单词 | to pull up to |
释义 | > as lemmasto pull up to 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. < as lemmas |
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