| 单词 | to step up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto step up to step up 1. intransitive. To go up from a lower position to a higher; to mount, ascend (also figurative); spec. to go up by treading on a step or stairway. Also, in later use, to go a short distance, or pay a short visit, to a place which is, or is regarded as, higher. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] styc825 astyc950 ariseOE upstyOE to step upOE upcomec1000 to come upOE to go upOE upwendc1200 runge?c1225 amountc1275 upgoa1325 heavec1325 uparise1340 ascend1382 higha1393 lifta1400 risea1400 skilla1400 uprisea1400 raisec1400 rearc1400 surmount1430 to get upc1450 transcenda1513 springa1525 upmounta1560 assurge?1567 hove1590 surgea1591 tower1618 hoist1647 upheave1649 to draw up1672 spire1680 insurrect1694 soar1697 upsoar1726 uprear1828 higher1889 society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > make short journey or excursion, esp. for pleasure to go abroadc1400 to make an errandc1400 to look out1551 jaunt1647 out1653 trip1664 to make or take a step1670 to step up1758 run1759 excursion1792 excursionize1866 tripper1959 OE Riddle 22 19 Hy stopan up on oþerne. a1225 Leg. Kath. 713 & mid tet ilke step up, & steah to þe steorren. a1240 Lofsong in Old Eng. Hom. I. 207 His up ariste do me stepen uwward in heie and holi þeawes. a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1437 Sum stepis vp on sties to þe stane wallis. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 351 To this souerayne Citie þat yet was olofte, Jason aioynid and his iust fferis, Steppit vp to a streite streght on his gate. 1758 J. Jortin Life Erasmus I. 35 He often stepped up to Town. 2. To mount a pulpit, rostrum, or the like. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > make a speech [verb (intransitive)] > mount a platform to step up1535 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] > go up into or onto something > mount a platform or stage to step up1535 mount1659 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Acts v. C Steppe vp, and speake in the temple to the people. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 233 After him stepp'd up, a Child, of about 8, or 9 years old, who pronounc'd an Oration. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1653 (1955) III. 91 Going this day to our Church, I was surprizd to see a Trades-man, a Mechanic step up. 3. To come forward for some purpose; to leave one's place and come close to (a person). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > move forward or advance [verb (intransitive)] > a short distance or for a purpose to step forthc1000 to stand forthc1390 to stand forward1602 to step up1660 to step forward1793 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards [verb (intransitive)] > move towards the speaker or this place comeeOE oncomeOE to come upc1390 to come onc1450 to come forward1518 resort?1548 to come along1590 to step up1660 hither1856 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 6 He..suddenly stept up to him, and..laid him dead at his feete. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 96 One of our Men step'd up to the Fellow. 1764 in R. S. Hawker Footprints Former Men Cornwall (1870) 62 I made up my mind to..step up and ask his name right out. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Barber Cox in Comic Almanack 5 ‘A mighty wet day, sir,’ says I to Mr. Hock—stepping up and making my bow. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (intransitive)] > become important > suddenly to step up1577 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Socrates Scholasticus ii. xxviii, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 279 At Antioche in Syria there stept vp an other hereticke. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes To Rdr. There stept vp among the Turkes in Bythinia one Osman or Othoman. 5. Wrestling. To bring one's leg up (between the opponent's legs). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > wrestle [verb (intransitive)] > manoeuvres collara1555 to step in1713 to step up1713 to step forward1898 1713 T. Parkyns Inn-play 15 Step up with your Left Leg betwixt his Legs. 6. transitive. To bank up in steps. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] > in steps as retaining walls to step up1901 1901 S. B. Miles in Geogr. Jrnl. (Royal Geogr. Soc.) 18 480 The terraces being stepped up with revetments wherever the natural features of the ground had not availed, to maintain the earth in position. 7. To increase (the voltage of a supply) by means of a transformer; to increase the voltage of (a current). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical engineering > transformer > convert [verb (transitive)] > increase or decrease to step up1902 to step down1903 1902 S. Sheldon & H. Mason Alternating-current Machines 154 The autotransformer is used to step-up the voltage..to 500 volts. 1909 Electrician 2 July 463/1 By means of the three resonance relays..the telephone current was stepped up to 10− 2 amperes and audible working obtained. 1912 Nature 21 Nov. 346/1 One method to obtain this is to step up by means of an E.H.T. transformer. 1956 A. H. Compton Atomic Quest i. 14 Step up the voltages used in our experiments with nuclei, and we should expect to produce interesting nuclear reactions. 1980 J. W. Hill Intermediate Physics xxi. 205 The transformer can step up or step down voltages. 8. figurative. To raise to a higher level or standard, by a stage or stages. More widely, to advance gradually; to increase, intensify. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)] beetc975 betterOE goodOE sharpa1100 amendc1300 enhance1526 meliorate1542 embetter1568 endeara1586 enrich1598 meliorize1598 mend1603 sweeten1607 improve1617 to work up1641 ameliorate1653 solace1667 fine1683 ragout1749 to make something of1778 richen1795 transcendentalize1846 to tone up1847 to do something (also things) for (also to)1880 rich1912 to step up1920 uprate1965 up1968 nice1993 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase the intensity of multiplya1398 sharpenc1450 heighten1523 height1528 strengthen1546 aggravate1549 enhance1559 intend1603 enrich1620 re-enforce1625 wheel1632 reinforce1660 support1691 richen1795 to give a weight to1796 intensify1817 exalt1850 intensate1856 to step up1920 to hot up1937 ramp1981 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase by stages degree1614 to step up1920 1920 Glasgow Herald 8 July 7 They would suggest that this increase..should be ‘stepped up’ over a period of years. 1931 Amer. Speech 7 verso rear cover (advt.) Can you ‘step-up’ education to meet the new requirements of society? 1938 Sun (Baltimore) 5 Sept. 8/8 Soon after they had cleared the Hanover street bridge they stepped up their stroke. 1941 Punch 19 Feb. 173/2 People have..stepped their ideas up..about the telephone; I mean, nowadays very few of them actually brush their hair before answering. 1958 Spectator 18 July 117/1 The output..could be quickly stepped up. 1967 Listener 23 Mar. 390/2 An Aden nationalist leader says terrorist activity will be stepped up when U.N. mission arrives. 1978 K. Hudson Jargon of Professions ii. 50 The war in Vietnam was being stepped up. 1982 Times 25 Oct. 6/1 The Solidarity underground..stepped up its pressure this weekend on..the beleaguered Polish leader. < as lemmas |
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