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

4. to sew up.

(a) To close (an orifice, a wound, also anything that envelops) by stitching the edges together.

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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > by stitching

to sew up1490

sew1520

stitch1847

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > treatments uniting or replacing parts > unite or replace parts [verb (transitive)] > unite fractures, wounds, etc. > heal a wound > stitch

to sew up1490

sew1520

stitch1580

needlea1715

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > sew together > close by

to sew up1490

to stitch up1580

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos li. (1890) 143 Merencyus..made his wounde to be shwed [? read sewed; Fr. faisoit couldre sa playe] vppe, that was yet full sore.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxxj The lordes sat still..neither whisperyng nor spekyng, as though their mouthes had been sowed up.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. iii. 144 I commanded the sleeues should be cut out, and sow'd vp againe.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 436. ⁋9 The Wound was exposed to the View of all who could delight in it, and sowed up on the Stage.

1776 Trial Maha Rajah Nundocomar for Forgery 31/1 I sewed up the bag with my own hand.

1812 Ann. Reg., Chron. 37 A surgeon sewed up the wound.

1885 Riverside Nat. Hist. (1888) III. 224 The fisher~men..generally sew up the mouth before placing it with others.

(b) transferred. To keep (one's mouth) resolutely closed.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > be silent/refrain from speaking [verb (intransitive)]

to hold one's tonguec897

to keep one's tonguec897

to be (hold oneself) stilla1000

to say littleOE

to hold one's mouthc1175

to shut (also close) one's mouthc1175

to keep (one's) silence?c1225

to hold (also have, keep) one's peacea1275

stillc1330

peacec1395

mum1440

to say neither buff nor baff1481

to keep (also play) mum1532

to charm the tonguec1540

to have (also set, keep) a hatch before the door1546

hush1548

to play (at) mumbudgeta1564

not to say buff to a wolf's shadow1590

to keep a still tongue in one's head1729

to sing small1738

to sew up1785

let that fly stick in (or to) the wall1814

to say (also know) neither buff nor stye1824

to choke back1844

mumchance1854

to keep one's trap shut1899

to choke up1907

to belt up1949

to keep (or stay) shtum1958

shtum1958

1785 H. Walpole Let. 20 June in Corr. (1965) XXXIII. 466 I sewed up my mouth, and though he addressed me two or three times, I answered nothing but Yes or No.

b. To enclose in a cover or receptacle and secure it by sewing.

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besewa1375

sewa1375

quilt1562

to stitch up1590

enseam1605

to sew up1611

1611 Bible (King James) Job xiv. 17 My transgression is sealed vp in a bagge, and thou sowest vp mine iniquitie.

1633 J. Ford Loves Sacrifice ii. sig. D4 A Creature Sow'd vp in painted cloth, might so be styl'd.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. K2^v But since It must be done, dispatch, and sowe Up in a sheet your Bride.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair li. 457 He has sewn up ever so many odalisques in sacks and tilted them into the Nile.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xii. 234 A piece of paper sewed up in a cloth button.

c. slang.

(a) To tire out (a horse).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > exhaust (a horse) by excessive riding

override1609

jade1615

blow1651

to ride down1682

to sew up1826

to stump up1853

bucket1856

stump1883

(a)

1826 Sporting Mag. 19 17 He preserves his cattle in such rare condition, that with great difficulty are they to be ‘sewn up’.

1862 G. J. Whyte-Melville Inside Bar x I like you young fellows to enjoy yourselves..and sew up your horses and come home.

(b) To tire out, exhaust (a person); to nonplus, bring to a standstill; to put hors de combat; to outwit, cheat, swindle; also, to bring about the conviction of (a person).

