| 单词 | lead up to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lead up to 2. intr. to lead up to: to prepare gradually for: to form a gradual preparation for. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] > form a preparation for to lead up to1861 1861 Temple Bar Dec. 101 The circumstances which led up to the explosion of the..conspiracy. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times III. xlv. 381 Perhaps he had deliberately led up to this very point. 1892 B. F. Westcott Gospel of Life Pref. 22 All earlier history leads up to the Incarnation. 1892 Sat. Rev. 2 Jan. 16/2 The harlequinade..is led up to by a tasteful transformation scene. to lead up to e. Bridge. to lead up to: to lead in a manner which allows (a particular card or suit) to be played from the third or fourth hand. Also after the noun. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [verb (transitive)] > actions or tactics declare1895 promote1899 to lead up to1911 to take out1918 squeeze1926 push1927 spread1929 cash1934 overtake1939 underlead1945 finesse1960 1911 L. Leigh Blue Bk. Bridge & Auction iii. 97 In a trump deal, if the lead has been a low card the suit cannot be more than moderately strong, and the third hand..may lead up to a weak holding in Dummy's hand. 1927 L. Hattersley Contract & Auction Bridge Clarified xxv. 251 The Queen should never be led up to the Ace with the vain idea of making a finesse. 1950 G. S. Coffin Learn Bridge iv. 26 He must lead a ? away from his king up to dummy's ace-queen. 1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 655/2 The old maxim recommending a lead ‘up to weakness’ is valid but not very helpful. 1973 T. Reese & A. Dormer Compl. Bk. Bridge xvii. 223 He leads up to and not away from dummy's high cards. < as lemmas |
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