| 单词 | to set upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto set upon —— to set upon —— 1. a. To attack, assail, fall violently upon. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)] greetc893 overfallOE riseOE assail?c1225 to lay on or upon?c1225 onseekc1275 to set on ——c1290 infighta1300 saila1300 to go upon ——c1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 annoyc1380 impugnc1384 offendc1385 to fall on ——a1387 sault1387 affrayc1390 to set upon ——1390 to fall upon ——a1398 to lay at?a1400 semblea1400 assayc1400 havec1400 aset1413 oppressa1425 attachc1425 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 fray1465 oppugn?a1475 sayc1475 envaye1477 pursue1488 envahisshe1489 assaulta1500 to lay to, untoa1500 requirea1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 assemblec1515 expugn1530 to fare on1535 to fall into ——1550 mount1568 attack?1576 affront1579 invest1598 canvass1599 to take arms1604 attempt1605 to make force at, to, upon1607 salute1609 offence1614 strikea1616 to give a lift at1622 to get at ——1650 insult1697 to walk into ——1794 to go in at1812 to go for ——1838 to light on ——1842 strafe1915 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 247 The lordes alle upon him sette With drawe swerdes. 1525 J. Russell in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. I. 300 Wheere the Emperors thought to have set upon them being encamped, they founde them in array and goode ordre. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 716/1 They dyd sette upon me foure to one. 1562 J. Mountgomery in Archaeologia (1883) 47 230 His maister..meteth whithe theeves..And ys sett vpon by them. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §60. 100 David..set upon a Beare at one time, and on a Lion at another, and slew them both. 1663 S. Pepys Diary 11 May (1971) IV. 131 I was set upon by a great dog, who got hold of my garters. 1722 St. James's Evening Post 14–16 June 2/1 A young Man was set upon by three Rogues..and robb'd of Bills and Money. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xliii. 434 Wounded, hunted, set upon by dogs. 1879 M. J. Guest Lect. Hist. Eng. xii. 109 The Danes came against them and set upon them again and again. b. in immaterial sense. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack with hostile words or measures fangc1320 hurtlec1374 impugnc1384 weighc1386 to fall upon ——a1398 to start on ——a1398 oppugn?1435 to lay to, untoa1500 onseta1522 wipe1523 to set against ——1542 to fall aboard——1593 aggress1596 to fall foul1602 attack1613 appugn1615 to set upon ——1639 to fall on ——1641 to lay home, hard, hardly to1650 tack1720 bombard1766 savage1796 to pitch into ——1823 to begin upon a personc1825 bulldog1842 to down on (also upon)a1848 to set at ——1849 to start on ——a1851 to start in on1859 set on at or to1862 to let into1872 to go for ——1890 swash1890 slog1891 to get at ——1893 tee1955 1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events 205 Of all brags the foolishest is, that which sets upon the reputation of a weake sex. 1690 J. Locke Two Treat. of Gouernem. i. xi. §118 However sin might set upon him. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 16. ¶3 If I attack the Vicious, I shall only set upon them in a Body. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 356 This is the reason why my three accusers..have set upon me. 2. To urge strongly, importune. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > try to persuade stirc1380 pressc1440 fanda1500 attempta1547 invite1548 procure1551 to threap (something) upon1571 to set upon ——1652 flog1793 1652 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Hist. Relations Flanders 158 The Princesse was secretly set upon in private to suffer herself to bee conveyed away. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 236 The best of the Episcopal Clergy set upon the Bishops, to lay hold on this opportunity. 1883 G. N. Bankes Cambr. Staircase vi. 95 Milstead again set upon Oxden for his story. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)] > tackle or proceed to deal with entreat?a1450 overtakea1500 to go on ——1508 take1523 to go about ——?1533 to set upon ——1555 fall1589 to turn one's hand1628 to take to task1649 tackle1847 to take on1898 the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > set to work upon or begin to deal with to set about ——a1300 to set upon ——1555 fall1589 to deal on, upon1597 to break up1688 begin1808 to set up1857 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. xii. 300 It behoued them to sende for the Bishoppe, to hallowe the firste corner stone... And then might the Masons sette vpon the reste, but not afore. 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 146 It was my fortune to set upon a hard and difficult building in a Church of Mixco. 1681 R. L'Estrange tr. Cicero Offices (ed. 2) 69 Him that sets upon Building. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xxiii. 234 The Dean..exciting them with all his Rhetorick, to set upon the Reparation of it. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §103 To level the Sugar-Loaf..would..be a serious work; as it never could be set upon except when the sea was remarkably still. 4. Nautical. To haul or pull upon. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > work ropes or cables in specific ways windc1550 veer1590 veer1604 rousea1625 heave1626 overhaul1626 ease1627 pay1627 reeve1627 unbend1627 to come up1685 overhale1692 to pay away1769 surge1769 render1777 to pay out1793 to round down1793 to set upon ——1793 swig1794 veer1806 snake1815 to side out for a bend1831 rack1841 snub1841 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) 196 This tackle being a little slacked,..and then set upon. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) 197 The rope..being then set upon by the main tackle. to set (a person) upon a. trans. to set (a person) upon: to put in the way of doing or performing, cause to be occupied with (something): often with implication of urging or impelling (cf. put v. 16). Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > cause to be occupied with set1435 set1622 yoke1630 cast1662 sick1914 1435 Contract Fotheringhay Church (1841) 29 During all the sayd werke the seid Will. Horwode shall nether set mo nor fewer Free-Masons..thereupon. 1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 394 Ane man..That neuer wald set him on assay withoutin his assent. 1657 W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility iii. 184 A..Historiographer, who was at that time set upon the same undertaking. 1694 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. xxi. 133 Nothing setting us upon the change of State, or upon any new Action, but some uneasiness. 1695 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. (new ed.) §94. 161 The Studies which he sets him upon. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 255. ¶8 This often sets him on empty Boasts and Ostentations of himself. 1826 New Monthly Mag. 16 406 [It] has set us upon an inquiry into the present state of religion. 1879 M. Pattison Milton vi. 75 This rude shock..set Usher upon a more careful examination. < as lemmas |
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