up
- adj.向上的;在运行;高兴;快乐;激动;往上移动的
- prep.向，在(较高位置);沿着;顺着;向…上游;溯流而上
- adv.到，朝，在;向;发生，出现;向上;（以便）形成，聚拢;完全;（以便）完结，关闭;在上面;加大;增高;朝(某人或某物)的方向;已结束;成碎片;向…的地方;向(或在)较高水平;向(或在)较高位置;未上床
- v.提高…的价格(或数量);突然移动;突然做(意想不到的事)
- n.效用通路
upadv.
向（或在）较高位置；向上；在上面
towards or in a higher position
He jumped up from his chair.
他从椅子上跳起来。
The sun was already up (= had risen) when they set off.
他们出发时太阳已经升起了。
They live up in the mountains.
他们住在山区。
It didn't take long to put the tent up.
没用多长时间就搭完帐篷了。
I pinned the notice up on the wall.
我把通知钉在墙上了。
Lay the cards face up (= facing upwards) on the table.
把纸牌正面朝上摆在桌子上。
You look nice with your hair up (= arranged on top of or at the back of your head) .
你把头发向上梳很好看。
Up you come! (= said when lifting a child)
举高高喽！
向（或在）较高水平；加大；增高
to or at a higher level
She turned the volume up.
她把音量调大了。
Prices are still going up (= rising) .
物价还在上涨。
United were 3–1 up at half-time.
半场结束时，联队以3:1领先。
The wind is getting up (= blowing more strongly) .
风渐渐大起来了。
Sales are well up on last year.
销量比去年大幅增加。
朝（某人或某物）的方向；向…的地方
to the place where sb/sth is
A car drove up and he got in.
一辆汽车开过来，他就上了车。
She went straight up to the door and knocked loudly.
她径直走到门前大声敲门。
到，朝，在（重要地方，尤指大城市）
to or at an important place, especially a large city
We're going up to New York for the day.
我们要上纽约去一天。
His son's up at Oxford (= Oxford University) .
他儿子在上牛津大学。
向（国家北部的地方）；向（北方）
to a place in the north of a country
They've moved up north .
他们已搬到北部去了。
We drove up to Inverness to see my father.
我们开车北上因弗内斯去看我父亲。
成碎片；分开
into pieces or parts
She tore the paper up.
她把纸撕得粉碎。
They've had the road up (= with the surface broken or removed) to lay some pipes.
他们挖开了路面以便敷设管线。
How shall we divide up the work?
我们怎么分工呢？
完全；彻底地
completely
We ate all the food up.
我们把食物吃光了。
The stream has dried up.
小溪已经干涸了。
（以便）形成，聚拢
so as to be formed or brought together
The government agreed to set up a committee of inquiry.
政府同意成立一个调查委员会。
She gathered up her belongings.
她收拾起她的私人物品。
（以便）完结，关闭
so as to be finished or closed
I have some paperwork to finish up.
我有些文案工作要做完。
Do your coat up; it's cold.
把上衣扣上，天凉了。
已结束；已过去
finished; over
Time's up. Stop writing and hand in your papers.
时间到了。不要再写了，把试卷交上来。
未上床；起床
out of bed
I stayed up late (= did not go to bed until late) last night.
我昨晚熬夜了。
He's up and about again after his illness.
他病愈后又能起来活动了。
（尤指异常或不愉快的事情）发生，出现
used to say that sth is happening, especially sth unusual or unpleasant
I could tell something was up by the looks on their faces.
从他们的脸色我就知道出事了。
What's up? (= What is the matter?)
怎么回事？
What's up with him? He looks furious.
他怎么了？他看上去怒气冲冲。
Is anything up? You can tell me.
出什么事了吗？跟我说吧。
to be sb's duty or responsibility; to be for sb to decide
还轮不到你来告诉我怎么做我的事。
It's not up to you to tell me how to do my job.
Shall we eat out or stay in? It's up to you.
