copy something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE to write something again in a better or neater form 抄写，誊写〔清楚〕 SYN write up It is important to copy up your notes soon after the lecture. 课后马上把笔记誊写清楚很重要。
copy up• A stack of copies was piled up at the entrance to the Arts Lab.• Once the first draft is complete, a proof copy is sent up for checking.• But copying to catch up is what everyone has to do if they want to join the first world.• This means that the same man can enter copy, make up the page, and check it for errors.• Cast off a calculation determining how much space copy will take up when typeset.
→ copy something ↔ up at copy2(PHRASAL VERB)