| 词组 | draw up |
| 释义 | draw up 1. draw up sth • draw sth up to prepare a contract or other official agreement, or a list or plan: ▪ I'll have my lawyer draw up a contract for you to look over. ▪ Western diplomats helped draw up the peace agreement in Cambodia. ▪ Management is drawing up plans to reorganize the department. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑draft 2. draw up if a vehicle draws up, it arrives somewhere and stops: ▪ As the blue car drew up, the driver leaned out the window to ask for directions. ▪ A man in a sedan drew up beside Candice and whistled at her. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pull up 3. draw up a chair to bring a chair closer to something or someone so that you can sit near them: ▪ Miller shyly drew up a chair and joined the men at the poker table. ▪ Draw up a chair - there's plenty of room. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pull up 4. draw yourself up (to your full height) to stand up very straight, especially in a way that shows that you feel very annoyed or determined: ▪ Polly drew herself up to her full height and said "I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about." ▪ She had drawn herself up, looking outraged. "You have no right to ask me that question." 5. draw up your knees to move your knees or legs closer to your body when you are sitting: ▪ Rick drew up his knees to let me pass by. ▪ She sat on the mat, drawing her knees up and breathing deeply. 6. be drawn up if soldiers are drawn up, they are arranged in order: ▪ The troops were drawn up in ranks, awaiting their orders. |
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