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单词 draw up
释义

draw up

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verb (adverb)

to come or cause to come to a halt
(tr)
  1. to prepare a draft of (a legal document)
  2. to formulate and write out in appropriate formto draw up a contract
(used reflexively) to straighten oneself
to form or arrange (a body of soldiers, etc) in order or formation

Words nearby draw up

draw the curtain, draw the line, draw the line at, draw top, drawtube, draw up, draw weight, dray, drayage, dray horse, draying
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with draw up

draw up

1

Compose or write out in a set form, as in The lawyer drew up the contract. [First half of 1600s]

2

Arrange in order or formation, put in position, as in The band-leader drew up his players, or The officer drew up the troops. [c. 1600]

3

Bring or come to a halt, as in The car drew up to the curb. [Early 1800s]

4

draw oneself up. Assume an erect posture to express dignity or indignation. For example, She drew herself up and protested. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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