| 词汇 | bail up |
| 释义 | Phr V bail up bails, bailing, bailed bail up sb or bail sb up Australian to make someone late, usually by talking to them for too longI'm sorry I'm late - your neighbour bailed me up at the gate for half an hour. Australian to threaten someone with a gun and steal money from themThe prisoner bailed up the guard, took his wallet, and fled. bail up verb 1 to hold someone up; to rob someone by holding up. In common use by bushrangers during the colonial period. Transferred sense from 'bail up' (to place a dairy cow into a bail for milking), from 'bail' (a frame for securing a cow's head). It could also be used intransitively to mean 'to submit to being held up and robbed'. Now only used in historical novels AUSTRALIA, 1838. 2 to hold someone at bay; to corner someone AUSTRALIA, 1841. 3 to stop someone for a conversation AUSTRALIA, 1998 bail up1. To hold a cow within an enclosure of a stable (called a bail or bale) for the purposes of milking; or, of a cow, to be held in a bail for such a purpose. Primarily heard in Australia. Go bail up those cows before you have your breakfast. Make sure them cows are bailed up, we don't want them getting loose! 2. To detain someone for the purposes of a robbery. Primarily heard in Australia. I was bailed up last night on my way home and the guy took my wallet. Bail up these two while I check out the rest of the house. 3. To detain someone, as during an unsolicited conversation. Primarily heard in Australia. I would have been home 40 minutes ago, but I was bailed up by John talking some nonsense about the government again. |
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