| 单词 | up a gear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasup a gear figurative. up a gear: at a higher level. Usually in to move (also shift, step, etc.) up a gear and variants: to perform at, or move to, a higher level; to become more fervent or intense. Cf. top gear n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [phrase] —— would be none (also would not be) the worse for1795 up a gear1971 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [adverb] > to higher level upc888 up a gear1971 1971 Times 24 June 8/4 As Edrich, cutting well, prepared to move up a gear, he was out playing a ball from Michael Buss off his legs to Snow at square leg. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Dec. b1 What a break! Your career's up a gear and it's getting hot. 1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 74 We cannae really hurt each other or feel force on our fists or bodies. Too wasted. Mind you, ah step up a gear when ah sees the blood flowing fae my nose onto my bare chest, and ower the table. 2001 Guardian 17 July i. 21/4 Competition in Britain's postal industry shifted up a gear yesterday. < as lemmas |
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