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up up ★★☆☆☆1. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES 介词、副词和形容词用法2. USED IN COMBINATION AS A PREPOSITION 作为介词用于词组中3. VERB USES 动词用法Part-1Up 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。The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ˌʌp/. 介词读作/ʌp/。副词和形容词在句中作次重读。1[PREP	介词]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.   [ADV after v]They were climbing up a narrow mountain road...他们正沿一条狭窄的山路向上爬。I ran up the stairs and saw Alison lying at the top...我跑上楼梯，见艾莉森躺在那里。The heat disappears straight up the chimney.热气从烟囱冒出后马上就消散掉了Up is also an adverb.Finally, after an hour, I went up to Jeremy's room...一个小时后，我终于去了杰里米的房间。Intense balls of flame rose up into the sky...炽热的火球冲上天空。He put his hand up.他举起手来。2[PREP	介词]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。The Newton Hotel is halfway up a steep hill.丽东酒店位于陡峭的半山腰上。Up is also an adverb....a research station perched 4000 metres up on the lip of the crater.坐落在海拔4,000米的火山口附近的一个研究站3[ADV	副词]（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.   [ADV after v]Paul answered, without looking up...保罗头也没抬地答了话。Keep your head up, and look around you from time to time.要抬起头，不时看看四周。4[ADV	副词]（站）起 If someone stands up, they move so that they are standing.   [ADV after v]He stood up and went to the window...他起身走向窗户。He got up and went out into the foyer.他起身出去走进了大堂。5[PREP	介词]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.   [v PREP n]A line of tanks came up the road from the city...一排坦克由市里沿路开来。We leaned on the wooden rail of the bridge and looked up the river...我们靠在桥的木栏杆上，朝河望去。He had a relation who lived up the road.他有个亲戚住在这条马路上。6[ADV	副词]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.   [ADV after v]  [mainly SPOKEN 主口语]I'll be up to see you tomorrow...我明天来看你。He was living up North...他当时住在北部。I live here now, but I've spent all my time up in Swaziland.我现在住在这里，但我几乎所有的时间都呆在斯威士兰。7[ADV	副词]往；朝 If you go up to something or someone, you move to the place where they are and stop there.   [ADV after v]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。On the way out a boy of about ten came up on roller skates...出去时一个十来岁的男孩踩着溜冰鞋滑了过来。He brought me up to the bar and introduced me to Dave.他把我带到酒吧，介绍我给戴夫认识。8[ADV	副词]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.   [ADV after v]They recently put my rent up...他们最近提高了我的租金。Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up...旅游火了，工作机会多了，个人收入涨了。Germany's rate has also risen sharply, up from 3 percent to 4.5 percent...德国的利率也在猛涨，由3％涨至4.5％。Over the decade, women in this category went up by 120%.过去10年，这类女性多了120％。9[ADJ	形容词]起床的 If you are up, you are not in bed.   [v-link ADJ]Are you sure you should be up?...你肯定你该起床了吗？These days all sorts of people were up at the crack of dawn...这些天所有人都一大早就起来。Soldiers are up at seven for three hours of exercises.士兵7点起来操练3个小时。10[ADJ	形容词]（时间）结束的，用完的，到点的 If a period of time is up, it has come to an end.   [v-link ADJ]The moment the half-hour was up, Brooks rose...半个小时一到，布鲁克斯便起来了。When the six weeks were up, everybody was sad that she had to leave.6周过去了，大家都为她不得不离开而难过。11[ADJ	形容词]（道路）正在整修的 You say that a road is up when it is being repaired and cannot be used.   [v-link ADJ]  [BRIT 英]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。12[ADJ	形容词]（指棒球运动员）该上场击球的 If a baseball player is up, it is their turn to bat.   [v-link ADJ]13[ADJ	形容词]（电脑）已启动的，正常运转的 If a computer or computer system is up, it is working.   [v-link ADJ]14[EXCLAM	感叹语]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.   [INFORMAL 非正式]  [RUDE 无礼]'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。15[PHRASE	短语]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.   [v-link PHR]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。16[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]What is it then? Something's up, isn't it?...那是怎么回事呢？出问题了，是吗？Mr. Gordon stopped talking, and his friends knew something was up.戈登先生突然闭口不言，他的朋友们知道有哪儿不对劲了。17[PHRASE	短语]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.   [INFORMAL 非正式]'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。Let's sit down and then you can say what's up.咱们先坐下来，然后你把事情告诉我。18[PHRASE	短语]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.   [PHR after v]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。I strolled up and down thoughtfully before calling a taxi...我踱来踱去仔细思量后叫了一辆出租车。There's a lot of rushing up and down the gangways.舷梯上许多人上上下下。19[PHRASE	短语]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。The organisation has had its ups and downs.该机构经历过兴衰沉浮。...the ups and downs of parenthood.为人父母的快乐与烦恼20[PHRASE	短语]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.   [usu v-link PHR]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]They're saying that the economy is on the up...他们称经济正在企稳向好。It was a great year for music, people had money, opportunities, hope—things were on the up and up.对音乐而言，那是一个大好年头，人们有钱，有机会，有希望——一派欣欣向荣的景象。21[PHRASE	短语]安分守己；诚实可靠 If someone is on the up and up, they are honest and sincere.   [usu v-link PHR]  [AM 美]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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。22  up in arms→see: arm； Part-21[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]胜任；有能力 If you feel up to doing something, you are well enough to do it.   [PREP n/-ing]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。He wasn't at all sure Sarah was up to that...他一点都拿不准萨拉能否胜任。His fellow-directors were not up to running the business without him.他的董事同僚没有他管理不好这家企业。2[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]搞小动作；做手脚 To be up to something means to be secretly doing something that you should not be doing.   [INFORMAL 非正式]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？They must have known what their father was up to...他们一定已经知道了父亲要搞什么。Look at what they are getting up to.瞧他们要搞什么名堂。3[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]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.   [oft v-link PREP n to-inf]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。I'm sure I'd have spotted him if it had been up to me...我相信要是换成我，我一定能找到他。The choice was up to Paula.由葆拉来选择。4[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]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。Up to 1989, the growth of per capita income averaged 1 per cent per year.一直到1989年，人均收入每年平均增长1％。5[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]高达；多达 You use up to to say how large something can be or what level it has reached.   [PREP amount]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。It could be up to two years before the process is complete.这一过程可能要两年时间才能完成。6[PHRASE	短语]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.   [v-link PHR]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]My own souffles aren't up to much...我做的蛋奶酥拿不出手。This business isn't up to much.这企业不怎么样。7[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]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。