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (transitive)]

wearyc897

tirea1000

travailc1300

forwearya1325

taryc1375

tarc1440

matec1450

break1483

labour1496

overwearya1500

wear?1507

to wear out, forth1525

fatigate1535

stress1540

overtire1558

forwaste1563

to tire out1563

overwear1578

spend1582

out-tire1596

outwear1596

outweary1596

overspend1596

to toil out1596

attediate1603

bejade1620

lassate1623

harassa1626

overtask1628

tax1672

hag1674

trash1685

hatter1687

overtax1692

fatigue1693

to knock up1740

tire to death1740

overfatigue1741

fag1774

outdo1776

to do over1789

to use up1790

jade1798

overdo1817

frazzlea1825

worry1828

to sew up1837

to wear to death1840

to take it (also a lot, too much, etc.) out of (a person)1847

gruel1850

to stump up1853

exhaust1860

finish1864

peter1869

knacker1886

grind1887

tew1893

crease1925

poop1931

raddle1951

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 mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > outwit, get the better of

undergoa1325

circumvene1526

crossbitec1555

circumvent1564

gleek1577

outreach1579

fob1583

overreach1594

fub1600

encompassa1616

out-craftya1616

out-knave1648

mump1649

jockey1708

come1721

nail1735

slew1813

Jew1825

to sew up1837

to play (it) low down (on)1864

outfox1872

beat1873

outcraft1879

to get a beat on1889

old soldier1892

to put one over1905

to get one over on1912

to get one over1921

outsmart1926

shaft1959

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > conviction or judicial condemnation > convict or condemn [verb (transitive)] > secure the conviction of

to put in1911

to sew up1927

(b)

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxviii. 419 Here's Mr. Vinkle reg'larly sewed up vith desperation, Miss.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers liv. 587 ‘Busy!’ replied Pell; ‘I'm completely sewn up’.

1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. x. 154 You might have traded with him, and got it for half nothin'; or bought it and failed, as some of our importin' marchants sew up the soft-horned British.

1849 A. R. Smith Pottleton Legacy xiii. 113 I have introduced him to you as soon as I could, and you must sew him up as quickly as you can.

?1856 F. E. Smedley Harry Coverdale's Courtship ii. 12 I did not think there was a man living who could have sewn me up in ten minutes like that; but you are..quick with your fists.

1857 A. Mayhew Paved with Gold ii. xvii He told Fred Tattenham in confidence that if the men who were in his debt did not come up to the scratch on settling day he should be regularly ‘sewed up’.

1927 Dial. Notes 5 462 Sew up, v., to convict on overwhelming evidence.

1929 D. Hammett Red Harvest vii. 80 I expected something like that. That's why I sewed you up. And you are sewed up.

1945 E. S. Gardner Case of Gold-digger's Purse xv. 159 The police have sewed him up on a written statement.

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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (transitive)] > make drunk > make very or insensibly drunk

to drink (also put, see, etc.) someone under the tablea1636

locus1829

to sew up1829

to drink under the table1897

mickey-finn1957

(c)

1829 Buckstone Billy Taylor Kitty. (Aside, and taking out a vial.) This liquid, sent me by Monsieur Chabert, The fire-king, will sew him up.

1840 J. T. J. Hewlett Peter Priggins xx, in New Monthly Mag. We must ply him with liquor, for I don't think a little will sew him up.

1842 S. Lover Handy Andy v To use Jack Horan's own phrase, the apothecary was sewed up before he had any suspicion of the fact.

(d) to sew up one's stocking: to put to silence, confute.

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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > confound, confute [phrase]

bray1535

to beat the nail back1581

to nail (a fact, information, etc.) to the counter1842

to nail a lie (also charge, etc.)1843

to sew up one's stocking1859

to knock galley-west1875

to knock the bottom out of1875

to shoot down in flames1943

(d)

1859 C. Reade Love me Little xxvi At this home thrust Mrs. Wilson was staggered... ‘Eh! Miss Lucy’, cried she, ‘but ye've got a tongue in your head. Ye've sewed up my stocking’.

d. colloquial. To bring (something) to a desired conclusion or condition; to complete satisfactorily; to organize or gain control of (a person or thing); spec. to ensure the favourable outcome of a game or match. Frequently in all sewn (or sewed) up.

