| 释义 |
Examples:bellows for blowing up the fire in a furnace etc—grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up the Han)—bank up the roots of plants—lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get—hold up the hem of clothes—lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness—serve up the same old product—stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); get one's fingers burnt—Reality does not live up the name.—a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down the times of Confucius—pre-Qin, Chinese history up the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC—(idiom) talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth—make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number)—draw up the theme (for discussion)—lit. set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)—from ancient times (up the present)—band used by Manchu women gather up the hair—lay down the pen and take up the sword [idiom.]—cover up the truth on all sides [idiom.]—build up the country through thrift and hard work [idiom.]—lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others—"urban dependence disease" (sufferers are unwilling give up city comforts and return to the countryside)—lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them rain—the “Four Clean-ups” Movement (1963-66), a nationwide movement clean things up in the fields of politics, economy, organization and ideology (historical)—north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution—fill up (a wine glass) to the brim—lit. hold up to the skies—back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)—lit. let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities—round up to the nearest integer—the master leads you the door, the rest is up to you—go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning)—lit. the time up today (idiom); up to the present—too weak stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate—open up (to the outside)—dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth—give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically—the name does not correspond reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation—fig. attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it—not be up to the task [idiom.]—lit. try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it [idiom.]— |