| 单词 | to study up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto study up to study up 1. transitive. colloquial. To work at acquiring knowledge of (a subject), esp. for a specific purpose. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > study > [verb (intransitive)] > study diligently or hard porec1387 muzz?1744 sap1830 bone1832 to study up1846 mug1848 grind1855 swot1860 stew1866 swank1890 groise1913 society > education > learning > study > [verb (transitive)] > cram prepare1586 cram1825 to get up1828 to study up1846 1846 Amer. Rev. June 670/1 The philosophic and classical Scotsman did not half study up the subject. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxiv. 412 Studying up the subject of Alpine climbing. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xviii. [Penelope] 694 He knows a lot..about the body and the insides I often wanted to study up that myself. 1983 J. Richman Traffic Wardens vi. 156 Our purpose is now centred on ‘studying up’ the traffic warden organisation. 2. intransitive. Chiefly U.S. colloquial. To learn about something by close study, esp. for a specific purpose. Frequently with on, in. ΚΠ 1857 Cultivator Feb. 50 Every young farmer who has not already ‘studied up’ on chemistry, would be benefitted by its careful perusal. 1871 W. Whitman Democratic Vistas 4 Bear in mind, too, that they are not the result of studying up in political economy. 1946 Chicago Daily News 25 June 31/3 Ah'll git a li'l closer, an' study up on him! 1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon vi. 131 He had studied up on vineyards so he could tell wonderful stories about them. 1980 J. Ball Then came Violence ii. 10 ‘We know quite a lot about Pasadena,’ he said. ‘Have you been studying up?’ the chief asked. 2008 Herald (Austral.) Sun (Nexis) 22 Mar. 101 Good Easter campers like to be organised. They study up on the fauna and flora, the nearest ice shops, petrol stations and hospitals. < as lemmas |
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