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up to
1. (深度、高度、地位等)一直到
He sank up to his knees in the mud. 他陷在泥里直到膝盖。
Mary is small and just comes up to Bill's chest. 玛丽的个儿矮小，身高只到比尔的胸部。
Everyone works, from the boy who sweeps the floor up to the President. 从扫地工起，上至总裁，人人都工作。
2. (时间上)一直到
She worked up to the last minute. 她一直工作到最后一分钟。
Up to now I've never met him. 一直到现在我还从没有遇见他。
Up to her fourth birthday, the baby slept in a crib. 这孩子4岁前一直睡有围栏的童床。
3. (数目上)一直到；不多于；多达
count from one up to twenty 从1数到20
Pick any number up to ten. 挑一个不超过10的数。
This tent can take up to ten men. 这个帐篷至多能睡10人。
up to 50000 copies a month 多达每月5万部书
4. 达到；接近于；可与…相比较，及得上…
He could not live up to their expectations. 他无法达到他们的期望。
We want to continue brewing up to our name. 我们要继续把酒酿得符合我们的盛名。
If your goods are up to sample, they should sell readily in the market. 如果你们的货跟样品的质量一样好，那么它们在市场上应该有很好的销路。
The team did not play up to its best today. 那球队今天发挥得不是最理想。
5. 胜任…的；适于…的
The interpreter's English was not really up to the task. 那译员的英语实在不能胜任那工作。
Mother is sick and not up to going out to the store. 母亲病了，体力不支，不能出门到店里去买东西。
I was thinking of doing a little shopping today. I feel up to it. 我刚才在想今天出去买些东西，我感到身体能行。
6. 〈口〉忙于…的；密谋…的
What have you been up to lately? 你近来在忙些什么?
What in the world are you up to? Stop it at once! 你到底在搞什么名堂?马上停止!
be up to no good 没干好事
The children are always getting up to mischief. 孩子们老是在捣蛋。
7. 〈美〉取决于…的，须由…决定的
When you mow the lawn is up to you. 你什么时候修剪草坪由你自己决定。
It's up to you whether you decide to take the job. 你是否决定要这份工作取决于你自己。
8. 是…义不容辞的，是…的职责的
It's up to us to give them all the help we can. 我们理应尽一切力量帮助他们。
There wasn't a real doctor there, so the doctoring was up to Billy. 那儿没有一个真正的医生，因此治病救人的工作就由比利担当了。
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