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| 1 | in or towards a higher position
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| | 1a | from a lower place to a higher place 从下往上地；向上地 | | Could you help me carry this old trunk up to the attic? 请你帮我把这个旧皮箱搬到顶楼上去好吗？ | | I got off my bike and walked up the hill. 我下了自行车，步行走上了小山丘。 | | He held the cup up to his lips and slowly sipped the tea. 他把杯子端到唇边，慢慢地品茶。 | | Pick your clothes up off the floor and put them away. 把你的衣服从地上捡起来放好。 | | He raised the child up above his head, which she seemed to enjoy. 他把孩子举过头顶，她似乎很喜欢他这样。 | | Put your hand up if you know the answer. 如果知道答案就举手。 | |
| | 1b | in a high place , or in a higher place than you , for example near the top of a hill or in the top part of a house 在高处，在较高处（如山顶或房顶） | | She’ s up in the bathroom. 她在楼上的浴室里。 | | He was up the ladder, cleaning the windows. 他站在梯子上擦窗户。 | | Further up the hill was a small farm. 再往山上去就是一个小农场。 | | The hotel is 1,500 feet up in the Black Mountains. 旅馆在布莱克山区1,500英尺高的地方。 | |
| | 1c | looking, turning , or pointing away from the ground or towards a higher position 朝上；向高处 | | We rolled on our backs and looked up at the sky. 我们翻过身来仰望着天空。 | | I turned my face up towards the sun. 我仰头面向太阳。 | | Lynn glanced up from the book she was reading. 林恩把视线从正在看的书上移开，抬头瞥了一眼。 | | A path leads up from the beach to the top of the cliff. 一条小路从海滩通向悬崖之巅。 | |
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| 2 | in or into an upright position
upright or moving towards an upright position 处于（或趋向）直立姿势；起来 |
| He stood up and pulled a chair out for me to sit on. 他站起身来，拉出一把椅子给我坐。 |
| I found Hattie sitting up in bed. 我发现哈蒂坐在床上。 |
| The dog stopped with its ears up and nose twitching. 狗停了下来，竖起耳朵，抽动着鼻子。 |
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| 3 | north
in or towards the north of a region or country 在北方；向北方 |
| Travelling up to Scotland each year was a tremendous experience for us. 每年北上苏格兰旅游对我们来说都是一次奇妙的经历。 |
| She’ s up north with her family on a holiday. 她和家人去北部度假。 |
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| 4 | moving near to sb/sth
moving near to someone or something and then stopping 向…走去；走到…跟前 |
| One of the salespeople came up and asked if she could help. 其中一位店员走过来，问有什么需要她帮忙的。 |
| +to Two women ran up to us, shouting in Spanish. 两个女子用西班牙语叫喊着向我们跑来。 |
| Just go up to him and say hello. 走过去跟他打声招呼吧。 |
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| 5 | along a river , road etc
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| | 5a | moving along a road , street , path etc, or at a point along it in a direction away from you 沿着…而去 | | Further up the road was a little country pub. 沿着这条路再往前走，就有一家小小的乡村酒馆。 | | He lives up the street from me. 他就住在我家这条街再往前。 | | If you go up the street two blocks, you’ ll see the hospital on your left. 沿着这条街再走过两个街区，你就会看见左边的医院。 | |
| | 5b | moving along a river in the opposite direction that the water is flowing , or at a point along it in this direction 逆水而行；向上游 | | We went on a long trip up the Amazon. 我们朝着亚马孙河上游继续漫长的旅程。 | | Up the river, in the distance, was the rescue boat. 救援船在远处的上游河段。 | |
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| 6 | when an amount increases
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| | 6a | at or towards an increased number , level , or amount （数目、水平或数量）上升，增加 | | Total new car sales were up £3 million over last year. 新汽车销售总额比去年增加了300万英镑。 | | go up Early last month, fuel prices went up by 3 per cent. 上个月初燃料价格上涨了3%。 | | be up on sth Net advances in August were £1.13 billion, marginally up on July’ s figure. 8月份净增11.3亿英镑，略多于7月份。 | |
| | 6b | becoming louder, stronger, or more active 变响；变强；变得更活跃 | | Billy, will you turn the volume on the TV up – I can’ t hear anything. 比利，你能把电视的声音开大点吗？我什么也听不见。 | | Competition between the production groups is hotting up rapidly. 生产小组之间的竞争很快日趋激烈。 | |
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| 7 | BRITISH being repaired
a road that is up is being repaired and cannot be used （道路）正在整修的 |
| We had to take a different route because Bristol Road was up. 因为布里斯托尔路正在施工中，我们不得不走另一条路。 |
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| 8 | not in bed