8[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]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。They were up against a good team but did very well.他们虽然遇到劲旅，但却表现出色。9  up to your ears→see: ear； up to the mark→see: mark； up to par→see: par； up to scratch→see: scratch； Part-31[VERB	动词]提高；提升；增加 If you up something such as the amount of money you are offering for something, you increase it.   [V n]He upped his offer for the company...他提高了给该公司的报价。Chemist stores upped sales by 63 percent...药店销量增加了63％。We are talking about upping everybody's pay.我们在谈提高大伙工资的问题。2[VERB	动词]（常指突然）离开，走开 If you up and leave a place, you go away from it, often suddenly or unexpectedly.   [V and v]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。One day he just upped and left.有一天他突然就离开了。 up1 adverb, preposition, adjectiveup2 nounup3 verbupup1 /ʌp/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb, preposition, adjective  Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1to a higher position towards a higher place or position  OPP  down:  We walked slowly up the hill. She picked her jacket up off the floor. paths leading up into the mountains Tim had climbed up a tree to get a better view. Put up your hand if you know the answer. The water was getting up my nose. Karen lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling.2in a higher position in a higher place or position  OPP  down:  John’s up in his bedroom. a plane flying 30,000 feet up Her office is just up those stairs. The doctor’s assistant was up a ladder in the stockroom.3to be upright into an upright or raised position:  Everyone stood up for the national anthem. Mick turned his collar up against the biting winds.4along in or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path  SYN  down:  She lives just up the street. We walked up the road towards the church.5north in or towards the north:  They live up north. We’re driving up to Chicago for the conference. a stormy voyage up the east coast from Miami to Boston6close very close to someone or something:  A man came up and offered to buy him a drink.up to She drove right up to the front door.up against The bed was up against the wall.7to more important place used to show that the place someone goes to is more important than the place they start from:  Have you been up to London recently?8river towards the place where a river starts  OPP  down:  sailing up the Thames The river steamers only went up as far as Mandalay.9more at or towards a higher level or a greater amount  OPP  down:  Turn up the radio. Violent crime went up by 9% last year. Inflation is up by 2%.up on Profits are up on last year.RegisterIn written English, people often prefer to use rise rather than be/go up, because it sounds more formal:· Violent crime rose by 9% last year.10winning British English beating your opponent by a certain number of points  OPP  downtwo goals up/three points up etc United were a goal up at half time.11not in bed not in bed:  Are the kids still up? They stayed up all night to watch the game. It’s time to get up (=get out of bed). It’s good to see you up and about again  (=out of bed after an illness and moving around normally).12finishing used after certain verbs to show that something is completely finished, used, or removed:  We’ve used up all our savings. The children had to eat up all their food. After a month, the wound had almost healed up.13cutting/dividing used after certain verbs to show that something is cut, broken etc into pieces or divided into parts:  Why did you tear up that letter? We still haven’t decided how to divide up the money.14collecting used after certain verbs to show that things are collected together:  Let’s just add up these figures quickly. Could you collect up the papers?15part on top used to say which surface or part of an object should be on top:  Put the playing cards right side up. Isn’t that painting the wrong way up?16above a level above and including a certain level, age, or amount:  All the women were naked from the waist up. Children aged 12 and up must pay the full fare.17up and down a)backwards and forwards:  Ralph paced up and down the room, looking worried. b)if someone is up and down, they sometimes feel well or happy and sometimes do not:  Jason’s been very up and down since his girlfriend left him. c)to a higher position and then a lower position, several times:  They were all jumping up and down and screaming excitedly. Shivers ran up and down my body.look somebody up and down (=look at someone in order to judge their appearance or character) Maisie looked her rival up and down with a critical eye.18up to something a)as much or as many as a certain amount or number but not more:  The Olympic Stadium will hold up to 80,000 spectators. a process that can take anything up to ten days b) (also up till) for the whole of a period until a certain time or date:  She continued to care for her father up to the time of his death. We’ve kept our meetings secret up to now. c)[in questions and negatives] clever, good, or well enough to do something:  I’m afraid Tim just isn’t up to the job  (=he does not have the necessary ability). You don’t need to go back to school if you don’t feel up to it.up to doing something He’s not really up to seeing any visitors. d)if something is up to a particular standard, it is good enough to reach that standard:  I didn’t think last night’s performance was up to her usual standard. e) spoken doing something secret or something that you should not be doing:  The children are very quiet. I wonder what they’re up to. He knew Bailey was up to something. But what? I always suspected that he was up to no good (=doing something bad).19be up to somebody a)used to say that someone can decide about something:  You can pay weekly or monthly – it’s up to you. b)used to say that someone is responsible for a particular duty:  It’s up to the travel companies to warn customers of any possible dangers.20finished time if a period of time is up, it is finished:  I’m sorry, we’ll have to stop there. Our time is up.21road repairs if a road is up, its surface is being repaired22computer if a computer system is up, it is working  OPP  down:  There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly.23up against something/somebody having to deal with a difficult situation or opponent:  He came up against a lot of problems with his boss. Murphy will be really up against it when he faces the champion this afternoon.24up for something a)available for a particular process:  The house is up for sale. This week 14 of Campbell’s paintings were put up for auction. Even the most taboo subjects were up for discussion. b)being considered for election or for a job:  Senator Frank Church was coming up for re-election that year. She is one of five candidates up for the chief executive’s job. c)appearing in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime:  Ron’s up for drinking