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society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > get into one's or its control

temea1387

to take hold1577

to lay, fasten a gripe on, upona1586

amenage1590

to get (a person, etc.) where the hair is short1872

cinch1875

to get a handle on1901

to sew up1904

the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > bring to an end or conclusion > satisfactorily

to sew up1904

to tie up1954

society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > win, lose, or score [verb (transitive)] > win

to pull off1860

snare1942

to sew up1953

sweep1960

1904 G. Ade True Bills 136 The Man with the Megaphone Voice cut no Ice whatsoever, for they had him sewed up.

1915 Dial. Notes 4 235 Sew up, v. phr., to make certain of (a place on a team, in a club, etc.).

1933 E. E. Cummings eimi 245 We glide to marriage ‘they've got that all sewed up’ blonde's mari affirms.

1936 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Fools xxi. 198 He said that..he had Broadway sewed up—him and a few other fellows.

1942 E. S. Gardner Case of Careless Kitten (1944) xii. 100 By the time you get there, Lieutenant Tragg will have things sewed up so tight you'll have to pay admission to get within a block of the place.

1945 E. S. Gardner Case of Gold-digger's Purse xv. 165 The police have all the witnesses sewed up tight.

1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait xxi. 191 A Chinese I..played draughts with..let me win a man..and I'd think I had him well sewn up..and then he'd clean the board.

1960 T. McLean Kings of Rugby xi. 163 It was Henderson who sewed up the match a moment later.

1977 News of World 17 Apr. 23/3 Charlton appeared to have the game sewn up.

1979 Quarto Oct. 3/1 During this period the novelists had it all sewn up.

e. To enclose or seal off. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > shut up (a place)

steeka1250

shut1340

to shut in1390

spear1445

seclude1451

to shut up1530

mure1550

block1630

lock1773

to lock up1824

seal1931

to sew up1962

to lock down1980

1962 New Statesman 21 Dec. 899/1 Knowing that it's only a matter of minutes before the Law would sew up the district with a cordon, we drop one of the team at the local railway station.

