| 单词 | to step on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto step (up)on —— to step (up)on —— 1. To put the foot down upon; to walk on or over; to tread on (something that lies in the way); figurative to come suddenly upon (a person or thing). Also, to set one's foot on (a position) from a higher or lower level or by striding across an intervening space. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk upon or tread [verb (transitive)] to step (up)on ——OE beatOE treadc1384 betread1495 overwalk1533 foot1557 walk1574 trample1595 reiterate1648 to step foot in1864 pound1890 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > suddenness > come upon suddenly [verb (transitive)] to step on ——OE takea1382 skey1539 sursault1598 bolt1779 to pounce on (or upon)1812 to burst upon1867 OE Riddle 26 10 Mec fugles wyn geond speddropum spyrede geneahhe, ofer brunne brerd, beamtelge swealg, streames dæle, stop eft on mec osi þade sweartlast. OE Genesis 1136 Siððan Adam stop on grene græs gaste geweorðad. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11907 He þat scip stronge scaf from þan londe. and stop uppen þat æit-lond. a1290 S. Eustace 113 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 213 Crist.. þat on erþe rod and stop. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 6950 Heo stap vpe þis furi yre euerich stape al clene. c1394 P. Pl. Crede 649 For stappyng on a too of a styncande frere. 1417 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 27 That my body be Beryed in the Chirchhey..as men goth ouer in-to þe church at þe South Syde, ryȝte as they mowe stappe on me. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 734/2 I steppe upon a thyng, je saulx par dessus. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 735/1 I stepped upon hym or I was ware. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. iv. 270 He payes you as surely, as your feete hits the ground they step on . View more context for this quotation 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 61 The Poët stepping with Phaëton upon the waggon hath noted..every particular. 1901 Abp. Temple in Sandford Mem. (1906) II. 702 The moment we begin to assign motives we are stepping on unsafe ground. 2. to step on the gas: see gas n.2 Phrases 1a. to step on the juice: see juice n. 1e. Also, to step on it (†her). colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > proceed rapidly [verb (intransitive)] > hasten or hurry hiec1250 skelta1400 hasty?a1425 hasten1534 festinate1652 to look sharp1680 to make play1799 hurry-scurry1809 to tumble up1826 crowd1838 rush1859 hurry1871 to get a move on1888 hurry and scurry1889 to buck up1890 to get a hump on1892 to get a wiggle on1896 to shake a leg1904 to smack it about1914 flurry1917 to step on it (her)1923 to make it snappy1926 jildi1930 to get an iggri on1946 ert- society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive or operate a motor vehicle > accelerate or decelerate accelerate1902 to open up1903 to open out1906 to step on the gas1916 to step on it (her)1923 to turn the wick up (or down)1948 to hit the floorboard1971 1923 R. Crothers Mary the Third ii. i. 53 This is life! Go on, Lynn! Step on her! (Lynn bends lower over the wheel.) 1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 13/1 Step on it, hurry. 1930 F. L. Packard Jimmie Dale & Blue Envelope Murder xxii. 316 Then for heaven's sake step on it, old man! 1939 G. Greene Confidential Agent iv. ii. 283 ‘Step on it, Joe.’ They ricocheted down the rough path. 1957 ‘N. Shute’ On Beach i. 27 Get up into it, and I'll step on it and show you how she goes. 1974 K. Clark Another Part of Wood vi. 234 His aim was to complain to M. Jean Zay that he was not getting enough drink. ‘Tell him to step on it’ he repeated. 1981 C. Leopold Night Fishers of Antibes lxxv. 201 All he had to do was to put the Citroën into second and step on it. < as lemmas |
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