and driving next week. d) spoken willing to do something or interested in doing something:  We’re going to the pub later – are you up for it?25something is up spoken if something is up, someone is feeling unhappy because they have problems, or there is something wrong in a situation:  I could tell by the look on his face that something was up.up with Is something up with Julie? She looks really miserable.what’s up? What’s up? Why are you crying?26be well up in/on something (also be up on something American English) informal to know a lot about something:  I’m not all that well up in musical matters. Conrad’s really up on his geography, isn’t he?27be up before something/somebody informal to appear in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime:  He was up before the magistrates’ court charged with dangerous driving.28be up to here British English (also have had it up to here) spoken to be very upset and angry because of a particular situation or personup with I’m up to here with this job; I’m resigning!29up the workers!/up the reds! etc British English spoken used to express support and encouragement for a particular group of people or for a sports team30up yours! spoken not polite used as a very rude and offensive reply to someone who has said something that annoys you: · ‘You’re not allowed to park here.’ ‘Up yours, mate!’31somebody is (so) up himself/herself etc informal if you say that someone is up himself or up herself, you mean that they pay too much attention to themselves and what they do or what they look like – used to show disapproval → not be up to muchat much2(8)up1 adverb, preposition, adjectiveup2 nounup3 verbupup2 noun  Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1ups and downs informal the mixture of good and bad experiences that happen in any situation or relationship:  We have our ups and downs like all couples.2be on the up British English spoken to be improving or increasing:  Business confidence is on the up.3be on the up and up a)British English informal to be becoming more successful:  a brilliant young player who is on the up and up b)American English spoken if a person or business is on the up and up, they are honest and do things legallyup1 adverb, preposition, adjectiveup2 nounup3 verbupup3 verb (past tense and past participle upped, present participle upping)  Verb Table Examples Collocations Phrases Word family 1[transitive] to increase the amount or level of something:  They’ve upped their offer by 5%.2up and do something to suddenly do something different or surprising:  Without saying another word, he upped and left. → up the anteat ante1, → up sticksat stick2(12)

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EdhREKlYjSs5994BEeimL/+mxV87DibmTO+AqTitfcimHcnk6962s1qh/ZzwBOscb3T1neNJlfDwDw8fHqJ9UAHP2fObQ7XXRmgIT1AXHZPflfq3n37grRGJEb4SvmdP2bh/83A6XT9Z9y+vKhhhyZLrb4pkItbM+zlHNSM+yBatTtLxGvwivgvCedNrV9by3A==             up              ★                    /        ʌp                ;          NAmE                ʌp                /                              adverb                ,                  preposition                ,                  adjective                ,                  verb                ,                  noun                                          adverb        ★                                          HELP       For the special uses of      upin phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example      break upis in the phrasal verb section at      break.              *up 在短语动词中的特殊用法见有关动词词条。如 break up 在词条 break 的短语动词部份。                    1      ★              towards or in a higher position          向（或在）较高位置；向上；在上面                            ◆        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！                    2      ★              to or at a higher level          向（或在）较高水平；加大；增高                            ◆        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 onlast year.                销量比去年大幅增加。                    ☞language bank at                                            increase                                                  3      ★              to the place where sb/sth is          朝（某人或某物）的方向；向…的地方                            ◆        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.        她迳直走到门前大声敲门。                    4              to or at an important place, especially a large city          到，朝，在（重要地方，尤指大城市）                            ◆        We're going up to New York for the day.        我们要上纽约一天。                    ◆        (          BrE) (          formal)                His son's up at Oxford          (= Oxford University).                他儿子在上牛津大学。                    5      ★              to a place in the north of a country          向（国家北部的地方）；向（北方）                            ◆        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。                    6      ★              into pieces or parts          成碎片；分开                            ◆        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 spanide up the work?        我们怎么分工呢？                    7      ★              completely          完全；彻底地                            ◆        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。                    8              so as to be formed or brought together          （以便）形成，聚拢                            ◆        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。                    9      ★              so as to be finished or closed          （以便）完结，关闭                            ◆        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。                    10      ★              (of a period of time        一段时间        )                    finished; over          已结束；已过去                            ◆        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。                    11      ★              out of bed          未上床；起床                            ◆        I stayed up late          (= did not go to bed until late)last night.                我昨晚熬夜了。                    ◆        (          BrE)                He's          up and aboutagain after his illness.                他病愈后又能起来活动了。                    12      ★              (          informal)                used to say that sth is happening, especially sth unusual or unpleasant          （尤指异常或不愉快的事情）发生，出现                            ◆        I could tell          something was upby the looks on their faces.                从他们的脸色我就看出发生什么事了。                    ◆                  What's up?          (= What is the matter?)                怎么回事？                    ◆                  What's up withhim? 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。                              HELP         In        NAmE        What's up?can just mean ‘What's new?’ or ‘What's happening?’. There may not be anything wrong.        在美式英语中，what's up 可以是 what's new 或 what's happening 的意思，可能没有什么不对头的事。                    