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

Phrases

P1. to raise the bar: see bar n.¹ Additions b.

P2. born and raised: see born adj. Phrases 2c.

P3. fit (also able, enough) to raise the dead: expressing the loudness or intensity of an utterance (occasionally a voice).

ΚΠ

1851 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin in National Era 17 July 113/4 Wal, I loses off my hat, and sings out nuff to raise the dead.

1889 G. W. Cable Strange True Stories Louisiana ii. 48 Carlo was beginning to swear ‘fit to raise the dead’, writes the memoirist, at the tardiness of the Norman pair.

1938 R. Finlayson Brown Man's Burden 30 Shrieking fit to raise the dead.

2001 S. Fatsis Word Freak vi. 84 A..sandpaper voice that could raise the dead.

P4. to raise one's eyebrow(s): see eyebrow n. Phrases 2.

P5. to raise a gallop: (of a horse) to break into a gallop, to manage to gallop; (of a rider) to succeed in making a horse gallop. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1798 D. Crawford Poems 101 Captain Trollope..tell'd our birkies, could they raise a gallop, An' come outby to him.

1841 ‘Wildrake’ Cracks of Day 184 Mango could scarcely raise a gallop.

1876 Coursing Cal. 193 Maniac made mince-meat of Smoker, who was so stiff that he could scarcely raise a gallop.

1930 J. W. Thomason Jeb Stuart xii. 315 Now, at the last possible moment, they respond to whip and spur and raise a gallop.

1960 Times 18 Apr. 3/3 The Welsh backs were the first to raise a gallop.

2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Mar. 1 Australians took the horse to heart in 2003 when it..steadfastly refused to raise a gallop in training.

P6. Originally Sport. to raise one's game: to elevate or improve the standard of one's performance.

ΚΠ

1916 N.Y. Times 5 Sept. 10/1 His play has been only passing fair. But yesterday, under the knowledge that Murray must be crushed, he raised his game to the pinnacle.

1926 Port Arthur (Texas) News 14 Aug. He seems to be able to raise his game at will when Tilden is on the opposite side of the net.

1988 Darts Player 89 53/1 Players who I would have previously beaten convincingly have raised their game and been an awful lot better.

1992 J. Birchall Housing Policy in 1990s 40 Some tenants' associations used the threat of the legislation to encourage councils to ‘raise their game’.

2002 Independent 1 Oct. 5/4 Most UK hotels need to raise their game if they are going to survive in today's difficult circumstances.

P7. to raise a glass: to drink a toast. Frequently with to. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1919 Times 29 May 14 Were I present I should like to raise a glass in congratulation of our American friends.

1948 Winnipeg Free Press 7 Mar. 5/2 When you are next out thisaway, will you please let me know. I would like to raise a glass to you.

1999 L. Grobel Talking with Michner p. xiii Two hundred people came from all over the country to raise a glass to this well-loved man.

P8. figurative. to raise its (ugly) head: to make an (esp. unwelcome) appearance; to present oneself as a (troublesome) subject for attention. Cf. rear v.¹ 13b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)] > make an unwelcome appearance

to come on1592

to raise its (ugly) head1683

to rear its (ugly) head1771

1683 R. Roderick Serm. Blandford-Forum 15 Arianism..now flush'd with Success raised its Head, and threatned ruine to all that durst oppose its Reception.

1730 R. Barford Epist. Earl Chesterfield 15 Till, Peace restor'd, fair Commerce raise her Head.

1787 G. Stewart Reflections I. 216 As Britain falls, the genius of France raises its head.

1802 T. Jefferson Writings X. 321 Candid federalists acknowledge that their party can never more raise its head.

1823 W. Scott Peveril II. i. 27 The ancient superstition..is raising its head.

1887 R. L. Stevenson Misadv. J. Nicholson vi Next bludgeoned vanity raised its head again, with twenty mortal gashes.

1930 New Yorker 8 Mar. 32/2 The questionnaire is once more raising its ugly head at dinner parties.

1955 A. Atkinson Exit Charlie (1957) iii. 74 ‘There was the question of—women.’ ‘Ah. I wondered when this would raise its ugly head.’

