| 单词 | to answer up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto answer up to answer up intransitive and transitive. Originally U.S. To answer clearly and boldly; to give (as) a confident response. When intransitive frequently in imperative. ΚΠ 1848 Mass. Teacher 15 July 214 Shall he be contented if his boys sit up erect, make not too much noise with their boots, and ‘answer up’ well on examination day? 1863 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 107/2 ‘You're ill-pleased, Effie,’ said Margray... ‘Not a speck!’ Effie answered up. 1890 A. Conan Doyle Firm of Girdlestone (1923) xxvi. 204 ‘It makes courting a good deal easier,’ Ezra answered. ‘If a girl will answer up and give you an opening now and then, it makes all the difference.’ 1919 E. O'Neill Moon of Caribbees 214 [He picks up the chisel from the table] Yuh see this? Well, if he don't answer up nice and easy we'll show him! 1960 R. Williams Border Country 251 Come on, Will. Answer up. 1971 R. F. Delderfield Theirs was Kingdom ii. iii. 311 ‘Swann? Lieutenant Swann?’, and he answered up promptly, ‘Here sir, next to the guide!’ 2005 C. Sawyer Two Voy. I Remember iii. 25 Sully told the crew to answer up and tell what their duties were. < as lemmas |
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