IDIOMS              ★        be up to sb                              to be sb's duty or responsibility; to be for sb to decide              是…的职责（或责任）；由…决定                                            ◆            It's not up to you to tell me how to do my job.            还轮不到你来告诉我怎么做我的事。                                ◆            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。                                      not be ˈup to much                              (              BrE)                        to be of poor quality; to not be very good              质量差；不很好                                            ◆            His work isn't up to much.            他的活儿做得不怎么样。                                      up against sth                              (              informal)                        facing problems or opposition              遇到问题；遭到反对                                            ◆            Teachers are up against some major problems these days.            老师们最近面临着一些重大问题。                                ◆            She's really              up against it              (= in a difficult situation).                        她确实陷入了困境。                                      ˌup and ˈdown                  1          ★                      moving upwards and downwards              起伏；上下波动                                            ◆            The boat bobbed up and down on the water.            小船在水面颠簸。                                    2          ★                      in one direction and then in the opposite direction              来回；往复                                            ◆            She was pacing up and down in front of her desk.            她在办公桌前踱来踱去。                                    3                      sometimes good and sometimes bad              时好时坏                                            ◆            My relationship with him was up and down.            我跟他的关系忽冷忽热。                                    4                      (              NAmE) (              informal)                        if you swear              up and downthat sth is true, you say that it is definitely true              绝对地；肯定地；完全地                                                  ˌup and ˈrunning                              (of a system, for example a computer system            系统，如计算机系统            )                                working; being used              在运转；在使用中                                            ◆            By that time the new system should be up and running.            到那时这个新系统应该会运转起来了。                                      up before sb/sth                              appearing in front of sb in authority for a judgement to be made about sth that you have done              到…面前接受裁决；出庭受审                                            ◆            He came up before the local magistrate for speeding.            他因超速驾驶到当地法庭受审。                                      up for sth                  1                      on offer for sth              提供作…                                            ◆            The house is up for sale.            这所房子正待出售。                                    2                      being considered for sth, especially as a candidate              正被考虑，被提名（作候选人等）                                            ◆            Two candidates are up for election.            有两位候选人被提名参选。                                    3                      (              informal)                        willing to take part in a particular activity              愿意参与（某活动）                                            ◆            We're going clubbing tonight. Are you              up for it?                        我们今晚去夜总会，你愿意来吗？                                      ˈup there                              (              informal)                        among or almost the best, worst, most important, etc.              （是或差不多是最好、最差、最重要等）之列，之一                                            ◆            It may not have been the worst week of my life but it's up there.            这可能不是我一生中最糟糕的一周，但也差不远了。                                ◆            OK, it's not my absolute dream, but it's up there.            是的，那不是我的终极梦想，不过也差不远了。                                      up to sth                  1          ★                      as far as a particular number, level, etc.              到达（某数量、程度等）；至多有                                            ◆            I can take up to four people              (= but no more than four)in my car.                        我的汽车最多能带四个人。                                ◆            The temperature went up to 35°C.            气温上升到了 35 摄氏度。                                    2          ★                      (            also            up until sth            )                                not further or later than sth; until sth              直到；不多于；不迟于                                            ◆            Read up to page 100.            读到第 100 页。                                ◆            Up to now he's been very quiet.            到目前为止，他一直很安静。                                    3                      as high or as good as sth              与…一样高（或好）                                            ◆            Her latest book isn't up to her usual standard.            她的新作没有达到她平常的水准。                                    4                      (            also            up to doing sth            )                                physically or mentally capable of sth              （体力或智力上）能胜任                                            ◆            He's not up to the job.            他无法胜任这项工作。                                ◆            I don't feel up to going to work today.            我觉得不舒服，今天不能去上班。                                    5                      (              informal)                        doing sth, especially sth bad              正在干，从事着（尤指坏事）；在捣鬼                                            ◆            What's she up to?            她在捣什么鬼？                                ◆            What've you been up to?            你一直在搞什么名堂？                                ◆            I'm sure he's              up to no good              (= doing sth bad).                        我敢说他在打什么坏主意。                                                    preposition        ★                    1      ★              to or in a higher position somewhere          向，在（较高位置）                            ◆        She climbed up the flight of steps.        她爬上了那层台阶。                    ◆        The village is further up the valley.        村庄在山谷的更深处。                    2      ★              along or further along a road or street          沿着；顺着                            ◆        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。                    3      ★              towards the place where a river starts          向…上游；溯流而上                            ◆        a cruise up the Rhine        乘船沿莱茵河溯流而上                    IDIOMS              up and down sth                              in one direction and then in the opposite direction along sth              沿…来来回回                                            ◆            I looked up and down the corridor.            