| 单词 | to start upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto start upon —— to start upon —— intransitive. = to start on —— 1(a) at Phrasal verbs 2. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)] > attack suddenly to come on ——eOE to come upon ——c1175 to start upon ——a1393 to start on ——a1398 descend?a1425 to come down1539 surprise1548 ambuscade1676 insult1775 swoop1797 Pearl Harbour1943 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. l. 2102 He sterte upon him al at ones. a1425 (a1396) R. Maidstone Paraphr. Seven Penitential Psalms (BL Add. 39574) l. 254 in M. Day Wheatley MS (1921) 30 (MED) Let neuer the feende..Stert vpon me with no stelthe. 1601 R. Dolman tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. III. 385 This kinde of beasts haue the craft to watch passengers in woods, hiding themselues close in the thickest groues of trees which they can finde; out of which they start vpon them like theeues. 1672 Chaucer's Ghoast 19 For the nonce He starts upon him all at once, And caught him in his arms so strong. 1796 G. Walker Theodore Cyphon I. ix. 204 I had not proceeded a hundred yards when a man started upon me, grappled me by the shoulder, and threw me on the ground. 1828 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Jan. 65/1 The second tiger..suddenly started upon one of the shikaries, whom he threw down by the mere agitation of the air caused by his blow. 1869 Temple Bar Aug. 82 Ralph..stared round him, as if he expected some of the Chancellor's myrmidons to start upon him from the oak panels. 1999 Unity Nov. 70/1 Jim got started upon by some fools who had seemed to mistake the lakeside in Lausanne for a block of the Bronx. < as lemmas |
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