awake and out of bed 起床；未睡 |
| We were up bright and early the next morning. 第二天一大早我们就起床了。 |
| Get up! It’ s almost 10.00. 起床了！快10点了。 |
| I was up till midnight preparing the presentation. 为准备演示，我直到半夜才睡。 |
| | 8a | out of bed , for example after an illness , and able to live a normal life （病后）能下床走动的 | | He was up and about again two days after the operation. 手术两天后，他又可以下床走动了。 | |
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| 9 | at an end
used for stating that a period of time has ended （时间）到 |
| Come along now please! Time’ s up! 请快点！时间到了！ |
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| 10 | in or into smaller parts
divided or broken into small pieces or equal parts 成几部分；成几等份 |
| The prize money will be divided up among the team members. 奖金将由队员们平分。 |
| Divorce settlements often involve property that can’ t be split up easily. 离婚问题的解决常常涉及不易分割的财产。 |
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| 11 | completely
completely done or used so that there is nothing left 完全地；彻底地 |
| Eat up all your dinner. 把饭吃完。 |
| I think it was selfish of me, using up all her free time like that. 我觉得我很自私，那样占用了她全部的空闲时间。 |
| The stream dries up in summer. 这条小溪夏天就会干涸。 |
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| 12 | fastened
fastened or closed completely （系）紧；（关）牢 |
| She kept Albert’ s letters in a bundle tied up with ribbon. 她把艾伯特的信用丝带扎成一捆。 |
| Did you lock the house up before you left? 你离开前锁好门了吗？ |
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| 13 | collected
collected , added , or brought together in one place 聚拢地；一起 |
| Her papers had blown everywhere and she was busy gathering them up. 她的试卷被风吹得到处都是，她正忙着把它们收拢起来。 |
| I added up all my profits and I was surprised at how much I had made in the year. 我把我所有的盈利都加起来，惊奇地发现我一年内竟然赚了这么多。 |
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| 14 | informal more than an amount or age
above a particular amount or older than a particular age （某一数量或年龄）以上 |
| Women of sixty and up get a free bus pass for off-peak journeys. 60岁以上妇女可得到非高峰时间的免费公交乘车证。 |
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| 15 | working
a computer system that is up is working properly （计算机系统）正常工作的 |
| By ten o’ clock we had the computers up again after the power cut. 到10点钟，我们在断电后又使计算机恢复正常工作了。 |
| | 15a | if a system or program is up and running , it is working effectively （系统或程序）有效工作的 | | The new records system should be up and running soon. 新的档案系统应该马上就能有效运作了。 | |
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| 16 | in a place near you
in a place that is near where you are 在（某人）附近 |
| He’ ll be up at the school talking to parents. 他会到学校和家长们谈话。 |
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| - | dinner/coffee etc is up spoken
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| used for saying that fooddrink is ready |
| 晚餐/咖啡等准备好了 |
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| - | have had it up to here spoken
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| used for saying that you are extremely annoyed at something someone has done on several different occasions |
| 受够了 |
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| I’ ve had it up to here with your lies! 我已经听够了你的谎言！ |
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| - | not be up to much BRITISH spoken
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| not very good |
| 不太好；不怎么样 |
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| We paid a lot for the hotel, but it wasn’ t up to much. 我们花了不少钱，这家旅馆却不怎么样。 |
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| - | sth is up spoken
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| used for saying that something is wrong or something bad is happening |
| 出岔子了；出事了 |
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| It’ s not like Sara to be so rude. Something must be up. 如此无礼不像是萨拉的为人，一定是出什么事了。 |
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| - | up against sth
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| in a very difficult situation or with a serious problem to deal with |
| 面临（困境或严重问题） |
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| The process could take weeks, but I’ m up against a deadline. 这个过程得要几个星期，但我的截止日期却要到了。 |