我来回扫视着走廊。                                      ˌup ˈyours!                              (              taboo,              slang)                        an offensive way of being rude to sb, for example because they have said sth that makes you angry              （愤怒地回应）去你的                                                                adjective                    1              [only before noun        ]                    directed or moving upwards          向上的；往上移动的                            ◆        an up stroke        上提笔画                    ◆        the up escalator        上行自动扶梯                    2              [not before noun        ]                    (          informal)                cheerful; happy or excited          高兴；快乐；激动                            ◆        The mood here is resolutely up.        这里的气氛十分热闹。                    3              [not before noun        ]                    (of a computer system        计算机系统        )                    working          在运行                            ◆        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                    (              -pp-            )              1              [intransitive        ]            up and…              (          informal          or          humorous)                to suddenly move or do sth unexpected          突然移动；突然做（意想不到的事）                            ◆        He          upped and leftwithout telling anyone.                他突然起身不辞而别。                    2              [transitive        ]                    upsth                    to increase the price or amount of sth          提高…的价格（或数量）                            SYN                                            raise                                                  ◆        The buyers upped their offer by £1 000.        买方把出价增加了 1 000 英镑。                    IDIOM              ˌup ˈsticks                  (            BrE)                                (                          NAmE                        ˌpull up ˈstakes            )                                (              informal)                        to suddenly move from your house and go to live somewhere else              突然迁居                                                  ☞more at                                    ante                                                    noun                    IDIOMS              on the ˈup                              increasing or improving              在增长；在改善中                                            ◆            Business confidence is on the up.            商业信心有增强趋势。                                      on the ˌup and ˈup        (          informal)                          1                      (              BrE)                        becoming more and more successful              蒸蒸日上；日益兴旺；越来越好                                            ◆            The club has been on the up and up since the beginning of the season.            从本季开始，这个俱乐部便日益欣欣向荣。                                    2          (            NAmE)                    =                          on the level              at              level                             n.                                            ◆            The offer seems to be on the up and up.            这一提议似乎是坦诚可信的。                                      ˌups and ˈdowns                              the mixture of good and bad things in life or in a particular situation or relationship              浮沉；兴衰；荣辱                                                      up              /        ʌp                ;          NAmE                ʌp                /             up[ʌp]upped, upping, upCET4CET6TEM4考研IELTSn6655111603393116725803021999v11257131727338439023436i45592280197063092119210161446299r5086543019709728375317922115131854041j653534191279653590670227ADV5224729815PREP5122948168NOUN3640302074ADJ4447224122VERB917464144Spoken:50894593upped[770] upping[358] ups[3465]起来(41%)，增加(19%)，向上(16%)，上升(12%)，向上的(7%)，上行的(3%)，往上(2%)prep.在…之上；向…的较高处n.上升；繁荣adj.涨的；起床的；向上的adv.起来；上涨；向上

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Collins	up ★★☆☆☆ 1. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES 介词、副词和形容词用法 2. USED IN COMBINATION AS A PREPOSITION 作为介词用于词组中 3. VERB USES 动词用法 Part-1 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。 The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ˌʌp/. 介词读作/ʌp/。副词和形容词在句中作次重读。 1 [PREP 介词]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. [ADV after v] They were climbing up a narrow mountain road... 他们正沿一条狭窄的山路向上爬。 I ran up the stairs and saw Alison lying at the top... 我跑上楼梯，见艾莉森躺在那里。 The heat disappears straight up the chimney. 热气从烟囱冒出后马上就消散掉了 Up is also an adverb. Finally, after an hour, I went up to Jeremy's room... 一个小时后，我终于去了杰里米的房间。 Intense balls of flame rose up into the sky... 炽热的火球冲上天空。 He put his hand up. 他举起手来。 2 [PREP 介词]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。 The Newton Hotel is halfway up a steep hill. 丽东酒店位于陡峭的半山腰上。 Up is also an adverb. ...a research station perched 4000 metres up on the lip of the crater. 坐落在海拔4,000米的火山口附近的一个研究站 3 [ADV 副词]（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. [ADV after v] Paul answered, without looking up... 保罗头也没抬地答了话。 Keep your head up, and look around you from time to time. 要抬起头，不时看看四周。 4 [ADV 副词]（站）起 If someone stands up, they move so that they are standing. [ADV after v] He stood up and went to the window... 他起身走向窗户。 He got up and went out into the foyer. 他起身出去走进了大堂。 5 [PREP 介词]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. [v PREP n] A line of tanks came up the road from the city... 一排坦克由市里沿路开来。 We leaned on the wooden rail of the bridge and looked up the river... 我们靠在桥的木栏杆上，朝河望去。 He had a relation who lived up the road. 他有个亲戚住在这条马路上。 6 [ADV 副词]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. [ADV after v] [mainly SPOKEN 主口语] I'll be up to see you tomorrow... 我明天来看你。 He was living up North... 他当时住在北部。 I live here now, but I've spent all my time up in Swaziland. 我现在住在这里，但我几乎所有的时间都呆在斯威士兰。 7 [ADV 副词]往；朝 If you go up to something or someone, you move to the place where they are and stop there. [ADV after v] 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。 On the way out a boy of about ten came up on roller skates... 出去时一个十来岁的男孩踩着溜冰鞋滑了过来。 He brought me up to the bar and introduced me to Dave. 他把我带到酒吧，介绍我给戴夫认识。 8 [ADV 副词]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. [ADV after v] They recently put my rent up... 他们最近提高了我的租金。 Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up... 旅游火了，工作机会多了，个人收入涨了。 Germany's rate has also risen sharply, up from 3 percent to 4.5 percent... 德国的利率也在猛涨，由3％涨至4.5％。 Over the decade, women in this category went up by 120%. 过去10年，这类女性多了120％。 