咱们是到外面吃饭还是待在家里？你决定吧。
to be of poor quality; to not be very good
他的活儿做得不怎么样。
His work isn't up to much.
facing problems or opposition
老师们最近面临着一些重大问题。
Teachers are up against some major problems these days.
She's really up against it (= in a difficult situation) .
她确实陷入了困境。
working; being used
到那时这个新系统应该会运转起来了。
By that time the new system should be up and running.
appearing in front of sb in authority for a judgement to be made about sth that you have done
他因超速驾驶到当地法庭受审。
He came up before the local magistrate for speeding.
prep.
向，在（较高位置）
to or in a higher position somewhere
She climbed up the flight of steps.
她爬上了那段台阶。
The village is further up the valley.
村庄在山谷的更深处。
沿着；顺着
along or further along a road or street
We live just up the road, past the post office.
我们就住在路的前面，刚过邮局的地方。
向…上游；溯流而上
towards the place where a river starts
a cruise up the Rhine
乘船沿莱茵河溯流而上
in one direction and then in the opposite direction along sth
我来回扫视着走廊。
I looked up and down the corridor.
an offensive way of being rude to sb, for example because they have said sth that makes you angry
adj.
向上的；往上移动的
directed or moving upwards
an up stroke
上提笔画
the up escalator
上行自动扶梯
高兴；快乐；激动
cheerful; happy or excited
The mood here is resolutely up.
这里的气氛十分热闹。
在运行
working
Our system should be up by this afternoon.
到今天下午，我们的电脑系统应该运行起来了。
verb
突然移动；突然做（意想不到的事）
to suddenly move or do sth unexpected
He upped and left without telling anyone.
他突然起身不辞而别。
提高…的价格（或数量）
to increase the price or amount of sth
The buyers upped their offer by £1 000.
买方把出价增加了1 000英镑。
to suddenly move from your house and go to live somewhere else
to increase the level of sth, especially demands or sums of money
noun
increasing or improving
商业信心有增强趋势。
Business confidence is on the up.
the mixture of good and bad things in life or in a particular situation or relationship
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PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES 介词、副词和形容词用法
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Up is often used with verbs of movement such as ‘jump’ and ‘pull’, and also in phrasal verbs such as ‘give up’ and ‘wash up’.
常与 jump, pull等表示动作的动词连用，亦用于 give up，wash up等短语动词中。
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PREP 向上；朝上；往上
If a person or thing goes up something such as a slope, ladder, or chimney, they move away from the ground or to a higher position.They were climbing up a narrow mountain road...
他们正沿一条狭窄的山路向上爬。
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PREP 近顶端；靠顶端
If a person or thing is up something such as a ladder or a mountain, they are near the top of it.He was up a ladder sawing off the tops of his apple trees...
他正站在梯子顶上锯他那颗苹果树的树冠。
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ADV （目光）朝上，向上
You use up to indicate that you are looking or facing in a direction that is away from the ground or towards a higher level.Paul answered, without looking up...
保罗头也没抬地答了话。
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ADV （站）起
If someone stands up, they move so that they are standing.He stood up and went to the window...
他起身走向窗户。
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PREP 沿着；靠着
If you go or look up something such as a road or river, you go or look along it. If you are up a road or river, you are somewhere along it.A line of tanks came up the road from the city...
一排坦克由市里沿路开来。
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ADV 向(或在)某地;(尤指)向(或在)北方，向(或在)地势更高处;
If you are travelling to a particular place, you can say that you are going up to that place, especially if you are going towards the north or to a higher level of land. If you are already in such a place, you can say that you are up there.I'll be up to see you tomorrow...
我明天来看你。
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ADV 往；朝
If you go up to something or someone, you move to the place where they are and stop there.The girl ran the rest of the way across the street and up to the car...
那个女孩开始跑起来，一路跑到街对面的汽车旁边。
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ADV 上涨；增多
If an amount of something goes up, it increases. If an amount of something is up, it has increased and is at a higher level than it was.They recently put my rent up...
他们最近提高了我的租金。
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ADJ 起床的
If you are up, you are not in bed.Are you sure you should be up?...