1966 Listener 28 July 141/3 The subject of money for the arts raised its head again.

2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xxxvii. 548 Sooner or later, reality raised its ugly head.

P9. to raise the market: to cause a higher price to be charged; to demand a higher price (for something).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > fluctuation in price > [verb (intransitive)] > rise (of prices) > increase prices

to raise the market1535

inflate1940

rocket1958

price-gouge1968

1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 3186 The markit raisit bene sa hie, That Prelats dochtours..Ar maryit with sic superfluitie.

1687 C. Sedley Bellamira i. i. 2 The poor Sinners of the Town complain of you; you raise the Market upon 'em.

1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. xxi. 270 Its all one to her with whom she [sc. a mistress] engages, so she can raise but the Market by a Change.

1821 W. Scott Pirate I. ii. 26 Sweyn Erickson had gone too far in raising the market upon Mr. Mertoun..charging the rock codfish at a penny instead of a halfpenny a-piece.

1889 Harper's Mag. Nov. 968/1 A day and a half of tropical weather..raised the market for thin underwear.

1930 Times 1 Oct. 13/1 Sir Hamilton Harty..criticized the action of the British Broadcasting Corporation as having ‘raised the market’ for orchestral players.

1963 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 43 34 These agreements raised the market for Mexican livestock, plunder, and captives.

2002 P. Groenewgen Eighteenth Cent. Econ. iii. xi. 216 The usefulness of foreign trade as a device to raise the market for agricultural produce.

P10. to raise the roof: see roof n. Phrases 6 (a).

P11. to raise the wind.

a. To cause the wind to blow; to produce wind (frequently by means of witchcraft).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [verb (intransitive)] > cause wind to blow

to raise the winda1425

a1425 N. Homily Legendary (Harl. suppl.) in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 33 (MED) Þan deuils..raysed þe wynd with weders wik.

a1525 Crying ane Playe 67 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 151 At noorway costis scho rasit þe wynd.

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. A3 Nor can they raise the winde, or rend the cloudes.

1662 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. (1833) III. 607 Quhen we rease the wind, we tak a rag of cloth and weitts it in water.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. xi. 274 I am very certain it is in the Power of Witches to raise the Wind whenever they please.

1787 G. Colman Inkle & Yarico i. ii. 9 Alas! the poor Eolus can't raise the wind!

1850 ‘W. T. Moncreiff’ Orig. Coll. Songs 111 He knows how to raise the wind, Hold the rains, have hail at pleasure.

1880 T. A. Spalding Elizabethan Demonol. 113 Charged..with having raised the wind.

1902 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 22 310 It must be admitted that his efforts to raise the wind put some strain upon our credulity.

1938 G. Landtman Origin Inequality Social Classes b. ix. 133 One man, for instance, may be able to raise the wind but cannot lay it, another can call forth rain but is unable to stop it.

1960 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 29 June 10/1 The Greeks selected Iphigenia for a sacrifice to raise the wind.

2006 Xinhua Gen. News Service (Nexis) 8 Aug. In ancient Chinese legends dragons..had magic powers that could raise the wind and make rain.

b. figurative. To procure money or the necessary means for some end. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > borrowing money > borrow money [verb (intransitive)]

borrowa1000

strike1618

to break shins1699

to raise the wind1722

shin1855

bot1930

1722 Rump Examin’d 18 When the Reckoning was to be paid, he'd be often call'd upon by the Company, with a Come how shall we raise the Wind? and never fail to pay his Shot.

1789 Loiterer No. 42. 10 He..never offered to pay earnest. I suppose, poor fellow, he could not raise the Wind.

1819 J. H. Vaux Memoirs I. 53 I sometimes raised the wind by..obtaining goods on credit.

1885 Manch. Evening News 23 June 2/2 A large number of people still rush to such methods of raising the wind.

1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite iv. 280 Raising the wind to buy chaps boots.

1958 Punch 17 Sept. 381/2 He might be a boffin trying to raise the wind to finance something scientific.

1995 D. Lavin From Empire to Int. Commonw. i. iv. 82 They proposed to..raise the wind for the next stage of the campaign.