9 [ADJ 形容词]起床的 If you are up, you are not in bed. [v-link ADJ] Are you sure you should be up?... 你肯定你该起床了吗？ These days all sorts of people were up at the crack of dawn... 这些天所有人都一大早就起来。 Soldiers are up at seven for three hours of exercises. 士兵7点起来操练3个小时。 10 [ADJ 形容词]（时间）结束的，用完的，到点的 If a period of time is up, it has come to an end. [v-link ADJ] The moment the half-hour was up, Brooks rose... 半个小时一到，布鲁克斯便起来了。 When the six weeks were up, everybody was sad that she had to leave. 6周过去了，大家都为她不得不离开而难过。 11 [ADJ 形容词]（道路）正在整修的 You say that a road is up when it is being repaired and cannot be used. [v-link ADJ] [BRIT 英] 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。 12 [ADJ 形容词]（指棒球运动员）该上场击球的 If a baseball player is up, it is their turn to bat. [v-link ADJ] 13 [ADJ 形容词]（电脑）已启动的，正常运转的 If a computer or computer system is up, it is working. [v-link ADJ] 14 [EXCLAM 感叹语]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. [INFORMAL 非正式] [RUDE 无礼] '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。 15 [PHRASE 短语]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. [v-link PHR] 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。 16 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] What is it then? Something's up, isn't it?... 那是怎么回事呢？出问题了，是吗？ Mr. Gordon stopped talking, and his friends knew something was up. 戈登先生突然闭口不言，他的朋友们知道有哪儿不对劲了。 17 [PHRASE 短语]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. [INFORMAL 非正式] '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。 Let's sit down and then you can say what's up. 咱们先坐下来，然后你把事情告诉我。 18 [PHRASE 短语]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. [PHR after v] 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。 I strolled up and down thoughtfully before calling a taxi... 我踱来踱去仔细思量后叫了一辆出租车。 There's a lot of rushing up and down the gangways. 舷梯上许多人上上下下。 19 [PHRASE 短语]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。 The organisation has had its ups and downs. 该机构经历过兴衰沉浮。 ...the ups and downs of parenthood. 为人父母的快乐与烦恼 20 [PHRASE 短语]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. [usu v-link PHR] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] They're saying that the economy is on the up... 他们称经济正在企稳向好。 It was a great year for music, people had money, opportunities, hope—things were on the up and up. 对音乐而言，那是一个大好年头，人们有钱，有机会，有希望——一派欣欣向荣的景象。 21 [PHRASE 短语]安分守己；诚实可靠 If someone is on the up and up, they are honest and sincere. [usu v-link PHR] [AM 美] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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。 22 up in arms→see: arm ； Part-2 1 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]胜任；有能力 If you feel up to doing something, you are well enough to do it. [PREP n/-ing] 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。 He wasn't at all sure Sarah was up to that... 他一点都拿不准萨拉能否胜任。 His fellow-directors were not up to running the business without him. 他的董事同僚没有他管理不好这家企业。 2 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]搞小动作；做手脚 To be up to something means to be secretly doing something that you should not be doing. [INFORMAL 非正式] 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？ They must have known what their father was up to... 他们一定已经知道了父亲要搞什么。 Look at what they are getting up to. 瞧他们要搞什么名堂。 3 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]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. [oft v-link PREP n to-inf] 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。 I'm sure I'd have spotted him if it had been up to me... 我相信要是换成我，我一定能找到他。 The choice was up to Paula. 由葆拉来选择。 4 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]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。 Up to 1989, the growth of per capita income averaged 1 per cent per year. 一直到1989年，人均收入每年平均增长1％。 5 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]高达；多达 You use up to to say how large something can be or what level it has reached. [PREP amount] 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。 It could be up to two years before the process is complete. 这一过程可能要两年时间才能完成。 6 [PHRASE 短语]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. [v-link PHR] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] My own souffles aren't up to much... 我做的蛋奶酥拿不出手。 This business isn't up to much. 这企业不怎么样。 7 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]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。 8 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]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。 They were up against a good team but did very well. 他们虽然遇到劲旅，但却表现出色。 9 up to your ears→see: ear ； up to the mark→see: mark ； up to par→see: par ； up to scratch→see: scratch ； Part-3 1 [VERB 动词]提高；提升；增加 If you up something such as the amount of money you are offering for something, you increase it. [V n] He upped his offer for the company... 他提高了给该公司的报价。 Chemist stores upped sales by 63 percent... 药店销量增加了63％。 We are talking about upping everybody's pay. 我们在谈提高大伙工资的问题。 2 [VERB 动词]（常指突然）离开，走开 If you up and leave a place, you go away from it, often suddenly or unexpectedly. [V and v] 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。 One day he just upped and left. 有一天他突然就离开了。
Oxford	up ★ / ʌp ; NAmE ʌp / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun adverb ★ HELP For the special uses of upin phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example break upis in the phrasal verb section at break. *up 在短语动词中的特殊用法见有关动词词条。如 break up 在词条 break 的短语动词部份。 1 ★ towards or in a higher position 向（或在）较高位置；向上；在上面 ◆ 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！ 2 ★ to or at a higher level 向（或在）较高水平；加大；增高 ◆ 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 onlast year. 销量比去年大幅增加。 ☞language bank at increase 3 ★ to the place where sb/sth is 朝（某人或某物）的方向；向…的地方 ◆ 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. 她迳直走到门前大声敲门。 4 to or at an important place, especially a large city 到，朝，在（重要地方，尤指大城市） ◆ We're going up to New York for the day. 我们要上纽约一天。 ◆ ( BrE) ( formal) His son's up at Oxford (= Oxford University). 他儿子在上牛津大学。 5 ★ to a place in the north of a country 向（国家北部的地方）；向（北方） ◆ 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。 6 ★ into pieces or parts 成碎片；分开 ◆ 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 spanide up the work? 我们怎么分工呢？ 7 ★ completely 完全；彻底地 ◆ 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。 8 so as to be formed or brought together （以便）形成，聚拢 ◆ 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。 9 ★ so as to be finished or closed （以便）完结，关闭 ◆ 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。 10 ★ (of a period of time 一段时间 ) finished; over 已结束；已过去 ◆ 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。 11 ★ out of bed 未上床；起床 ◆ I stayed up late (= did not go to bed until late)last night. 我昨晚熬夜了。 ◆ ( BrE) He's up and aboutagain after his illness. 他病愈后又能起来活动了。 12 ★ ( informal) used to say that sth is happening, especially sth unusual or unpleasant （尤指异常或不愉快的事情）发生，出现 ◆ I could tell something was upby the looks on their faces. 