stand on the shoulders of

短语

词形变化

standing on the shoulders of stands on the shoulders of 三单 stands on the shoulders of stood on the shoulders of standing on the shoulders of 现在分词 stood on the shoulders of 过去式 stood on the shoulders of 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To build on the previous works and gains of.

    习语

词源

Clipping of stand on the shoulders of giants.

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