英语词汇“to pick up steam”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. transitive. To accumulate, gain (speed, weight, etc.); spec. to regain (something that has been lost or shed); to recover (speed); to make up (a shortfall). to pick up steam: to gain momentum; (literal) to produce sufficient steam to work a steam engine.

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1703 Lett. from Living to Living 134 Most of us, you know, that have had fourteen Years to pick up our Flesh in, are as Plump as Plenty can make us.

1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 79 He has pick'd up his Flesh, and promises to enjoy a good Habit of Body.

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss II. v. ii. 227 If I lose one year, I shall never pick it up again.

1891 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Apr. 352 So soon as the extra load is overcome or removed, the engine picks up speed and again stores energy in the fly-wheel.

1915 Lincoln (Nebraska) Sunday Star 7 Feb. 3/3 Closman has been taking things easy this winter and has picked up weight, which he sadly needed last summer.

1930 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 28 May 5/6 The Philadelphia Athletics, who had the makings of a nice winning streak of their own.., continued to pick up steam and gave Boston its tenth successive defeat.

1946 Times 15 Jan. 2/4 The stoker shovelled coal to pick up steam to enable it [sc. the train] to continue.

1970 A. K. Armah Fragments iii. 91 The car picked up speed, its lights making the low gutter culverts flash yellow as it left intersections behind.

1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 18 Nov. It was hoped the weather would fine up once south of Katherine, and Bartell expected to pick up the lost time on the leg to Alice Springs.

2004 Prediction Apr. 21/1 We picked up the pace to rejoin the ghost walk.

单词	to pick up steam
释义	> as lemmas to pick up steam a. transitive. To accumulate, gain (speed, weight, etc.); spec. to regain (something that has been lost or shed); to recover (speed); to make up (a shortfall). to pick up steam: to gain momentum; (literal) to produce sufficient steam to work a steam engine. ΚΠ 1703 Lett. from Living to Living 134 Most of us, you know, that have had fourteen Years to pick up our Flesh in, are as Plump as Plenty can make us. 1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 79 He has pick'd up his Flesh, and promises to enjoy a good Habit of Body. 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss II. v. ii. 227 If I lose one year, I shall never pick it up again. 1891 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Apr. 352 So soon as the extra load is overcome or removed, the engine picks up speed and again stores energy in the fly-wheel. 1915 Lincoln (Nebraska) Sunday Star 7 Feb. 3/3 Closman has been taking things easy this winter and has picked up weight, which he sadly needed last summer. 1930 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 28 May 5/6 The Philadelphia Athletics, who had the makings of a nice winning streak of their own.., continued to pick up steam and gave Boston its tenth successive defeat. 1946 Times 15 Jan. 2/4 The stoker shovelled coal to pick up steam to enable it [sc. the train] to continue. 1970 A. K. Armah Fragments iii. 91 The car picked up speed, its lights making the low gutter culverts flash yellow as it left intersections behind. 1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 18 Nov. It was hoped the weather would fine up once south of Katherine, and Bartell expected to pick up the lost time on the leg to Alice Springs. 2004 Prediction Apr. 21/1 We picked up the pace to rejoin the ghost walk. extracted from pickv.¹ < as lemmas
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