从他们的脸色我就看出发生什么事了。 ◆ What's up? (= What is the matter?) 怎么回事？ ◆ What's up withhim? 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。 HELP In NAmE What's up?can just mean ‘What's new?’ or ‘What's happening?’. There may not be anything wrong. 在美式英语中，what's up 可以是 what's new 或 what's happening 的意思，可能没有什么不对头的事。 IDIOMS ★ be up to sb to be sb's duty or responsibility; to be for sb to decide 是…的职责（或责任）；由…决定 ◆ It's not up to you to tell me how to do my job. 还轮不到你来告诉我怎么做我的事。 ◆ 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。 not be ˈup to much ( BrE) to be of poor quality; to not be very good 质量差；不很好 ◆ His work isn't up to much. 他的活儿做得不怎么样。 up against sth ( informal) facing problems or opposition 遇到问题；遭到反对 ◆ Teachers are up against some major problems these days. 老师们最近面临着一些重大问题。 ◆ She's really up against it (= in a difficult situation). 她确实陷入了困境。 ˌup and ˈdown 1 ★ moving upwards and downwards 起伏；上下波动 ◆ The boat bobbed up and down on the water. 小船在水面颠簸。 2 ★ in one direction and then in the opposite direction 来回；往复 ◆ She was pacing up and down in front of her desk. 她在办公桌前踱来踱去。 3 sometimes good and sometimes bad 时好时坏 ◆ My relationship with him was up and down. 我跟他的关系忽冷忽热。 4 ( NAmE) ( informal) if you swear up and downthat sth is true, you say that it is definitely true 绝对地；肯定地；完全地 ˌup and ˈrunning (of a system, for example a computer system 系统，如计算机系统 ) working; being used 在运转；在使用中 ◆ By that time the new system should be up and running. 到那时这个新系统应该会运转起来了。 up before sb/sth appearing in front of sb in authority for a judgement to be made about sth that you have done 到…面前接受裁决；出庭受审 ◆ He came up before the local magistrate for speeding. 他因超速驾驶到当地法庭受审。 up for sth 1 on offer for sth 提供作… ◆ The house is up for sale. 这所房子正待出售。 2 being considered for sth, especially as a candidate 正被考虑，被提名（作候选人等） ◆ Two candidates are up for election. 有两位候选人被提名参选。 3 ( informal) willing to take part in a particular activity 愿意参与（某活动） ◆ We're going clubbing tonight. Are you up for it? 我们今晚去夜总会，你愿意来吗？ ˈup there ( informal) among or almost the best, worst, most important, etc. （是或差不多是最好、最差、最重要等）之列，之一 ◆ It may not have been the worst week of my life but it's up there. 这可能不是我一生中最糟糕的一周，但也差不远了。 ◆ OK, it's not my absolute dream, but it's up there. 是的，那不是我的终极梦想，不过也差不远了。 up to sth 1 ★ as far as a particular number, level, etc. 到达（某数量、程度等）；至多有 ◆ I can take up to four people (= but no more than four)in my car. 我的汽车最多能带四个人。 ◆ The temperature went up to 35°C. 气温上升到了 35 摄氏度。 2 ★ ( also up until sth ) not further or later than sth; until sth 直到；不多于；不迟于 ◆ Read up to page 100. 读到第 100 页。 ◆ Up to now he's been very quiet. 到目前为止，他一直很安静。 3 as high or as good as sth 与…一样高（或好） ◆ Her latest book isn't up to her usual standard. 她的新作没有达到她平常的水准。 4 ( also up to doing sth ) physically or mentally capable of sth （体力或智力上）能胜任 ◆ He's not up to the job. 他无法胜任这项工作。 ◆ I don't feel up to going to work today. 我觉得不舒服，今天不能去上班。 5 ( informal) doing sth, especially sth bad 正在干，从事着（尤指坏事）；在捣鬼 ◆ What's she up to? 她在捣什么鬼？ ◆ What've you been up to? 你一直在搞什么名堂？ ◆ I'm sure he's up to no good (= doing sth bad). 我敢说他在打什么坏主意。 preposition ★ 1 ★ to or in a higher position somewhere 向，在（较高位置） ◆ She climbed up the flight of steps. 她爬上了那层台阶。 ◆ The village is further up the valley. 村庄在山谷的更深处。 2 ★ along or further along a road or street 沿着；顺着 ◆ 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。 3 ★ towards the place where a river starts 向…上游；溯流而上 ◆ a cruise up the Rhine 乘船沿莱茵河溯流而上 IDIOMS up and down sth in one direction and then in the opposite direction along sth 沿…来来回回 ◆ I looked up and down the corridor. 我来回扫视着走廊。 ˌup ˈyours! ( taboo, slang) an offensive way of being rude to sb, for example because they have said sth that makes you angry （愤怒地回应）去你的 adjective 1 [only before noun ] directed or moving upwards 向上的；往上移动的 ◆ an up stroke 上提笔画 ◆ the up escalator 上行自动扶梯 2 [not before noun ] ( informal) cheerful; happy or excited 高兴；快乐；激动 ◆ The mood here is resolutely up. 这里的气氛十分热闹。 3 [not before noun ] (of a computer system 计算机系统 ) working 在运行 ◆ 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 ( -pp- ) 1 [intransitive ] up and… ( informal or humorous) to suddenly move or do sth unexpected 突然移动；突然做（意想不到的事） ◆ He upped and leftwithout telling anyone. 他突然起身不辞而别。 2 [transitive ] upsth to increase the price or amount of sth 提高…的价格（或数量） SYN raise ◆ The buyers upped their offer by £1 000. 买方把出价增加了 1 000 英镑。 IDIOM ˌup ˈsticks ( BrE) ( NAmE ˌpull up ˈstakes ) ( informal) to suddenly move from your house and go to live somewhere else 突然迁居 ☞more at ante noun IDIOMS on the ˈup increasing or improving 在增长；在改善中 ◆ Business confidence is on the up. 商业信心有增强趋势。 on the ˌup and ˈup ( informal) 1 ( BrE) becoming more and more successful 蒸蒸日上；日益兴旺；越来越好 ◆ The club has been on the up and up since the beginning of the season. 从本季开始，这个俱乐部便日益欣欣向荣。 2 ( NAmE) = on the level at level n. ◆ The offer seems to be on the up and up. 这一提议似乎是坦诚可信的。 ˌups and ˈdowns the mixture of good and bad things in life or in a particular situation or relationship 浮沉；兴衰；荣辱 up / ʌp ; NAmE ʌp /
LDC	up1 adverb, preposition, adjective up2 noun up3 verb upup1 /ʌp/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb, preposition, adjective Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1to a higher position towards a higher place or position OPP down: We walked slowly up the hill. She picked her jacket up off the floor. paths leading up into the mountains Tim had climbed up a tree to get a better view. Put up your hand if you know the answer. The water was getting up my nose. Karen lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling.2in a higher position in a higher place or position OPP down: John’s up in his bedroom. a plane flying 30,000 feet up Her office is just up those stairs. The doctor’s assistant was up a ladder in the stockroom.3to be upright into an upright or raised position: Everyone stood up for the national anthem. Mick turned his collar up against the biting winds.4along in or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path SYN down: She lives just up the street. We walked up the road towards the church.5north in or towards the north: They live up north. We’re driving up to Chicago for the conference. a stormy voyage up the east coast from Miami to Boston6close very close to someone or something: A man came up and offered to buy him a drink.up to She drove right up to the front door.up against The bed was up against the wall.7to more important place used to show that the place someone goes to is more important than the place they start from: Have you been up to London recently?8river towards the place where a river starts OPP down: sailing up the Thames The river steamers only went up as far as Mandalay.9more at or towards a higher level or a greater amount OPP down: Turn up the radio. Violent crime went up by 9% last year. Inflation is up by 2%.up on Profits are up on last year.RegisterIn