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单词 top something up
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topsomethingup

phrasal verbwithtopverb
uk
/tɒp/us
/tɑːp/
-pp-

(LIQUID)

UK
(UStopsomethingoff)
toaddliquidinordertofillto thetopacontainerthat is alreadypartlyfull:
Would you like me totopupyourdrink?
Mix together somelemonjuiceandsugar, thentopit upwithwater.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Filling and completing
  • backfill
  • box ticking
  • brick
  • brick upsomething
  • brim
  • fill
  • gas
  • jam
  • overcrowd
  • overrun
  • pack
  • packsomething/somewhereout
  • permeate
  • pervade
  • round
  • stuffing
  • suffuse
  • supersaturated
  • takesomethingup
  • tank up
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Movement of liquids

(MONEY)

toaddmore of something,especiallymoney, to anexistingamounttocreatethetotalyou need:
Students wereableto take outloanstotopuptheirgrants.
This is theeasiestway totopupyourmobilephone.
top-uppayments
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Augmenting and supplementing
  • accrete
  • accrue
  • add
  • addendum
  • addition
  • annexure
  • bolt
  • bulk up
  • extension
  • gain
  • horizon
  • incremental
  • interpolate
  • interpolation
  • new
  • tacksomethingon
  • tagsomethingon
  • transfuse
  • weight
  • writesomethingintosomething
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topsomeoneup

phrasal verbwithtopverb
uk
/tɒp/us
/tɑːp/
-pp-
informal
to put moredrinkinto someone'sglassorcup:
Yourglassisnearlyempty. Let metopyou up.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Filling and completing
  • backfill
  • box ticking
  • brick
  • brick upsomething
  • brim
  • fill
  • gas
  • jam
  • overcrowd
  • overrun
  • pack
  • packsomething/somewhereout
  • permeate
  • pervade
  • round
  • stuffing
  • suffuse
  • supersaturated
  • takesomethingup
  • tank up
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Movement of liquids
top-up
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈtɒp.ʌp/us
/ˈtɑːp.ʌp/

top-upnoun[C usually singular](LIQUID)

theactof putting moredrinkinto someone'sglassorcup:
Yourglassisnearlyempty. Would you like a top-up?
theactofaddingliquidinordertofillto thetopacontainerthat is alreadypartlyfull
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Drinks - general words
  • beverage
  • blender
  • caffeinated
  • carbonated
  • chaser
  • craft
  • fizziness
  • fizzy
  • flight
  • hospitality
  • hospitality tray
  • ice cube
  • on the rocksidiom
  • protein shake
  • refreshment
  • shake
  • sparkling
  • straw
  • sundowner
  • weak
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top-upnoun[C usually singular](EXTRA AMOUNT)

mainlyUK
anextraamountof something,especiallymoney, that isaddedto anexistingamounttocreatethetotalyou need:
Inadditionto hisstudentloan, hisparentsgive him a top-up of £300 amonth.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Drinks - general words
  • beverage
  • blender
  • caffeinated
  • carbonated
  • chaser
  • craft
  • fizziness
  • fizzy
  • flight
  • hospitality
  • hospitality tray
  • ice cube
  • on the rocksidiom
  • protein shake
  • refreshment
  • shake
  • sparkling
  • straw
  • sundowner
  • weak
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(Definition oftop something upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

top sth up| Business English

top sth up

phrasal verbwithtopverb[T]
uk
/tɒp/us
-pp-
to make somethingbiggerbyaddingto it:
Althoughtheirlifecoverhelps, shesuggeststoppingit up to giveextraprotection.
top sth up with sthHepays3% of hisearningsto theretirementfundand theemployertopsthis up with another 2%.
top-up
noun[C,usually singular]
FINANCEUK
uk
/ˈtɒpʌp/us
/ˈtɑːp-/
extramoneythat isaddedto anamountso that thetotalisincreased:
Thecompanyhasoffereda top-up to all those who havepaidintotheirpensionschemefor more than 10years.
Thegovernmenttop-up comes at the end of theprocess,forcingpeopletosavemoneyinorderto get thecashreward.
top-up
adjective[before noun]
FINANCEUK
uk
/ˈtɒpʌp/us
/ˈtɑːp-/
used todescribeextramoneythat isaddedto anamountso that thetotalisincreased:
Manyuniversitieschargetheirstudentstop-uptuitionfees.
(Definition oftop sth upfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftop something up

top something up
The sample contained a large number of invalid and wrong numbers (over 20 %); therefore twotop-upbatches from consumer records were ordered to compensate.
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For purposes of our discussion we convert the expected value of the lifetime state payment into an actuarially equivalent monthlytop-up.
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At the point of the secondtop-uporder, a 10 per cent error margin was agreed with the sample supplier.
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So, for the poorest pensioners, any private income possessed is worthless - because, pound for pound, it reduces the amount of 'top-up' received.
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Only ver y rarely has the underfloor heating been required in the kitchen beyond the morning 'top-up'; warmth from cooking proving sufficient.
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A much broader group of women (and even some men) would receive sometop-up.
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In addition, a couple's children may alsotop-uptheir parents' accounts (and the funds revert to the children if the parents predecease them).
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Thetop-upenhanced the share won by small parties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There was also atop-up: the ten parties with the largest number of votes overall received two seats in addition to the number they won by constituency list.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thetop-upscheme does not apply to local authorities; it is only in the private sector that parents cantopupthe voucher.
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The local authority could in principletop-upthe difference but has now refused to do so.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The whole point of the scheme is that these will betop-uploans.
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From 1990, students' total resources in grant andtop-uploan will continue to be reviewed annually.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thetop-uploans will not bear a commercial rate of interest.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is also atop-upto reflect the cost of translation services.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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