单词	to raise the wind
释义	> as lemmas to raise the wind Phrases P1. to raise the bar: see bar n.¹ Additions b. P2. born and raised: see born adj. Phrases 2c. P3. fit (also able, enough) to raise the dead: expressing the loudness or intensity of an utterance (occasionally a voice). ΚΠ 1851 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin in National Era 17 July 113/4 Wal, I loses off my hat, and sings out nuff to raise the dead. 1889 G. W. Cable Strange True Stories Louisiana ii. 48 Carlo was beginning to swear ‘fit to raise the dead’, writes the memoirist, at the tardiness of the Norman pair. 1938 R. Finlayson Brown Man's Burden 30 Shrieking fit to raise the dead. 2001 S. Fatsis Word Freak vi. 84 A..sandpaper voice that could raise the dead. P4. to raise one's eyebrow(s): see eyebrow n. Phrases 2. P5. to raise a gallop: (of a horse) to break into a gallop, to manage to gallop; (of a rider) to succeed in making a horse gallop. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1798 D. Crawford Poems 101 Captain Trollope..tell'd our birkies, could they raise a gallop, An' come outby to him. 1841 ‘Wildrake’ Cracks of Day 184 Mango could scarcely raise a gallop. 1876 Coursing Cal. 193 Maniac made mince-meat of Smoker, who was so stiff that he could scarcely raise a gallop. 1930 J. W. Thomason Jeb Stuart xii. 315 Now, at the last possible moment, they respond to whip and spur and raise a gallop. 1960 Times 18 Apr. 3/3 The Welsh backs were the first to raise a gallop. 2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Mar. 1 Australians took the horse to heart in 2003 when it..steadfastly refused to raise a gallop in training. P6. Originally Sport. to raise one's game: to elevate or improve the standard of one's performance. ΚΠ 1916 N.Y. Times 5 Sept. 10/1 His play has been only passing fair. But yesterday, under the knowledge that Murray must be crushed, he raised his game to the pinnacle. 1926 Port Arthur (Texas) News 14 Aug. He seems to be able to raise his game at will when Tilden is on the opposite side of the net. 1988 Darts Player 89 53/1 Players who I would have previously beaten convincingly have raised their game and been an awful lot better. 1992 J. Birchall Housing Policy in 1990s 40 Some tenants' associations used the threat of the legislation to encourage councils to ‘raise their game’. 2002 Independent 1 Oct. 5/4 Most UK hotels need to raise their game if they are going to survive in today's difficult circumstances. P7. to raise a glass: to drink a toast. Frequently with to. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1919 Times 29 May 14 Were I present I should like to raise a glass in congratulation of our American friends. 1948 Winnipeg Free Press 7 Mar. 5/2 When you are next out thisaway, will you please let me know. I would like to raise a glass to you. 1999 L. Grobel Talking with Michner p. xiii Two hundred people came from all over the country to raise a glass to this well-loved man. P8. figurative. to raise its (ugly) head: to make an (esp. unwelcome) appearance; to present oneself as a (troublesome) subject for attention. Cf. rear v.¹ 13b. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)] > make an unwelcome appearance to come on1592 to raise its (ugly) head1683 to rear its (ugly) head1771 1683 R. Roderick Serm. Blandford-Forum 15 Arianism..now flush'd with Success raised its Head, and threatned ruine to all that durst oppose its Reception. 1730 R. Barford Epist. Earl Chesterfield 15 Till, Peace restor'd, fair Commerce raise her Head. 1787 G. Stewart Reflections I. 216 As Britain falls, the genius of France raises its head. 1802 T. Jefferson Writings X. 321 Candid federalists acknowledge that their party can never more raise its head. 1823 W. Scott Peveril II. i. 27 The ancient superstition..is raising its head. 1887 R. L. Stevenson Misadv. J. Nicholson vi Next bludgeoned vanity raised its head again, with twenty mortal gashes. 1930 New Yorker 8 Mar. 32/2 The questionnaire is once more raising its ugly head at dinner parties. 1955 A. Atkinson Exit Charlie (1957) iii. 74 ‘There was the question of—women.’ ‘Ah. I wondered when this would raise its ugly head.’ 1966 Listener 28 July 141/3 The subject of money for the arts raised its head again. 2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xxxvii. 548 Sooner or later, reality raised its ugly head. P9. to raise the market: to cause a higher price to be charged; to demand a higher price (for something). