| 单词 | to sit up and beg |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto sit up and beg b. intransitive. to sit up and beg: (originally, of a dog) to balance on the hindquarters with the front paws raised expectantly in the hope of a reward (cf. beg v. 2i); (subsequently figurative) to be compliant, pliable, or subservient. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > do or accomplish something easily [verb (intransitive)] > be easy to deal with or control to sit up and beg1869 the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [adjective] > upright or erect upstandingc1000 standing1180 erectc1386 upright1398 standard1538 top-right1562 steya1586 upstraight1598 struttinga1643 straight reacheda1649 surrect1692 stand-up1749 stick-up1808 to sit up and beg1869 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > [adjective] > up or upright > specific miscellaneous to sit up and beg1869 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [adjective] > attitude of vehicles (planes, bikes, etc.) to sit up and beg1869 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [verb (intransitive)] > bicycle > assume attitude to sit up and beg1869 1869 Quiver 17 Apr. 447/2 He [sc. a dog] found it just as long to the next stone that way, so in despair he sat up and—begged. 1911 Times 6 July 16/6 His second service is not formidable, and..he could not make friends with the half-volleys; to Mr. Dixon they sit up and beg. 1917 R. Barnes Let. 20 July in M. Gilbert W. S. Churchill (1977) IV. Compan. i. 105 Pile up the guns & shells & we will make the Hun sit up & beg, but we haven't got enough yet. 1935 G. Stein Let. in E. Burns & U. E. Dydo Lett. Gertrude Stein & Thornton Wilder (1996) App. V. 365 For the first time in his life Basket had sat up and begged and not gotten what he asked he was disillusioned and..he has never been quite the same trusting dog since. 1978 Times 4 July 19/4 Ramirez tucked away a net cord by his opponent that sat up and simply begged. 2017 @JeanieOsc 18 July in twitter.com (accessed 7 Dec. 2017) And when he whistles Russia is going to sit up and beg! Uh huh. Yeah, sure. < as lemmas |
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