单词	to sew up
释义	> as lemmas to sew up 4. to sew up. a. (a) To close (an orifice, a wound, also anything that envelops) by stitching the edges together. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > by stitching to sew up1490 sew1520 stitch1847 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > treatments uniting or replacing parts > unite or replace parts [verb (transitive)] > unite fractures, wounds, etc. > heal a wound > stitch to sew up1490 sew1520 stitch1580 needlea1715 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > sew together > close by to sew up1490 to stitch up1580 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos li. (1890) 143 Merencyus..made his wounde to be shwed [? read sewed; Fr. faisoit couldre sa playe] vppe, that was yet full sore. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxxj The lordes sat still..neither whisperyng nor spekyng, as though their mouthes had been sowed up. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. iii. 144 I commanded the sleeues should be cut out, and sow'd vp againe. View more context for this quotation 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 436. ⁋9 The Wound was exposed to the View of all who could delight in it, and sowed up on the Stage. 1776 Trial Maha Rajah Nundocomar for Forgery 31/1 I sewed up the bag with my own hand. 1812 Ann. Reg., Chron. 37 A surgeon sewed up the wound. 1885 Riverside Nat. Hist. (1888) III. 224 The fisher~men..generally sew up the mouth before placing it with others. (b) transferred. To keep (one's mouth) resolutely closed.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > be silent/refrain from speaking [verb (intransitive)] to hold one's tonguec897 to keep one's tonguec897 to be (hold oneself) stilla1000 to say littleOE to hold one's mouthc1175 to shut (also close) one's mouthc1175 to keep (one's) silence?c1225 to hold (also have, keep) one's peacea1275 stillc1330 peacec1395 mum1440 to say neither buff nor baff1481 to keep (also play) mum1532 to charm the tonguec1540 to have (also set, keep) a hatch before the door1546 hush1548 to play (at) mumbudgeta1564 not to say buff to a wolf's shadow1590 to keep a still tongue in one's head1729 to sing small1738 to sew up1785 let that fly stick in (or to) the wall1814 to say (also know) neither buff nor stye1824 to choke back1844 mumchance1854 to keep one's trap shut1899 to choke up1907 to belt up1949 to keep (or stay) shtum1958 shtum1958 1785 H. Walpole Let. 20 June in Corr. (1965) XXXIII. 466 I sewed up my mouth, and though he addressed me two or three times, I answered nothing but Yes or No. b. To enclose in a cover or receptacle and secure it by sewing. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > sew together > enclose in besewa1375 sewa1375 quilt1562 to stitch up1590 enseam1605 to sew up1611 1611 Bible (King James) Job xiv. 17 My transgression is sealed vp in a bagge, and thou sowest vp mine iniquitie. View more context for this quotation 1633 J. Ford Loves Sacrifice ii. sig. D4 A Creature Sow'd vp in painted cloth, might so be styl'd. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. K2^v But since It must be done, dispatch, and sowe Up in a sheet your Bride. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair li. 457 He has sewn up ever so many odalisques in sacks and tilted them into the Nile. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xii. 234 A piece of paper sewed up in a cloth button. c. slang. (a) To tire out (a horse). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > exhaust (a horse) by excessive riding override1609 jade1615 blow1651 to ride down1682 to sew up1826 to stump up1853 bucket1856 stump1883 (a) 1826 Sporting Mag. 19 17 He preserves his cattle in such rare condition, that with great difficulty are they to be ‘sewn up’. 1862 G. J. Whyte-Melville Inside Bar x I like you young fellows to enjoy yourselves..and sew up your horses and come home. (b) To tire out, exhaust (a person); to nonplus, bring to a standstill; to put hors de combat; to outwit, cheat, swindle; also, to bring about the conviction of (a person). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (transitive)] wearyc897 tirea1000 travailc1300 forwearya1325 taryc1375 tarc1440 matec1450 break1483 labour1496 overwearya1500 wear?1507 to wear out, forth1525 fatigate1535 stress1540 overtire1558 forwaste1563 to tire out1563 overwear1578 spend1582 out-tire1596 outwear1596 outweary1596 overspend1596 to toil out1596 attediate1603 bejade1620 lassate1623 harassa1626 overtask1628 tax1672 hag1674 trash1685 hatter1687 overtax1692 fatigue1693 to knock up1740 tire to death1740 overfatigue1741 fag1774 outdo1776 to do over1789 to use up1790 jade1798 overdo1817 frazzlea1825 worry1828 to sew up1837 to wear to death1840 to take it (also a lot, too much, etc.) out of (a person)1847 gruel1850 to stump up1853 exhaust1860 finish1864 peter1869 knacker1886 grind1887 tew1893 crease1925 poop1931 raddle1951 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 mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > outwit, get the better of undergoa1325 circumvene1526 crossbitec1555 circumvent1564 gleek1577 outreach1579 fob1583 overreach1594 fub1600 encompassa1616 out-craftya1616 out-knave1648 mump1649 jockey1708 come1721 nail1735 slew1813 Jew1825 to sew up1837 to play (it) low down (on)1864 outfox1872 beat1873 outcraft1879 to get a beat on1889 old soldier1892 to put one over1905 to get one over on1912 to get one over1921 outsmart1926 shaft1959 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > conviction or judicial condemnation > convict or condemn [verb (transitive)] > secure the conviction of to put in1911 to sew up1927 (b) 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxviii. 