sit up
phrasal verbsit up
- to be or move yourself into a sitting position, rather than lying down or leaning back
坐起来；坐直 - Do you feel well enough to sit up yet?
你感觉怎么样，能坐起来了吗？ - Sit up straight—don't slouch.
坐直了，别无精打采的。 - She slowly sat up and looked around.
她慢慢坐起来环顾四周。
- Do you feel well enough to sit up yet?
- to not go to bed until later than usual
熬夜；迟睡 - We sat up half the night, talking.
我们谈到了半夜才睡。
- We sat up half the night, talking.
sit up (and do something)
- (informal) to start to pay careful attention to what is happening, being said, etc.
关注起来；警觉起来 - The proposal had made his clients sit up and take notice.
这项建议引起了他的主顾们的关注。
- The proposal had made his clients sit up and take notice.
sit somebody up
- to move somebody into a sitting position after they have been lying down
使坐起来
