| 单词 | uppish |
| 例句 | We are quite uppish and sniff at the tinned stuff in the supply dump, we want fresh vegetables. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z "I never knew so uppish a feller," says Nan. Wastwater; Hotel Confessions; Terminus; Wife to James Whelan ? review 2011-04-09T23:06:09Z As a young man, after Harvard and emigration to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger, he might, he admits, have appeared “a shade uppish.” ‘Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings’ Paints a Troubling Portrait 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z And of course, there are some flash expressions that have held over—and evolved into mainstream speech—like sans and uppish. Room for magic: A conversation with Lyndsay Faye 2012-06-28T13:45:00.213Z Which some servants are awfully uppish, and thinks themselves no end of nobs. Punch, or the London Charivari, November 25, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:30.783Z Whatever I do, or propose doing, I am met and stopped by those confounded uppish notions of hers, to which everything else must be kept subordinate. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z If Hiram got one good licking he wouldn’t be quite so uppish. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z You see, distinguished doctors everywhere are a little uppish, and so their patients have to come to them. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z How could he be humble to that uppish, vainglorious tune, that toreador pomposity? What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z She was very uppish,” and again he smiled at the recollection, and Eileen gave him up. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z So all pitied the poor Vicar, despised his uppish, false-hearted wife, and most hated the young squire. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z “Yes, but I hobnobbed with some of ’em, and they weren’t a bit uppish. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z There were Sausages on Toast, but they are in bad odour, uppish, and peevish to the eye, and there is no bread. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z The campers flocked round her and found that she whom they had regarded as "uppish," could be almost gracious. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z After all, he'd no real call to be so uppish, simply because she hadn't let him stand between her and her career.... Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Some of them had friends who were lieutenants and were quite uppish about it, but none that I knew had a Captain. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z "Bring up the tea-tray," continued her mistress, "and henceforth don't be uppish and make remarks, for you see it won't go down with me." Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z Dignity is the strongest trait of your personality and you will win in proportion as you are able to impress people with your dignity without appearing uppish or aloof or too imposing. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z Gottreich, though he entered the high schools with his share of the uppish, quibbling of early youth, returned with the faith of his ancestors and of his father. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z He has grown so uppish now that sometimes I have to remind him of his origin—have not I, Minky?' Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z "They have all been so uppish with me lately that I have thought of a little plan of scoring them off properly." Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z But if Miss Letty is uppish and reserved,—as I fear she will be,—then Mother will go for her! In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z Our ancestors in Virginia, I’m afraid, didn’t stand on ceremony when they felt uppish.” The Valiants of Virginia If you weren't so uppish at times, there would now be less of a set against you.' The Unknown Sea He is a guest here with us and I can see no sense in your being so uppish. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series He was so awfully uppish about it that I decided to go myself; I like a good fight, you know. In And Out He really is one of the most uppish of the many bumptious Boers to be met with here and in Pretoria, and of course in other towns in the Transvaal. