英语词汇“fetch up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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fetch up vb (adverb)

(intr; usually followed by at or in) informal to arrive (at) or end up (in): to fetch up in New York
slang to vomit (food, etc)

fetch¹ v.

to go and bring back;
return with;
get: [~ + object]to fetch a glass of water.[no object]She taught the dog to fetch.
to cause to come;
bring:[~ + object]Go fetch a doctor.
to sell for or bring (a price, financial return, etc.):[~ + object]The horse fetched more money than it cost.

Idioms

Idioms fetch and carry, [no object] to perform menial tasks:I was pretty bored, fetching and carrying all day at the bazaar.

fetch•er, n. [countable]

fetch¹ v.t.

to go and bring back;
return with;
get:to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
to cause to come;
bring:to fetch a doctor.
to sell for or bring (a price, financial return, etc.):The horse fetched $50 more than it cost.
Informal Termsto charm;
captivate:Her beauty fetched the coldest hearts.
to take (a breath).
to utter (a sigh, groan, etc.).
to deal or deliver (a stroke, blow, etc.).
to perform or execute (a movement, step, leap, etc.).
Nautical, British Terms, Naval Terms[Chiefly Naut. and Brit. Dial.]to reach;
arrive at:to fetch port.
Sport[Hunting.](of a dog) to retrieve (game).

v.i.

to go and bring things.
Nautical, Naval Terms[Chiefly Naut.]to move or maneuver.
Sport[Hunting.]to retrieve game (often used as a command to a dog).
to go by an indirect route;
circle (often fol. by around or about):We fetched around through the outer suburbs.
Nautical, Naval Terms fetch about, (of a sailing vessel) to come onto a new tack.
Idioms fetch and carry, to perform menial tasks.
fetch up:
- Informal Termsto arrive or stop.
- Slang Terms[Older Use.]to raise (children);
  bring up:She had to fetch up her younger sisters.
- Naval Terms[Naut.](of a vessel) to come to a halt, as by lowering an anchor or running aground;
  bring up.

the act of fetching.
the distance of fetching:a long fetch.
[Oceanog.]
- an area where ocean waves are being generated by the wind.
- the length of such an area.
the reach or stretch of a thing.
a trick;
dodge.

bef. 1000; Middle English fecchen, Old English fecc(e)an, variant of fetian to fetch (compare Middle English feten, fetten, Brit. dialect, dialectal fet; akin to Old English -fat in sīthfat journey, German fassen to grasp)

fetch′er, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See bring.

fetch² n.

wraith (def. 1).

perh. short for fetch-life one sent to fetch the soul of a dying person 1780–90

单词	fetch up
释义	Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fetch up vb (adverb) (intr; usually followed by at or in) informal to arrive (at) or end up (in): to fetch up in New York slang to vomit (food, etc) WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 fetch¹ /fɛtʃ/USA pronunciation v. to go and bring back; return with; get: [~ + object]to fetch a glass of water.[no object]She taught the dog to fetch. to cause to come; bring:[~ + object]Go fetch a doctor. to sell for or bring (a price, financial return, etc.):[~ + object]The horse fetched more money than it cost. Idioms Idioms fetch and carry, [no object] to perform menial tasks:I was pretty bored, fetching and carrying all day at the bazaar. fetch•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 fetch¹ (fech),USA pronunciation v.t. to go and bring back; return with; get:to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water. to cause to come; bring:to fetch a doctor. to sell for or bring (a price, financial return, etc.):The horse fetched $50 more than it cost. Informal Termsto charm; captivate:Her beauty fetched the coldest hearts. to take (a breath). to utter (a sigh, groan, etc.). to deal or deliver (a stroke, blow, etc.). to perform or execute (a movement, step, leap, etc.). Nautical, British Terms, Naval Terms[Chiefly Naut. and Brit. Dial.]to reach; arrive at:to fetch port. Sport[Hunting.](of a dog) to retrieve (game). v.i. to go and bring things. Nautical, Naval Terms[Chiefly Naut.]to move or maneuver. Sport[Hunting.]to retrieve game (often used as a command to a dog). to go by an indirect route; circle (often fol. by around or about):We fetched around through the outer suburbs. Nautical, Naval Terms fetch about, (of a sailing vessel) to come onto a new tack. Idioms fetch and carry, to perform menial tasks. fetch up: Informal Termsto arrive or stop. Slang Terms[Older Use.]to raise (children); bring up:She had to fetch up her younger sisters. Naval Terms[Naut.](of a vessel) to come to a halt, as by lowering an anchor or running aground; bring up. n. the act of fetching. the distance of fetching:a long fetch. [Oceanog.] an area where ocean waves are being generated by the wind. the length of such an area. the reach or stretch of a thing. a trick; dodge. bef. 1000; Middle English fecchen, Old English fecc(e)an, variant of fetian to fetch (compare Middle English feten, fetten, Brit. dialect, dialectal fet; akin to Old English -fat in sīthfat journey, German fassen to grasp) fetch′er, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See bring. fetch² (fech),USA pronunciation n. wraith (def. 1). perh. short for fetch-life one sent to fetch the soul of a dying person 1780–90
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