written English, people often prefer to use rise rather than be/go up, because it sounds more formal:· Violent crime rose by 9% last year.10winning British English beating your opponent by a certain number of points OPP downtwo goals up/three points up etc United were a goal up at half time.11not in bed not in bed: Are the kids still up? They stayed up all night to watch the game. It’s time to get up (=get out of bed). It’s good to see you up and about again (=out of bed after an illness and moving around normally).12finishing used after certain verbs to show that something is completely finished, used, or removed: We’ve used up all our savings. The children had to eat up all their food. After a month, the wound had almost healed up.13cutting/dividing used after certain verbs to show that something is cut, broken etc into pieces or divided into parts: Why did you tear up that letter? We still haven’t decided how to divide up the money.14collecting used after certain verbs to show that things are collected together: Let’s just add up these figures quickly. Could you collect up the papers?15part on top used to say which surface or part of an object should be on top: Put the playing cards right side up. Isn’t that painting the wrong way up?16above a level above and including a certain level, age, or amount: All the women were naked from the waist up. Children aged 12 and up must pay the full fare.17up and down a)backwards and forwards: Ralph paced up and down the room, looking worried. b)if someone is up and down, they sometimes feel well or happy and sometimes do not: Jason’s been very up and down since his girlfriend left him. c)to a higher position and then a lower position, several times: They were all jumping up and down and screaming excitedly. Shivers ran up and down my body.look somebody up and down (=look at someone in order to judge their appearance or character) Maisie looked her rival up and down with a critical eye.18up to something a)as much or as many as a certain amount or number but not more: The Olympic Stadium will hold up to 80,000 spectators. a process that can take anything up to ten days b) (also up till) for the whole of a period until a certain time or date: She continued to care for her father up to the time of his death. We’ve kept our meetings secret up to now. c)[in questions and negatives] clever, good, or well enough to do something: I’m afraid Tim just isn’t up to the job (=he does not have the necessary ability). You don’t need to go back to school if you don’t feel up to it.up to doing something He’s not really up to seeing any visitors. d)if something is up to a particular standard, it is good enough to reach that standard: I didn’t think last night’s performance was up to her usual standard. e) spoken doing something secret or something that you should not be doing: The children are very quiet. I wonder what they’re up to. He knew Bailey was up to something. But what? I always suspected that he was up to no good (=doing something bad).19be up to somebody a)used to say that someone can decide about something: You can pay weekly or monthly – it’s up to you. b)used to say that someone is responsible for a particular duty: It’s up to the travel companies to warn customers of any possible dangers.20finished time if a period of time is up, it is finished: I’m sorry, we’ll have to stop there. Our time is up.21road repairs if a road is up, its surface is being repaired22computer if a computer system is up, it is working OPP down: There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly.23up against something/somebody having to deal with a difficult situation or opponent: He came up against a lot of problems with his boss. Murphy will be really up against it when he faces the champion this afternoon.24up for something a)available for a particular process: The house is up for sale. This week 14 of Campbell’s paintings were put up for auction. Even the most taboo subjects were up for discussion. b)being considered for election or for a job: Senator Frank Church was coming up for re-election that year. She is one of five candidates up for the chief executive’s job. c)appearing in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime: Ron’s up for drinking and driving next week. d) spoken willing to do something or interested in doing something: We’re going to the pub later – are you up for it?25something is up spoken if something is up, someone is feeling unhappy because they have problems, or there is something wrong in a situation: I could tell by the look on his face that something was up.up with Is something up with Julie? She looks really miserable.what’s up? What’s up? Why are you crying?26be well up in/on something (also be up on something American English) informal to know a lot about something: I’m not all that well up in musical matters. Conrad’s really up on his geography, isn’t he?27be up before something/somebody informal to appear in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime: He was up before the magistrates’ court charged with dangerous driving.28be up to here British English (also have had it up to here) spoken to be very upset and angry because of a particular situation or personup with I’m up to here with this job; I’m resigning!29up the workers!/up the reds! etc British English spoken used to express support and encouragement for a particular group of people or for a sports team30up yours! spoken not polite used as a very rude and offensive reply to someone who has said something that annoys you: · ‘You’re not allowed to park here.’ ‘Up yours, mate!’31somebody is (so) up himself/herself etc informal if you say that someone is up himself or up herself, you mean that they pay too much attention to themselves and what they do or what they look like – used to show disapproval → not be up to much at much2(8) up1 adverb, preposition, adjective up2 noun up3 verb upup2 noun Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1ups and downs informal the mixture of good and bad experiences that happen in any situation or relationship: We have our ups and downs like all couples.2be on the up British English spoken to be improving or increasing: Business confidence is on the up.3be on the up and up a)British English informal to be becoming more successful: a brilliant young player who is on the up and up b)American English spoken if a person or business is on the up and up, they are honest and do things legally up1 adverb, preposition, adjective up2 noun up3 verb upup3 verb (past tense and past participle upped, present participle upping) Verb Table Examples Collocations Phrases Word family 1[transitive] to increase the amount or level of something: They’ve upped their offer by 5%.2up and do something to suddenly do something different or surprising: Without saying another word, he upped and left. → up the ante at ante1 , → up sticks at stick2(12)
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