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War “No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day,” said Roach, shortly. Blind Policy Sometimes these terms seemed cruelly low to the capitalists, but whenever one of them grumbled he was paid off at once, and his place was soon taken by another who wasn't so uppish. The Crow's Nest He has no wish to be, like Othello, the possessor of a gone occupation; and by way of marking this distaste, he is apt on occasion to be uppish with the chance foreigner. The Recipe for Diamonds I remember those Fays; queer people they always were, and rather uppish. The Side Of The Angels A Novel At last Davies rushed to the door and slid past, picking a hole between the burly door-tender and a rather uppish young substitute who C. R. D. ardently hoped would never become a regular. Interference and Other Football Stories Raymond did come, however, and instead of being at all abashed at the recollection of the termination of his tea-party, he was, if anything, more uppish than ever. Soldiers of the Queen Harry is a good lad," said the old lady when he had gone, "but he is getting a bit uppish. Good Luck But in those moods when I feel a bit uppish I remember about my recent venture into astronomy. The Prairie Child “A uppish young person,” as she said afterwards; “but her grand airs made no sort of difference to me, I can assure you.” Not Like Other Girls Booty denounced his attitude as eminently anti-social—uppish, he called it. The Combined Maze If Ward resented her manner, which was unreasonably uppish, he could not have chosen a more effective revenge. The Ranch at the Wolverine He was a forward young piece, she decided, some uppish bit thing that was dangling after Stella, most likely. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Go and see Livingstone, and talk to him on the uppish plan. The Art of Disappearing "If it's a favor, sir, you take it very uppish," retorts Brooks sulkily, and edging slowly toward the door. The Diamond Coterie Oh, you may look uppish, young sir, but I'm here to speak my mind, and I'll speak it if I die for it. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune The captain seemed real hurt at having been captured, and was inclined to be uppish and distant. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 Herbert foresaw that Eustace was likely to be uppish and cheeky, and would want keeping in his place. Queensland Cousins Well! it is better to be taken down than to be still up or "uppish." Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion "He's gettin' uppish," said Aunt Hannah, who was considerably disappointed, for she had made up her mind just how much they could venture to charge for board, and how this would increase their annual savings. The Telegraph Boy The chief complaint entered against her was that she was not sociable, and if you were not sociable at Mulberry Court it meant you were lofty, uppish, considered yourself better than other folks. Carl and the Cotton Gin "I thought so, too," went on Jack, "but did you notice how rather uppish he got when we wouldn't tell him all we know and then some?" Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol “Pretty uppish, ain’t he?” ventured the driver, touching the horses with the whip. Joan of Arc of the North Woods "That new boy of yours is kind of uppish," remarked Mrs. Bickford, when she returned to the sitting room. The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus Upon my word, I give her a good dose on occasions, just to keep her from getting too uppish and trying to ride it with a high hand over us; but you beat me altogether!' Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story Not a bit stiffish, or uppish, as one might expect, considering where he come from. Molly Bawn Yet our uppish people will eat nothing, drink nothing, wear nothing that is not French. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Mary Ogden's too uppish.—Somebody'll be killed, I know they will!—She's got to be taken down.—There they come!—Dressed too well for a blacksmith's daughter. Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way Big balloons and little ones are equally uppish in their tendencies. Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages I was very uppish and British, and insisted on getting my own way. The Independence of Claire "As soon as one lets the cheeky beggars, Canadians from America, have a bit of quiet, they get uppish," was the illuminating sentence in a letter found in a German trench near St. Eloi. The Masques of Ottawa It wouldn't do any harm to scare that uppish Englishman a bit. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder "I could, too, and he knows it—which is very salutary for him when he gets uppish and dictatorial, as all men will at times." One Woman's Life Though the daughter isn't uppish a bit, so Nanny and Dell says, and visits right over the fence and just loves the children. Green Valley "But this kind of thing don't make the people any happier," pursued Mr. Stackpole; "only serves to give them uppish and dissatisfied longings that cannot be gratified." Queechy, Volume II Wall, he led the way to a little table, and we seated ourselves, Josiah still a-actin' mad—mad as a hen, and uppish. Samantha at the World's Fair The soldiers forgot their grudge against Lawrence for what they called his "uppish airs," and the soldiers' wives forewent their objections to Mrs. Lawrence and her aloofness from them, when the boy, Ronald, appeared. Betty at Fort Blizzard She did not say it rudely, or I should have been uppish at once. Red Hair But as it had to be, if she only looked a little awkward, or not such a lady, or a bit uppish and fretful, she would seem so much more real. Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" Godfrey, to be sure, has a haughty uppish look, which this child has not. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers This is no time for the British Columbia packers to get uppish. Poor Man's Rock "Them attics have become rather too uppish for my taste," she said to Dove when she got downstairs. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls "They are too—too uppish, I may say." The Colossus A Novel It's behaviour like Doe's that makes these kids so uppish. Tell England A Study in a Generation There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me. The Range Dwellers His wife was an uppish hussy who thought herself better than her husband, and their daughter was a pretty girl with black eyes and rosy cheeks. Gordon Keith He is a bumptious and jolly Junker, just as Lord Curzon is an uppish Junker. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index The Crawfords were considered very uppity people and their slaves were uppish too. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 The Bramhallites recently organised a very successful punitive raid on the local errand boys, who were getting too uppish, and now he has stopped all "exeats" for the members of Bramhall House. Tell England A Study in a Generation The Chicago man was uppish in his ways, but not much to look at. Youth and the Bright Medusa The American woman has a magnificent position—" "Ridiculous, uppish, spoilt creatures—" "But how delicious to be spoiled. The White Morning Well, there must be something in it,—there must be something in it, if it really gives you pleasure,—I daresay there is; we're so confoundedly uppish in the way we look at things. Miss Bretherton It seems a good many of the lower lot thought it looked uppish. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 23, 1891 We have covered some distance this week, and we have learned one thing at least, and that is, not to be uppish about our sleeping quarters. The First Hundred Thousand "Considerable kind of uppish, 'pears to me," said a strange voice, having in its tone the nasal twang peculiar to a certain class of Yankees. 'Lena Rivers Slightly taller, and absolutely straight in the shoulders, with an uppish turn to his head, the Major was universally pronounced a handsome man. Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio In answering you they have uppish, bad ways. Mr. Scarborough's Family You can be "fresh," too, without having drunk anything, if you have an uppish nature. Elizabeth Visits America I remember five years ago, when she wasn't so uppish, we had her for a benefit performance of the Native Sons, and she didn't get paid then. The Blood Red Dawn The manager was glad to find the fault of uppish ideas in this girl who was making it hard for him to be business-like. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Thorbjorn Angle was very uppish and was arranging everything himself for the sports. Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga We were not so uppish about what sort of hotel we would have, next time we went to Datchet. Three Men in a Boat He had no love for Lou, who was always uppish with him and who said that Alexandra paid her hands too much. O Pioneers! Others declared they had no opinion of such uppish notions; they weren't for the likes of them. The Vicar's Daughter Rather sulky he was, I fancy; uppish sort. Ruggles of Red Gap In former days there had been no one equal to him in certain diplomatic crises where it was a question of brow-beating suavely the uppish representative of some foreign State. With Edged Tools "But this kind of thing don't make the people any happier," pursued Mr. Stackpole;—"only serves to give them uppish and dissatisfied longings that cannot be gratified." Queechy "Not a bad-looking old chap—very tall and well set up—piercing blue eyes and a pretty uppish way of talking." A Little Bush Maid They are too uppish, and they are never half so well trained as the Swedes or the Irish. Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance I shouldn't mind something, perhaps, which would make her and Colonel Danby less uppish.' The History of David Grieve They are certainly very uppish, and they have not been nice to me, but still it would be sad if the wicked Queen killed them. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories All this kowtowing will go to his head and make him as 'uppish' as the rest of 'em. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People It would answer to Blake's "pretty uppish way of talking." A Little Bush Maid And he sez to me, real uppish, "Do you think them things know enough to vote?" Samantha on the Woman Question I try to explain these things to her, but she thinks that I am merely making mad experiments with money, teaching workmen to be "uppish" and setting employers against me. The History of David Grieve You hire 'em to serve you, and to serve you civil; and they are jest as dumb uppish and impudent as they can be. Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician The mule feller was kind of uppish about hosses; said he didn't see the advantage of the critter. Hidden Creek Very tall and well set up, with piercin' blue eyes, long white hair an' beard, an' a pretty uppish way of talkin'. A Little Bush Maid He seemed so uppish and unconcerned that I felt obliged to ask him how he enjoyed his dinner with Aunt Maria on Saturday. The Visits of Elizabeth More than once, as I have shown, it has been my painful task to squelch in him a tendency to get uppish and treat the young master as a serf or peon. Right Ho, Jeeves Was there ever a chap named Callandar who quoted uppish remarks about being Captain of his Soul? Up the Hill and Over They all looked to see her turn with one of her haughty, or what Alice and Janey called her uppish, independent glances upon Eva, and reject at once her appeal and offer. A Flock of Girls and Boys After a moment's hesitation and some muttered remarks about "that there Blake" and "them uppish young dogs," Noaks senior led the way across the gravel, and followed by the two Philistines entered the shed. The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs But although she was got up like an old gipsy you could not help seeing through it all that she really is well-bred; I don't think even Agnès would dare to be uppish with her. The Visits of Elizabeth Jr., behind her delightful four-in-hand, he is apt to feel a little "uppish." Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 19, August 6, 1870 I have to pay the gate-money into the bank on the first of every month," he remarked, "and that young feller always acts as if he felt too uppish to touch it. The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales "That depends on the way," I says pretty uppish, and thinking I wasn't to be inveigled into piracy that way. The Belted Seas Nonsense, father," said Miss Ludolph, in a tone not so low but that Dennis heard it; "why spoil a good sweeper and duster by putting uppish notions in his head? Barriers Burned Away The reason, I now feel sure, was that they believed that to take notice of me would have only made me more uppish. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography "Oh!" continued Cardillac, "is it for something a little uppish that you are here?" Mysteries of Paris, V3 "Miss Louisa was very handsome," Margot informed her, "My aunt says she was the handsomest girl she ever saw—but very high-minded, very uppish!" Little Miss By-The-Day "Nice enough, but very grown uppish," was Dolly's verdict. Two Little Women on a Holiday "Kinder uppish!" suggested Mr. Tucker, turning to Squire Pope. The Young Musician ; Or, Fighting His Way "Oh, they—they—didn't say anything special: just uppish—only—" "What did they say?" roared Mr. Converse. The Landloper I used to quarrel dreadfully with some of the girls at school—the uppish sort. The Paying Guest His soul was filled with her burning recognition, he seemed to grow more uppish and lordly. Women in Love "It's really dreadful how uppish the lower classes get as soon as they have a little money in their pocket," she said to herself, as she walked the shadeless, sandy road. Australia Felix I'm too uppish, owing to my intelligence, and my father being a Chartist and a reading, thinking man: a stationer, too. Major Barbara Well, when the old man run foul of a youngster that was sassy and uppish he knocked the sass out of him fust, and then talked to him like a Dutch uncle. Cap'n Eri "Oh, nonsense, doctor; you think he's an uppish sort of fellow, I know, and you don't like to trouble him; but when I'm near him, he's all right; just send him in, will you?" Doctor Thorne She was, I am told, always a stiff, uppish person, who would not yield herself to the wisdom of her superiors. The Lady of the Shroud He's a great deal too uppish to suit my book: and I know a great many people that think so too. Framley Parsonage The second day out he was feelin' pretty braggy and uppish for a stowed-away conspirator that owed his existence to a mule and stolen bananas. Cabbages and Kings I wish your brother wasn't quite so uppish. The Longest Journey If he or his men get uppish, the worse for them. Wildfire He was a bit uppish, and had lathered himself pretty freely by the time we reached the town. Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow She had only a few girl friends, and even these no doubt were beginning to think her uppish. The Drums of Jeopardy I did not feel quite so uppish as I had felt. Speaking of Operations "But they're a pretty uppish sort, most of 'em," he said to Saxon, referring to the persons he drove. The Valley of the Moon Upon that the disillusioned suitor would fly out upon the new order of things brought about by the inquiry into illicit fees, and curse both the tchinovniks and their uppish, insolent behaviour. Dead Souls |
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