单词 | to tank up |
释义 | > as lemmasto tank up 5. Chiefly to tank up. extracted from tankv.2 a. intransitive for reflexive. To fill oneself with drink, to drink heavily. Also reflexive. Cf. tanked adj. 1. slang. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (intransitive)] to drink deepa1300 bousec1300 bibc1400 to drink drunk1474 quaff1520 to set cock on the hoopa1535 boll1535 quass1549 tipple1560 swillc1563 carouse1567 guzzle1579 fuddle1588 overdrink1603 to drink the three outs1622 to bouse it1623 sota1639 drifflec1645 to drink like a fisha1653 tope1668 soak1687 to play at swig1688 to soak one's clay (or face)1704 impote1721 rosin1730 dram1740 booze1768 to suck (also sup) the monkey1785 swattle1785 lush1811 to lift up the little finger1812 to lift one's (or the) elbow1823 to crook one's elbow or little finger1825 jollify1830 to bowse up the jib1836 swizzle1847 peg1874 to hit the booze, bottle, jug, pot1889 to tank up1902 sozzle1937 to belt the bottle1941 indulge1953 the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (reflexive)] overdrinkOE soak1817 swattlec1826 binge1854 to drink oneself silly1907 to tank up1951 1902 A. H. Lewis Wolfville Nights xv. 236 Bowlaigs would reepair back ag'in to the Major [with the bottle], when they'd both tank up ecstatic. 1920 C. H. Stagg High Speed viii. 142 Both of 'em are tankin' up next door, and layin' for you and the whole bunch. 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby ii. 28 I think he'd tanked up a good deal at luncheon, and his determination to have my company bordered on violence. 1939 A. Huxley After Many a Summer ii. iii. 208 She..made him feel good, like you felt when you'd tanked up a bit on Scotch. 1951 W. C. Williams Autobiogr. xxv. 148 Perhaps he was insubordinate or tanked himself up or did something otherwise improper. 1959 A. Christie Cat among Pigeons 18 On Sports Day..Lady Veronica arrived completely sober... But there were times when Lady Veronica tanked herself up. 1974 D. Ramsay No Cause to Kill ii. 132 Jessie's a lush... Hardly ever leaves the house..except to tank up at the neighbourhood hangouts. 1980 I. Hunter Malcolm Muggeridge xii. 216 Behan arrived for the interview ‘somewhat full’ and proceeded to tank up further in the BBC hospitality room. b. transitive. To fill the tank of (a vehicle) with fuel; to refuel. Also absol., and intransitive for passive. colloquial. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [verb (transitive)] > supply with liquid fuel petrol1902 refuel1918 to tank up1933 to top off1943 lox1961 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > test, service and store motor vehicles [verb (intransitive)] > fill up petrol tank to tank up1933 gas1940 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > test, service and store motor vehicles [verb (transitive)] > supply with petrol gas1918 refuel1973 to tank up1978 to top off1979 1933 [see tanking n.1 at Derivatives]. 1944 ‘N. Shute’ Pastoral ii. 37 The Bowser was waiting to tank up the Wellington. 1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway ix. 244 I guess we'll make Ivanhoe by sundown... Tank up there, 'n have plenty up at the lake. 1959 J. Halas & R. Manvell Technique Film Animation v. 65 A cartoonist may want to give an automobile the characteristics of a dog in its attitude to the fuel that its owner offers it... It shakes its shaggy head in refusal to tank up with the wrong brand of spirit. 1963 D. Irving Destr. Dresden iii. iii. 139 The whole force [of aircraft] had been tanked up with maximum fuel loads, 2,154 gallons of petrol each. 1977 N. Freeling Gadget i. 5 The four cars..stopped once to tank up. 1978 N. Freeling Night Lords xxx. 140 At the edge of the service area he stopped..while the car was tanked. c. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1942 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 2 145 It's no good tanking up on them [sc. vitamins] and hoping you'll be able to detect a black cat at midnight in a Bremen cellar from 10,000 feet. 1959 Word Study Oct. 2/2 We are grateful for them, ‘tank up’ on their detailed and highly useful messages, and perhaps put them away for future reference. 1975 R. Butler Where all Girls are Sweeter ii. 15 She was twiddling the empty glass... I tanked her up and waited. < as lemmas |
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