| 单词 | to build on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto build on —— to build on —— 1. transitive. To found or develop (something abstract, such as a system of thought or belief, an argument, a reputation, etc.) on (a basis); to base or ground (something) on. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > initiate [verb (transitive)] > found or establish > in or on something to stand on ——eOE fastc1275 found1390 to stand upon ——a1393 build1528 relya1633 found1667 base1776 premise1881 1562 J. Veron Stronge Battery Inuoc. Saintes f. 58v It was the Lordes Instytution, buylded on his woorde, and thorough faythe obeyed of the Hebrewes. 1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man x. §1. 206 I shall..build all the particular duties..on those two general ones. 1689 J. Locke Two Treat. Govt. i. ix. 87 Sovereignty built on ‘property’..comes to nothing. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 253. ¶4 The Fame that is built on Candour and Ingenuity. 1781 J. Moore View Soc. Italy (1790) I. vii. 70 The independence of Venice was not built on usurpation. 1837 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (ed. 3) I. vi. 90 A Christian's faith and obedience is built on all this. 1987 Wall St. Jrnl. 4 June 16 (advt.) Our reputation has been built on solid repeat business. 2020 Malay Mail (Nexis) 30 Apr. He builds his argument on fake news and videos posted by cyber troopers on social media. 2. intransitive. To use (something) as a basis for a belief, argument, etc., or for further development. Also (esp. in early use): to rely on, have confidence in (cf. to build upon —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2).Sometimes with allusion to the notion of physical construction (see sense 2a), esp. in early use. Π 1563 Bp. J. Pilkington Burnynge of Paules Church sig. H.iiiv Because we say and proue oure faithe and relygion to bee the best and auncienst, we bylde not on counsels as they doe, but on Goddds [sic] worde, which is aboue the counsel. 1594 T. Lodge Wounds Ciuill War iii. i. sig. D3v The trustfull man that builds on trothles vowes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) i. iii. 89 An habitation giddy, and vnsure Hath he that buildeth on the vulgar heart. 1756 Satirical Rev. Manifold Falshoods conc. Earthquake 84 The raw unprovable Hypotheses, which certain modern reasoners build on. 1816 Eclectic Rev. Jan. 27 An attempt to build on other foundations than these, we cannot but apprehend would be weakening the evidence of truth. 1983 Sci. Amer. Feb. 41/1 One then builds on the result of the classical calculation by correcting it for quantum-mechanical fluctuations. 2005 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 15 July 2/1 Work goes on apace to build on what was a very successful 2004 event. < as lemmas |
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