| 单词 | to think up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto think up to think up colloquial (originally U.S.). extracted from thinkv.2 transitive. To form an idea of; to use one's ingenuity to devise; to invent, contrive, or produce by thinking. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > contrive, devise, or invent [verb (transitive)] findeOE conceive1340 seek1340 brewc1386 divine1393 to find outc1405 to search outc1425 to find up?c1430 forgec1430 upfindc1440 commentc1450 to dream out1533 inventa1538 father1548 spina1575 coin1580 conceit1591 mint1593 spawn1594 cook1599 infantize1619 fabulize1633 notionate1645 to make upc1650 to spin outa1651 to cook up1655 to strike out1735 mother1788 to think up1855 to noodle out1950 gin1980 the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > devise, contrive, or make up, compose, or concoct > by thinking to think up1885 1855 H. B. Stowe in National Era 26 Dec. 1/1 Christmas is coming in a fortnight and I have got to think up presents for everybody. 1872 S. Hale Lett. (1918) iv. 83 He asked our plans at once, took right hold and thought up what we had better do. 1885 Cent. Mag. 29 350/1 I believe she is thinking up another poem. 1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ vii. 108 I had him pretty busy there for a while thinking up lies. 1956 People 13 May 8/6 In America the magic new process—it was thought up over there—is being developed in all sorts of wonderful ways. 2002 Massage & Bodywork June 4/1 Pet massage sure is one of the silliest things humanoids have thought up. < as lemmas |
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