up thereadv.

Brit.

/ˌʌp ˈðɛː/, U.S.

/ˌəp ˈðɛ(ə)r/

Etymology: up adv.²

1. Above the earth; in heaven; spec. with reference to God. Cf. above adv. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adverb] > in Heaven

in the highestOE

on higha1200

abovea1325

alofta1400

within the veil1528

up there1938

1938 M. Muggeridge In Valley xvi. 145 Don't imagine..that the old gentleman up there is going to interfere... He doesn't exist.

1969 P. Theroux Murder in Mount Holly iii. 44 You had to..really believe in that Big Man Up There.

1977 ‘J. McVean’ Bloodspoor xx. 260 Sometimes I almost get to feel someone up there must be pitching for us.

2. Up on a level with (something else highly rated). colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > [adverb]

in reputationc1405

at a premium1828

much (also greatly, little, etc.) to the credit of1868

up there1970

1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 6/1 The Post Office, which among things to have, rates right up there with athlete's foot.

1977 Gay News 7 Apr. 32/1 It is necessary to her kind of survival not to make an impression, either as an award-laden superstar (up there with Streisand..and Fonda) or even as an actress.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	up there
释义	up thereadv. Brit. /ˌʌp ˈðɛː/, U.S. /ˌəp ˈðɛ(ə)r/ Etymology: up adv.² 1. Above the earth; in heaven; spec. with reference to God. Cf. above adv. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adverb] > in Heaven in the highestOE on higha1200 abovea1325 alofta1400 within the veil1528 up there1938 1938 M. Muggeridge In Valley xvi. 145 Don't imagine..that the old gentleman up there is going to interfere... He doesn't exist. 1969 P. Theroux Murder in Mount Holly iii. 44 You had to..really believe in that Big Man Up There. 1977 ‘J. McVean’ Bloodspoor xx. 260 Sometimes I almost get to feel someone up there must be pitching for us. 2. Up on a level with (something else highly rated). colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > [adverb] in reputationc1405 at a premium1828 much (also greatly, little, etc.) to the credit of1868 up there1970 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 6/1 The Post Office, which among things to have, rates right up there with athlete's foot. 1977 Gay News 7 Apr. 32/1 It is necessary to her kind of survival not to make an impression, either as an award-laden superstar (up there with Streisand..and Fonda) or even as an actress. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1938
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