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > fluctuation in price > [verb (intransitive)] > rise (of prices) > increase prices to raise the market1535 inflate1940 rocket1958 price-gouge1968 1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 3186 The markit raisit bene sa hie, That Prelats dochtours..Ar maryit with sic superfluitie. 1687 C. Sedley Bellamira i. i. 2 The poor Sinners of the Town complain of you; you raise the Market upon 'em. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. xxi. 270 Its all one to her with whom she [sc. a mistress] engages, so she can raise but the Market by a Change. 1821 W. Scott Pirate I. ii. 26 Sweyn Erickson had gone too far in raising the market upon Mr. Mertoun..charging the rock codfish at a penny instead of a halfpenny a-piece. 1889 Harper's Mag. Nov. 968/1 A day and a half of tropical weather..raised the market for thin underwear. 1930 Times 1 Oct. 13/1 Sir Hamilton Harty..criticized the action of the British Broadcasting Corporation as having ‘raised the market’ for orchestral players. 1963 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 43 34 These agreements raised the market for Mexican livestock, plunder, and captives. 2002 P. Groenewgen Eighteenth Cent. Econ. iii. xi. 216 The usefulness of foreign trade as a device to raise the market for agricultural produce. P10. to raise the roof: see roof n. Phrases 6 (a). P11. to raise the wind. a. To cause the wind to blow; to produce wind (frequently by means of witchcraft). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [verb (intransitive)] > cause wind to blow to raise the winda1425 a1425 N. Homily Legendary (Harl. suppl.) in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 33 (MED) Þan deuils..raysed þe wynd with weders wik. a1525 Crying ane Playe 67 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 151 At noorway costis scho rasit þe wynd. a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. A3 Nor can they raise the winde, or rend the cloudes. 1662 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. (1833) III. 607 Quhen we rease the wind, we tak a rag of cloth and weitts it in water. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. xi. 274 I am very certain it is in the Power of Witches to raise the Wind whenever they please. View more context for this quotation 1787 G. Colman Inkle & Yarico i. ii. 9 Alas! the poor Eolus can't raise the wind! 1850 ‘W. T. Moncreiff’ Orig. Coll. Songs 111 He knows how to raise the wind, Hold the rains, have hail at pleasure. 1880 T. A. Spalding Elizabethan Demonol. 113 Charged..with having raised the wind. 1902 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 22 310 It must be admitted that his efforts to raise the wind put some strain upon our credulity. 1938 G. Landtman Origin Inequality Social Classes b. ix. 133 One man, for instance, may be able to raise the wind but cannot lay it, another can call forth rain but is unable to stop it. 1960 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 29 June 10/1 The Greeks selected Iphigenia for a sacrifice to raise the wind. 2006 Xinhua Gen. News Service (Nexis) 8 Aug. In ancient Chinese legends dragons..had magic powers that could raise the wind and make rain. b. figurative. To procure money or the necessary means for some end. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > borrowing money > borrow money [verb (intransitive)] borrowa1000 strike1618 to break shins1699 to raise the wind1722 shin1855 bot1930 1722 Rump Examin’d 18 When the Reckoning was to be paid, he'd be often call'd upon by the Company, with a Come how shall we raise the Wind? and never fail to pay his Shot. 1789 Loiterer No. 42. 10 He..never offered to pay earnest. I suppose, poor fellow, he could not raise the Wind. 1819 J. H. Vaux Memoirs I. 53 I sometimes raised the wind by..obtaining goods on credit. 1885 Manch. Evening News 23 June 2/2 A large number of people still rush to such methods of raising the wind. 1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite iv. 280 Raising the wind to buy chaps boots. 1958 Punch 17 Sept. 381/2 He might be a boffin trying to raise the wind to finance something scientific. 1995 D. Lavin From Empire to Int. Commonw. i. iv. 82 They proposed to..raise the wind for the next stage of the campaign. extracted from raisev.¹ < as lemmas
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