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词汇 trip up
释义
Idiom
trip 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)

Phr V
trip up
trips, tripping, tripped
trip up (sb) or trip (sb) up
to fall or almost fall because you have hit your foot against something while walking or running, or to make someone do this
I stumbled out of bed and tripped up on the edge of the carpet.She stuck her foot out and tripped him up as he was walking past.
to make a mistake, or to cause someone to make a mistake, especially by making them say something wrong
Questions like that seem designed to trip you up.
sometimes + on
I tripped up on the last question.
phrasetrip up1. trip uptrip sb uptrip up sb especially BrE to fall or nearly fall, especially because you hit your foot against something on the ground, or to make someone do this: The path's very uneven - careful you don't trip up. Someone put out a foot and tripped the boy up as he was trying to escape.trip up on sth She tripped up on a branch which sent her flying into the bushes.2. trip sb uptrip up sb to deliberately cause someone to make a mistake, especially by making them say something that they did not intend or want to say: I wondered why the police had asked me that again. Were they trying to trip me up? SIMILAR TO: catch out
trip up to make a mistake, especially by saying something that you did not intend or want to say: Sally realized that she would have to be more careful, or she could easily trip up in conversation.

trip up

1. 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 up

 
1. 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 up

Make 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 up

v.
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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