| 单词 | to take state upon one |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take state upon one ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > pretend to superiority [verb (intransitive)] to make it goodlyc1325 usurpc1400 to take state upon one1597 to come over ——1600 to gentilize it1607 to state it1625 to give oneself airs1701 to put on airs1715 to mount (also ride) the high horse1782 to put on (the) dog1865 to get (also have) notions1866 to put on side1870 to have a roll on1881 to put (or pile) on lugs1889 side1890 to put on the Ritz1921 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxxv. 476 He sate as king, and commaunded, and tooke state vppon him. 1608 J. Dod & R. Cleaver Plaine Expos. Prov. ix–x. 37 And yet she goeth not as an ordinarie strumpet,..but taketh state upon her like a courtizan. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Haultain Faire le haultain, to be high in th' instup,..take state vpon him. a1635 R. Sibbes Breathing after God (1639) 28 It is the nature of excellent things, except we desire them in the chiefe place, they take state upon them. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 29 A Portuguais, who took state upon him, his man still carrying after him a guilt sword. 1767 P. Gibbes Woman of Fashion II. 43 Now the pretty Fool takes State upon her, forsooth. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. v. 98 She takes state on her already. 1901 New Illustr. Mag. June 148/1 You 're taking state on you already for my Lady. < as lemmas |
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