to take down1562 to haul (a person) over the coals1565 increpate1570 touch1570 school1573 to gather up1577 task1580 redarguate?1590 expostulate1592 tutor1599 sauce1601 snip1601 sneap1611 to take in tax1635 to sharp up1647 round1653 threapen1671 reprimand1681 to take to task1682 document1690 chapter1693 repulse1746 twink1747 to speak to ——1753 haul1795 to pull up1799 carpet1840 rig1841 to talk to1860 to take (a person) to the woodshed1882 rawhide1895 to tell off1897 to tell (someone) where he or she gets off1900 to get on ——1904 to put (a person) in (also into) his, her place1908 strafe1915 tick1915 woodshed1935 to slap (a person) down1938 sort1941 bind1942 bottle1946 mat1948 ream1950 zap1961 elder1967 society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (transitive)] at-holda1230 attacha1325 resta1325 takec1330 arrest1393 restay?a1400 tachec1400 seisinc1425 to take upa1438 stowc1450 seize1471 to lay (also set, clap, etc.) (a person) by the heels?1515 deprehend1532 apprehend1548 nipa1566 upsnatcha1566 finger1572 to make stay of1572 embarge1585 cap1590 reprehend1598 prehenda1605 embar1647 nap1665 nab1686 bone1699 roast1699 do1784 touch1785 pinch1789 to pull up1799 grab1800 nick1806 pull1811 hobble1819 nail1823 nipper1823 bag1824 lag1847 tap1859 snaffle1860 to put the collar on1865 copper1872 to take in1878 lumber1882 to pick up1887 to pull in1893 lift1923 drag1924 to knock off1926 to put the sleeve on1930 bust1940 pop1960 vamp1970 society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)] wrayc725 forwrayOE beclepec1030 challenge?c1225 indict1303 appeachc1315 aditea1325 appeal1366 impeachc1380 reprovea1382 arraigna1400 calla1400 raign?a1425 to put upa1438 present?a1439 ditec1440 detectc1449 articlec1450 billc1450 peach1465 attach1480 denounce1485 aret1487 accusea1500 filea1500 delate1515 crimea1550 panel1560 articulate1563 prosecute1579 impleada1600 to have up1605 reprosecute1622 tainta1625 criminatea1646 affect1726 to pull up1799 rap1904 run1909 1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1800) 3 352 Memorandum.—If any thing done by scampsmen on the Fulham road, send the traps to pull up Bounce and Blunderbuss. 1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 170 He was next day pulled up before the big wigs. 1859 C. J. Lever Davenport Dunn xlvi The odds are, he'd pull me up pretty sharp for doing so without his authority. 1864 M. Creighton Let. 24 Aug. in Life & Lett. (1904) I. i. 12 Fellows won't stand being pulled up for breaking one school rule, when they know you break another. 1955 T. H. Pear Eng. Social Differences vi. 164 We were constantly being pulled up for some real or fancied coarseness of enunciation or vulgar phrase. 1991 Independent 7 Oct. 18/3 Police..notify certain employers or professional associations if their employees or members have been pulled up. 2006 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 27 July 10 Employers who give parents holidays over childless workers could be pulled up for discrimination. 5. intransitive. To advance or regain one's position in a race or other contest; to catch up; to recover. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > move forward or advance [verb (intransitive)] wadeOE agoOE forthganga1000 forthgoOE syeOE kenc1275 to-stepc1275 vaunce1303 forthnima1325 passc1330 throc1330 forthpass1382 to pass forthc1384 to carry forthc1390 proceedc1392 to go alongc1400 to be forthwardc1430 get) groundc1436 to set onc1450 avauntc1460 pretend1481 to make way1490 advance?1507 to get forward1523 promove1570 to rid ground (also space)1572 to rid (the) way1581 progressa1586 to gather grounda1593 to make forth1594 to make on1597 to work up1603 perge1607 to work one's (also its) way1609 to pass on1611 to gain ground1625 to make its way1645 vadea1660 propagate1700 to gain one's way1777 further1789 to pull up1829 on1840 to make (up) ground1921 1829 Times 19 June 3/2 A strong feeling pervaded the course in favour of Colonel, who, having been left far behind, pulled up considerably towards the end of the race. 1882 Bucks County (Pa.) Gaz. 7 Sept. The sixty-seventh ballot put Evans 3½ ahead of Weand, and on the sixty-eighth Weand pulled up within ½, he having 35½, Evans 36. 1893 Outing 22 155/1 At forty yards Harding invariably led by a yard or more, but from this onward Cary pulled up, passing him at about sixty yards. 1936 N. Streatfeild Ballet Shoes xvii. 276 The death of King George in January cut the audiences down to about a quarter..and they never really pulled up again. 1988 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 Feb. c1 Since she heard that Dole has pulled up within two points of Bush, she has switched from Kemp to Dole. 6. transitive. To draw or bring (a seat) close or alongside, typically so as to be able to join in a conversation, meal, etc. Frequently in imperative, as a friendly invitation to be seated. ΚΠ 1839 Yale Lit. Mag. July 391 You said come in did'nt you?..Oh! of course. Pull up a chair. 1894 S. Fiske Holiday Stories (1900) 28 Unload yourself and pull up a chair. 1963 Sat. Evening Post 28 Sept. 116 Pull up a chair,..and get acquainted. 1982 F. Pohl Starburst iii. 13 There was no ‘come on, Dieter, boy, pull up a pew,’ from the President. 1988 L. Dhingra Amritvela vii. 23 I pull up a cane stool next to Bibiji. 2003 V. O. Carter Such Sweet Thunder 205 Pull up a chair..an' set a while. 7. intransitive. Basketball. To lift the ball to a position near or above the head in preparation for a throw, esp. a jump shot. ΚΠ 1964 Christian Sci. Monitor 8 Feb. 12/2 Used to being the powerhouse who always went for the basket, Art found he couldn't pull up and shoot. 1968 J. Cathcart Multiple-continuous Offense for High School Basketball iv. 73 He receives the pass from 2 and pulls up for a jumper or goes in for a layup. 1990 J. Welch Indian Lawyer 349 She watched the man dribble to the front of the basket near where the free-throw line would be, pull up, and shoot a jump shot. 2004 Windsor (Ont.) Star (Nexis) 7 Dec. d2 Jefferson dribbled to his left before pulling up for a nine-foot jumper. < as lemmas |
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