| 单词 | pull/bring somebody up short |
| 释义 | pull/bring somebody up shortpull/bring somebody up short STOP DOING somethingSTOP MOVINGto surprise or shock someone so that they stop what they are doing or saying to think for a moment 让某人怔了一下，使某人愣了片刻 The question brought her up short, but, after a moment’s hesitation, she answered it. 这个问题使她愣了片刻，但她犹豫片刻之后还是回答了。 Examples from the Corpus pull/bring somebody up short• A moment later, realising she was teetering on the brink of self-pity, she brought herself up short.• A moment later, though, and she was bringing herself up short.• She has a red face and a manner that pulls people up short.• This brings us up short at the outset of our study.• However, never bring a preclear up short on this material.• But Blue brings himself up short, realizing that they have nothing really to do with Black. → pull/bring somebody up short at short3(7) |
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