transitive. To summon up (courage, resolution, etc., to do something).
| 单词 | θ139773 |
| 释义 | the mind > emotion > courage > encouragement > pluck up courage [verb] (19) findOE transitive. To summon up (courage, resolution, etc., to do something). to take (in early use nim) heartc1275 to take (in early use †nim) heart and variants: to summon up courage; (now more usually) to derive encouragement or comfort from a turn of events… to have the heartc1300 to have the heart: to be sufficiently courageous, resolute, (in later use) unsympathetic, etc. (to do something); (sometimes more generally) to have… to hent one's heartc1325 to hent (up) one's heart and variants: to take heart, to summon up courage. to pull upa1393 transitive. To lift or hold up (the head); to pull (oneself) upright, esp. in order to show pride or defiance. Also figurative: to lift or raise… to fang upa1400 to fang up: ‘to pluck up’ (the heart); to ‘take up’, interrupt sharply. Obs. pluckc1400 transitive. To pull with a sudden or forcible effort; to drag; to tug. Also: to take possession of by sudden action; to snatch; (sometimes) to… to take courage1490 Phrases, as to take courage, be of good courage (obsolete or archaic), pluck up courage, lose courage, etc. Dutch courage: bravery induced by… to take heart of grace (and variants)c1520 to take heart of grace(and variants): to pluck up courage; (now chiefly) to take encouragement or comfort. Cf. to take heart at heart, n. int.adv.… to lift up one's heart, mind, soul1535 transitive. In various phrases chiefly Hebraisms, or in the Hebrew manner. to lift up one's heart, mind, soul: to raise one's thoughts or desires… to get (also gather, keep, etc.) heart of grace1581 With other verbs in the same sense, esp. in to get (also gather, keep,etc.) heart of grace. hearten1587 intransitive. To take fresh heart or courage. rare before 19th cent. to pluck up one's courage1660 transitive. to pluck up (one's) courage (also heart, resolution, spirits,etc.): to summon up courage, strength, etc., take courage; to raise one's… flesh1695 transferred and figurative. pluck up courage1726 Phrases, as to take courage, be of good courage (obsolete or archaic), pluck up courage, lose courage, etc. Dutch courage: bravery induced by… to pick up1735 transitive. To pluck up (courage); to rally (a person's spirits). to call forth1802 transitive. To cause (something) to appear; to elicit. Also: to summon up (courage or some other quality). to pluck up1827 intransitive. To recover strength or vigour; to raise one's spirits; to summon one's courage; to take heart. Cf. sense 1. Now rare. to muster up1893 transitive. In extended use. |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。