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单词 to walk up
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to walk up
to walk up
1. intransitive. To approach, come nearer (to). Also (esp. in early use): to live up to (cf. perhaps the notion of good conduct in sense 7).
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1632 A. Townshend Albions Triumph 16 (stage direct.) When the Maskers are all come downe the steps, the High Priests and Sacrificers, treading a grave Measure walke vp toward the Queene singing.
1652 A. Burgess Spiritual Refining vii. lvii. 356 Although many of them did walk up to this rule, yet this natural righteousness was not grace, because the end of all their actions was not the glory of God.
1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. i. ix. 5/2 Let him that is to Mount, walk up to the Horse, not directly before him, lest if the Horse be fearful of him he put him in disorder.
1734 Mrs. J. C. Mother's Catech. 75 By blessing God, if on some Measure we are enabled to walk up to our Engagements.
1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1763 I. 257 We went and looked at the church..and walked up to the altar.
a1804 J. Tobin Honey Moon (1805) i. i. 12 Of as tried a courage As ever walk'd up to the roaring throats Of a deep-rang'd artillery.
1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. i. viii. 149 Men walk up composedly to the most perilous enterprises.
1876 S. R. Whitehead Daft Davie 351 It's to be hoped you would walk up to your preaching if you were tried.
1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo ix. 101 Rather foolishly, I at once scrambled down from the tree and walked up towards him [sc. the lion].
1966 R. Sheckley Mindswap vii. 49 Silent and disdainful, scorning to spiel, the little man stood with arms folded as Flynn walked up to the booth.
1972 T. Kochman Rappin' & Stylin' Out 249 What do you do when you ditch school and..a truant officer walks up.
2004 R. Dew & P. Pape No Backup v. 52 My startle reaction was so strong that my flailing arms sent files flying from my desk if anyone walked up behind me at work.
2. intransitive. See sense 9f.
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