英语词汇“to work one's way up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to work one's way up: to progress towards something better or superior by labour or effort (esp. as opposed to privilege, favouritism, etc.); to gradually ascend a hierarchy, series of ranks, etc., esp. by working hard. Cf. to work up 4a at Phrasal verbs 1.

1734 Fidler's Fling at Roguery ii. 84 The Man to make his best Effort, To work his way up to the Skies, By being bravely Good and Wise.

1774 T. Walker Vindic. Discipline Church of Scotl. i. iii. 32 They were obliged to work their way up to the ministry by their own industry; some of them, perhaps, by teaching schools.

1858 Chambers's Jrnl. 9 160 [He] had worked his way up from a corporalship of marines.

1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 726/2 The trainer..begins in the stables as a rubber at an early age, and works his way up.

1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 111 Ambitious young men..willing to begin at the bottom and work their way up.

1991 C. Buckley Wet Work Prol. 7 He was an orphan. Worked his way up from zip.

2005 Professional Builder (Nexis) 1 Mar. 49 Gary began his building career with Marv Andersen Homes, working his way up from house-sweeper to framer to Director of Construction.

单词	to work one's way up
释义	> as lemmas to work one's way up b. to work one's way up: to progress towards something better or superior by labour or effort (esp. as opposed to privilege, favouritism, etc.); to gradually ascend a hierarchy, series of ranks, etc., esp. by working hard. Cf. to work up 4a at Phrasal verbs 1. Π 1734 Fidler's Fling at Roguery ii. 84 The Man to make his best Effort, To work his way up to the Skies, By being bravely Good and Wise. 1774 T. Walker Vindic. Discipline Church of Scotl. i. iii. 32 They were obliged to work their way up to the ministry by their own industry; some of them, perhaps, by teaching schools. 1858 Chambers's Jrnl. 9 160 [He] had worked his way up from a corporalship of marines. 1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 726/2 The trainer..begins in the stables as a rubber at an early age, and works his way up. 1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 111 Ambitious young men..willing to begin at the bottom and work their way up. 1991 C. Buckley Wet Work Prol. 7 He was an orphan. Worked his way up from zip. 2005 Professional Builder (Nexis) 1 Mar. 49 Gary began his building career with Marv Andersen Homes, working his way up from house-sweeper to framer to Director of Construction. extracted from workv. < as lemmas
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