你肯定你该起床了吗？
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ADJ （时间）结束的，用完的，到点的
If a period of time is up, it has come to an end.The moment the half-hour was up, Brooks rose...
半个小时一到，布鲁克斯便起来了。
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ADJ （道路）正在整修的
You say that a road is up when it is being repaired and cannot be used.Half the road was up in Leadenhall Street, so their taxi was obliged to make a detour.
半条利德霍尔街都在修路，他们的出租车只好绕道走。
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ADJ （指棒球运动员）该上场击球的
If a baseball player is up, it is their turn to bat. -
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ADJ （电脑）已启动的，正常运转的
If a computer or computer system is up, it is working. -
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EXCLAM 去你的！去你妈的！
People sometimes say 'Up yours!' as an insult when you have said something to annoy them or make them angry.'Up yours,' said the reporter and stormed out into the street.
“去你的，”记者边说边怒气冲冲地冲到大街上。
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PHRASE 可以下床走动
If someone who has been in bed for some time, for example because they have been ill, is up and about, they are now out of bed and living their normal life.How are you Lennox? Good to see you up and about.
你怎么样，伦诺克斯？很高兴看到你能下床走动了。
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PHRASE 不对劲；出问题
If you say that something is up, you mean that something is wrong or that something worrying is happening.What is it then? Something's up, isn't it?...
那是怎么回事呢？出问题了，是吗？
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PHRASE 出什么事啦？出什么问题啦？出什么毛病啦？
If you say to someone 'What's up?' or if you tell them what's up, you are asking them or telling them what is wrong or what is worrying them.'What's up?', I said to him. — 'Nothing much,' he answered...
“出什么事啦？”我对他说。——“没什么事，”他答道。
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PHRASE 上上下下；来来回回
If you move up and down somewhere, you move there repeatedly in one direction and then in the opposite direction.He continued to jump up and down like a boy at a football match...
他不停地上蹿下跳，活像个足球赛中的男孩。
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PHRASE 兴衰；浮沉；起落；悲欢
If you have ups and downs, you experience a mixture of good things and bad things.Every relationship has a lot of ups and downs...
每一段感情都有许多起伏。
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PHRASE 欣欣向荣；兴旺；红火
If something is on the up or on the up and up, it is becoming more successful.They're saying that the economy is on the up...
他们称经济正在企稳向好。
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PHRASE 安分守己；诚实可靠
If someone is on the up and up, they are honest and sincere.I'm a pretty good judge of men. If you're honest and on the up and up, I'll be able to tell it.
我看人很准的。你要是诚实正派，我能看出来的。
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up in arms→ see:arm
USED IN COMBINATION AS A PREPOSITION 作为介词用于词组中
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PREP-PHRASE 胜任；有能力
If you feel up to doing something, you are well enough to do it.Those patients who were up to it could move to the adjacent pool...
身体状况允许的病人可去隔壁的游泳池。
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PREP-PHRASE 搞小动作;做手脚
To be up to something means to be secretly doing something that you should not be doing.Why did you need a room unless you were up to something?...
除非你要搞什么小动作，不然你为什么单要一间房？
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PREP-PHRASE 由…负责
If you say that it is up to someone to do something, you mean that it is their responsibility to do it.It was up to him to make it right, no matter how long it took...
由他负责把事情摆平，不管花多长时间。
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PREP-PHRASE 直至；直到
Up until or up to are used to indicate the latest time at which something can happen, or the end of the period of time that you are referring to.Please feel free to call me any time up until half past nine at night...
晚上9点半之前任何时间你都可以给我打电话。
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PREP-PHRASE 高达；多达
You use up to to say how large something can be or what level it has reached.Up to twenty thousand students paid between five and six thousand dollars...
多达20,000名学生支付了5,000到6,000美元。
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PHRASE 马马虎虎；不怎么样
If you say that something is not up to much, you mean that it is of poor quality.My own souffles aren't up to much...
我做的蛋奶酥拿不出手。
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PREP-PHRASE 在被考虑之列
If someone or something is up for election, review, or discussion, they are about to be considered.A third of the Senate and the entire House are up for re-election.
