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单词 draw yourself up
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draw yourself up

phrasal verb with draw uk/drɔː/us/drɑː/verb drew, drawn

to make yourself look bigger by standing straight with your shoulders back, usually to try to seem more important:

Like a lot of short men, he tends to draw himself up to his full height in public.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Making things more or less smooth or straight

  • bunch
  • bunch (sth) up
  • coarsen
  • collapse
  • creased
  • crinkle
  • crumple
  • fold
  • pucker
  • pumice stone
  • roll sth up
  • roughen
  • round sth off
  • sand
  • sleek
  • sleek back/down
  • smooth
  • steady
  • straighten
  • straighten up

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draw yourself up

phrasal verb with draw us/drɔ/verb past tense drew /dru/, past participle drawn /drɔn/

(STRAIGHTEN)

to make yourself stand straight with the shoulders back:

She drew herself up like the Statue of Liberty and lifted an arm over her head.
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