| 词汇 | trip someone up |
| 释义 | Idiom trip someone up Theme: DIFFICULTY to cause difficulty for someone; to cause someone to fail.Bill tripped Tom up during the spelling contest, and Tom lost.I didn't mean to trip up anyone. I'm sorry I caused trouble. Idiom trip someone up Theme: ACCIDENT to trip someone.Bob tripped himself up on his own feet.The loose gravel beside the track tripped up Bob, and he fell. Idiom trip someone uptrip (someone) up to cause someone to make a mistake.The lawyer used what he knew about her personality to trip her up in court.I did fine on most of the test, but I tripped up on the last problem. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of trip someone up (= to cause someone to fall) trip up1. To trip, stumble, or lose one's footing. You're going to trip up walking around with your shoelaces untied like that! 2. To cause someone to trip, stumble, or lose their footing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "trip" and "up." Kids, don't go running around me while I'm cooking, or you might trip me up! He was given a yellow card for tripping up the other player. 3. To falter, stammer, hesitate, or make an error, mistake, or blunder. I tripped up during the presentation when I started reading off the wrong card. 4. To cause someone to falter, hesitate, or make an error. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "trip" and "up." She always tries to trip up her opponents with taunts and mind games. The crowd's boos and jeers really tripped me up during my turn. trip someone up1. Lit. to cause someone to trip; to entangle someone's feet. (Someone includes oneself.) The rope strewn about the deck tripped him up. The lines tripped up the crew. 2. Fig. to cause someone to falter while speaking, thinking, etc. Mary came in while the speaker was talking and the distraction tripped him up. The noise in the audience tripped up the speaker. trip upMake or cause someone to make a mistake, as in The other finalist tripped up when he was asked to spell "trireme," or They tripped him up with that difficult question. [Second half of 1700s] trip upv. 1. To stumble or fall: I tripped up walking upstairs and hurt my ankle. 2. To cause someone to stumble or fall: The soccer player tripped up her opponent with a slide tackle. The broken stair tripped him up. 3. To make a mistake: I would have done better on the test if I hadn't tripped up on the last section. 4. To cause someone to make a mistake: His inability to focus on his work trips him up every time. The unclear phrasing of the question tripped her up. |
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