参议院三分之一的席位和众议院所有席位都面临改选。
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PREP-PHRASE 遭遇，面临（困难或问题）
If you are up against something, you have a very difficult situation or problem to deal with.The chairwoman is up against the greatest challenge to her position...
女主席正面临职位上的最大挑战。
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up to your ears→ see:ear
VERB USES 动词用法
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VERB 提高；提升；增加
If you up something such as the amount of money you are offering for something, you increase it.He upped his offer for the company...
他提高了给该公司的报价。
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VERB （常指突然）离开，走开
If you up and leave a place, you go away from it, often suddenly or unexpectedly.A man who for months had been dropping amorous hints about a long-term relationship upped and disappeared to America...
几个月来不断暗示爱意、想发展长期恋爱关系的男人却突然远走美国。
verb
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- raise
- up the ante
adj
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- open
- the windows are up
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- getting higher or more vigorous
- its an up market
- an improving economy
- Synonym: improving
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- being or moving higher in position or greater in some value;being above a former position or level
- the anchor is up
- the sun is up
- he lay face up
- he is up by a pawn
- the market is up
- the corn is up
adv
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- spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
- look up!
- the music surged up
- the fragments flew upwards
- prices soared upwards
- upwardly mobile
- Synonym: upwards upward upwardly
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- to a later time
- they moved the meeting date up
- from childhood upward
- Synonym: upwards upward
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- to a more central or a more northerly place
- was transferred up to headquarters
- up to Canada for a vacation
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- nearer to the speaker
- he walked up and grabbed my lapels
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- to a higher intensity
- he turned up the volume
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The railway slopes up slightly at this point .
铁路从这里开始有个微微向上的坡度。
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I 'm sure I can make something up as we go along .
我确定当我们向前去的时候，我能使向上的东西。
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Put your hand up if you need more paper .
若有人还要纸，请举手。
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Teachers are up against some major problems these days .
老师们最近面临着一些重大问题。
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I don 't know how she puts up with him .
我不明白她怎么受得了他。
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She 's quite high up in the management hierarchy .
她位居管理层要职。
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I used to smoke but I gave up two years ago .
我过去抽烟，但两年前就戒了。
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You can back up another two feet or so .
你可以再退两英尺左右。
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I 'm always having to clean up after the children .
孩子们离开以后，我总得打扫一番。
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Has he made it up with her yet ?
他跟她和好了吗？
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It was hard going getting up at five every morning .
每天早上五点钟起床太难了。
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She 's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years .
这些年来她积累了大量教学资料。
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She will not give up her children without a struggle .
她不会轻易放弃自己的孩子。
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She met up with some of her old school friends .
她遇见几个老同学。
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I can 't work up any enthusiasm for his idea .
我对他的想法怎么也热心不起来。
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How much disk space will it take up ?
这会占用多少磁盘空间？
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We need to fire up one of the generators .
我们需要开动一台发电机。
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Time 's up ─ have you worked out the answer yet ?
时间到了，你得出答案了没有？
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What time do you usually wake up in the morning ?
通常你早晨几点钟醒？
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Someone has mixed up all the application forms .
有人把申请表都弄乱了。
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Things were going fine until you showed up .
你一露面就把事情搞糟了。
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The system is set up but it needs some fine-tuning .
该系统已装配好，但需要一些细小调整。
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She doesn 't want her children growing up in the public eye .
她不想让子女在众人瞩目中成长。
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He hasn 't got much up top .
他没有多少脑子。
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If you go on like this you 'll end up in prison .
如果你继续这样，早晚得进监狱。
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I was always hard up as a student .
我当学生时总是很拮据。
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There are a lot of small businesses starting up in that area .
小型企业在那一地区大量涌现。
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Have they made it up yet ?
他们和解了吗？
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He 's too bound up in his work to have much time for his children .
他工作太忙，没有很多时间陪孩子。
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I was feeling fine when I got up this morning .
今天早上我起床时感觉很舒服。
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