draw up

草拟; 折叠; （使）停下; 排好队伍

verb

1. make up plans or basic details for

e.g. frame a policy

Synonym: framecompose

2. come to a halt after driving somewhere

e.g. The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn
The chauffeur hauled up in front of us

Synonym: pull uphaul up

3. cause (a vehicle) to stop

e.g. He pulled up the car in front of the hotel

Synonym: pull up

4. straighten oneself

e.g. He drew himself up when he talked to his superior

Synonym: pull upstraighten up

5. form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers

1. 草拟;制定
If you draw up a document, list, or plan, you prepare it and write it out.

e.g. They agreed to draw up a formal agreement...
他们同意起草一份正式协议。
e.g. He wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing policy, not on drawing it up.
他希望部长们把注意力放在政策的执行上，而不是政策的制定上。

2. 把(椅子等)拉近;使接近
If you draw up a chair, you move it nearer to a person or place, for example so that you can watch something or join in with something.

draw up的近义词

e.g. He drew up a chair and sat down.
他拉了把椅子坐下。

3. 伸直背部;挺直身子
If you draw yourself up, you make your back very straight.

e.g. He drew himself up to his full height...
他把身子挺得笔直。
e.g. 'Well!', said the innkeeper, drawing herself up indignantly.
“行！”客栈老板娘挺直身子愤然说道。

Now draw up an action plan.(现在就制定一份行动计划吧。)

Second, he should draw up a pre-nuptial agreement.(其次，他应当起草一份婚前协议。)

Draw up a simple accounting chart for your expenses and revenues.(为你的开支和收入画一个简单的帐目表。)

They agreed to establish a working party to draw up a formal agreement.(他们同意成立一个工作组来起草一份正式协议。)

His car began to draw up.(他的汽车开始赶上来了。)

They agreed to set up a commission that would draw up a practical, step-by-step plan.(与会成员同意成立委员会，并制定切实可行、按步就班的计划。)

Some see a market opportunity and draw up a business plan to take advantage of it.(有些企业家著眼于市场投机，拟定经营计画是为了抢时机占便宜。)

You can even hire a lawyer to draw up the terms of the agreement, I’m only kidding .(你甚至可以雇佣一位律师帮你们拟定这份协议（这只是开玩笑的啦）。)

Our cheeks contract, they draw up the corners of our mouths.(与我们的面颊向链接时，他们控制着嘴角。对笑的了解仅仅如此。)

I am going to draw up a list of questions everyone should keep in mind when they are writing their journals.(我准备写一份清单，列出每个人写日记时都应该记住的问题。)