419 Here's Mr. Vinkle reg'larly sewed up vith desperation, Miss. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers liv. 587 ‘Busy!’ replied Pell; ‘I'm completely sewn up’. 1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. x. 154 You might have traded with him, and got it for half nothin'; or bought it and failed, as some of our importin' marchants sew up the soft-horned British. 1849 A. R. Smith Pottleton Legacy xiii. 113 I have introduced him to you as soon as I could, and you must sew him up as quickly as you can. ?1856 F. E. Smedley Harry Coverdale's Courtship ii. 12 I did not think there was a man living who could have sewn me up in ten minutes like that; but you are..quick with your fists. 1857 A. Mayhew Paved with Gold ii. xvii He told Fred Tattenham in confidence that if the men who were in his debt did not come up to the scratch on settling day he should be regularly ‘sewed up’. 1927 Dial. Notes 5 462 Sew up, v., to convict on overwhelming evidence. 1929 D. Hammett Red Harvest vii. 80 I expected something like that. That's why I sewed you up. And you are sewed up. 1945 E. S. Gardner Case of Gold-digger's Purse xv. 159 The police have sewed him up on a written statement. (c) To make hopelessly drunk. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (transitive)] > make drunk > make very or insensibly drunk to drink (also put, see, etc.) someone under the tablea1636 locus1829 to sew up1829 to drink under the table1897 mickey-finn1957 (c) 1829 Buckstone Billy Taylor Kitty. (Aside, and taking out a vial.) This liquid, sent me by Monsieur Chabert, The fire-king, will sew him up. 1840 J. T. J. Hewlett Peter Priggins xx, in New Monthly Mag. We must ply him with liquor, for I don't think a little will sew him up. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy v To use Jack Horan's own phrase, the apothecary was sewed up before he had any suspicion of the fact. (d) to sew up one's stocking: to put to silence, confute. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > confound, confute [phrase] bray1535 to beat the nail back1581 to nail (a fact, information, etc.) to the counter1842 to nail a lie (also charge, etc.)1843 to sew up one's stocking1859 to knock galley-west1875 to knock the bottom out of1875 to shoot down in flames1943 (d) 1859 C. Reade Love me Little xxvi At this home thrust Mrs. Wilson was staggered... ‘Eh! Miss Lucy’, cried she, ‘but ye've got a tongue in your head. Ye've sewed up my stocking’. d. colloquial. To bring (something) to a desired conclusion or condition; to complete satisfactorily; to organize or gain control of (a person or thing); spec. to ensure the favourable outcome of a game or match. Frequently in all sewn (or sewed) up. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > get into one's or its control temea1387 to take hold1577 to lay, fasten a gripe on, upona1586 amenage1590 to get (a person, etc.) where the hair is short1872 cinch1875 to get a handle on1901 to sew up1904 the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > bring to an end or conclusion > satisfactorily to sew up1904 to tie up1954 society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > win, lose, or score [verb (transitive)] > win to pull off1860 snare1942 to sew up1953 sweep1960 1904 G. Ade True Bills 136 The Man with the Megaphone Voice cut no Ice whatsoever, for they had him sewed up. 1915 Dial. Notes 4 235 Sew up, v. phr., to make certain of (a place on a team, in a club, etc.). 1933 E. E. Cummings eimi 245 We glide to marriage ‘they've got that all sewed up’ blonde's mari affirms. 1936 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Fools xxi. 198 He said that..he had Broadway sewed up—him and a few other fellows. 1942 E. S. Gardner Case of Careless Kitten (1944) xii. 100 By the time you get there, Lieutenant Tragg will have things sewed up so tight you'll have to pay admission to get within a block of the place. 1945 E. S. Gardner Case of Gold-digger's Purse xv. 165 The police have all the witnesses sewed up tight. 1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait xxi. 191 A Chinese I..played draughts with..let me win a man..and I'd think I had him well sewn up..and then he'd clean the board. 1960 T. McLean Kings of Rugby xi. 163 It was Henderson who sewed up the match a moment later. 1977 News of World 17 Apr. 23/3 Charlton appeared to have the game sewn up. 1979 Quarto Oct. 3/1 During this period the novelists had it all sewn up. e. To enclose or seal off. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > shut up (a place) steeka1250 shut1340 to shut in1390 spear1445 seclude1451 to shut up1530 mure1550 block1630 lock1773 to lock up1824 seal1931 to sew up1962 to lock down1980 1962 New Statesman 21 Dec. 899/1 Knowing that it's only a matter of minutes before the Law would sew up the district with a cordon, we drop one of the team at the local railway station. extracted from sewv.¹ < as lemmas
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