| 单词 | to pull through |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pull through to pull through 1. transitive. To bring (a person) through the severe or critical phase of an illness, or (more generally) through adverse or difficult circumstances; to bring (a thing) to a successful conclusion or outcome. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > heal or cure [verb (transitive)] > specifically a person or part wholeeOE healc1000 betterOE i-sundienc1175 salvea1225 botenc1225 savea1250 warishc1250 recurea1382 curec1384 mendc1390 remedya1470 cheerc1540 loosea1637 to pull through1816 rehab1973 1816 Times 9 Sept. 3/4 Ann Cross begged Betley not to be so distressed, ‘for she would pull her through.’ 1849 J. L. H. McCracken Earning a Living v. i. 52 My object in laying all this before you is to get assistance. If you will not pull me through, I must suspend payment till this ship arrives. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Oct. 3/2 The work..is now in good hands, and will be pulled through. 1931 R. Campbell Georgiad iii. 60 Now he's editing a posh review—For solid industry has pulled him through. 1949 E. Goudge Gentian Hill ii. v. 275 If you wish to live I give you my word that I can pull you through. 1994 J. Kelman How Late it Was 320 There was a wee bit of business; he could pull it through—just that few bob, if he had that upfront, he needed that upfront money. 2. intransitive. To get through an illness, ordeal, difficult situation, etc.; to succeed in accomplishing something difficult. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > recover or be healed [verb (intransitive)] wholeeOE botenc1225 cover1297 amendc1325 recovera1375 warisha1386 recovera1387 healc1390 recurec1400 soundc1402 mendc1440 convalesce1483 guarish1489 restore1494 refete?a1505 revert1531 to gather (or pick) up one's crumbs1589 cure1597 recruit1644 to perk upa1656 retrieve1675 to pick up1740 to leave one's bed1742 to sit up and take nourishment1796 to get round1798 to come round1818 to pull through1830 rally1831 to fetch round1870 to mend up1877 to pull round1889 recoup1896 recuperate1897 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > achieve success (of persons) > succeed in doing anything > succeed under difficulties win through1644 to come through1708 to pull through1830 pull1856 to fetch through1912 to hack it1936 1830 Times 30 Nov. 3/5 It would have been better for thee if thou had trusted Providence, and done as before, you might have pulled through. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxvii. 372 Bless your heart,..I shall be all right! I shall pull through, my dear! 1928 Sunday Express 29 Apr. 20/6 Scots amateurs pull through. Narrow victory over England at Hampden Park. 1933 E. A. Powell Slanting Lines of Steel xix. 304 I guess you will pull through, after all... We thought for a time that you were going to cash in your chips. 1993 U.S. News & World Rep. 18 Jan. 72/2 Surgeons either rush old patients into futile or harmful surgery or throw in the towel prematurely on the assumption that they won't pull through anyway. < as lemmas |
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