| 单词 | to build upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto build upon —— to build upon —— 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) upon; = to build on —— 1 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΠ 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 ?1527 tr. Copy of Lett. wherin Kyng Henry VIII made Answere vnto M. Luther sig. C.iiii For what charite bylde you vpon fayth, whan ye teche that faythe alone without good workes suffyseth. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. vii. 25 Our advanced beliefs are not to be built upon dictates. 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 28 The Theory..is built wholly upon a false supposition. 1766 T. Leland Let. 9 Jan. in Earl Fitzwilliam & R. Bourke Corr. Edmund Burke (1844) I. 95 You will not, I am certain, build your reputation there, upon a single, studied, manufactured piece of eloquence. 1828 Missionary Reg. July 330/1 A part of this pride of family is built upon its having remained, in all its branches, attached to its Religion. 1989 S. Eldred-Grigg Siren Celia ii. 41 It appears a trifling matter to build happiness upon. 2003 Classical Rev. 53 12 Although she builds an argument upon this claim that Orestes hesitates, she does not in fact establish that he does hesitate. 2. intransitive. In earlier use often: to rely on, have confidence in (a person or thing). Later usually: to use (something) as a basis for a belief, argument, etc., or for further development. Cf. to build on —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > trust [verb (intransitive)] hopec888 believeOE trowc1000 levec1175 strusta1250 trista1250 trestc1275 traista1300 affyc1330 assurec1374 restc1384 sover1488 confidea1525 faith1555 relyc1571 build1573 1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 27 I..tould him I wuld bilde uppon him. 1577 W. Fulke Overthrow & Confut. Doctr. Purgatory ii. vi. 262 in Two Treat. against Papistes I haue often saide we deferre nothing to his authoritie, who was both in a corrupt time, and he himselfe a corrupter of religion by building vpon fables and authorities of men. 1630 P. Massinger Renegado iv. iii. sig. K2 Heauen..will not suffer you to want a man, To doe that sacred office, build vpon it. 1643 J. Swan Speculum Mundi (ed. 2) ii. §3. 33 I find therefore little in Josephus concerning this to build upon. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 144 I am deny'd..to go to Church, as I had built upon I might. 1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 2 222 Whether or not that evidence is admissible to build upon. 1876 E. Mellor Priesthood vii. 323 The next passage upon which the Romanists and Ritualists build. 1993 Freetime 9 June 5/4 [The band] Poison are ready to build upon one of the most coveted fan bases in all of rock 'n' roll. 2015 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 Nov. 62/3 They called the strategy Primary Health Care, and it was intended to build upon the networks of health clinics and hospitals established in former French, British, and Portuguese colonies. < as lemmas |
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