| He was up against fantastic odds – he never stood a chance of winning. 他面对的是极为不利的形势，一点获胜的机会都没有。 |
| up against it We’ ve really been up against it this year, trying to keep production up with demand. 今年为使生产赶上需求，我们真的遇到了很大的困难。 |
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| - | up and down
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| 1 | rising and falling, or from bottom to top 一上一下；起伏地 | The children were jumping up and down with excitement. 孩子们兴奋得上蹦下跳。 | | look sb up and down (=look at the whole of their body) She looked me up and down, but I couldn’ t tell whether she approved of my appearance or not. 上下打量某人 | |
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| 2 | backwards and forwards 来来回回；往返地 | He kept walking up and down the hallway all night long. 他整夜在过道里走来走去。 | |
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| 3 | sometimes happy and well and sometimes not 时喜时忧；时好时坏 | ‘How are you managing?’ ‘Oh, up and down, I suppose.’ “你过得好吗？”“啊，我想是时好时坏吧。” | |
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| - | up for sth
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| 1 | in a situation to be considered or examined for a particular status or job 被考虑… | The senator is up for re-election in 2006. 那位参议员被考虑2006年连任。 | | She’ s up for consideration for a managerial post. 她正被考虑担任经理职位。 | | Robinson will not be up for parole for another five years. 鲁宾逊又一个5年得不到假释。 | | The contract is up for renewal next year. 该合同已被提出考虑明年续签。 | |
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| 2 | available for a particular purpose 可供…的 | Most of the houses are up for sale. 大多数房子都供出售。 | | It was agreed that the baby would be put up for adoption. 大家同意把这婴孩送人收养。 | |
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| 3 | appearing in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime 因…出庭受审的 | He’ s up for armed robbery. 他因持枪抢劫而出庭受审。 | |
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| 4 | spoken willing to do a particular activity 愿意做（某事）的 | ‘What do you feel like doing?’ ‘I’ d be up for just about anything.’ “你想干什么？”“什么都行。” | |
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| - | up on sth/up with sth
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| knowing a lot about something |
| 熟悉某事；通晓某事 |
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| I’ m well up on 60s rock stars. 我对60年代的摇滚乐明星了如指掌。 |
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| - | upto/until/till sth
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| used for stating the latest time that something can happen , or the end of a period of time |
| 不迟于某时；直到某时 |
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| Laura was here up until about 5 minutes ago. 劳拉大约5分钟之前还在这里。 |
| The building was used as a hospital through the 1960s up to 1972. 这栋建筑物从1960年至1972年被用作医院。 |
| We can make the delivery any time tomorrow up till about 10 pm. 我们明天晚上10点之前随时都可以把东西送到。 |
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| - | up to sb
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| 1 | if something is up to you , you are the person who makes a decision about it 由某人决定；取决于某人 | Do you want to stay or go? It’ s up to you. 你要留下来还是走呢？由你决定。 | |
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| 2 | if something is up to you , you are responsible for doing it 是某人的职责 | It’ s up to all of us to try to solve the problems in our neighbourhoods. 我们大家都有责任解决我们街区的问题。 | |
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| - | up to sth
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| 1 | used for stating the most an amount can be , or what level it can reach （数量或水平）可达到 | Dinosaurs were up to twenty-seven metres long. 恐龙身长可达27米。 | | Children are forced to work up to 19 hours a day, 7 days a week in the factories. 儿童在这些工厂里被迫每天工作长达19个小时，天天如此。 | | We can guarantee 90 per cent of a bank loan up to £155,000. | |
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| 2 | used for stating a particular standard something can reach 达到（标准） | Employees face dismissal if they fail to match up to the standards set by the company. 雇员如果达不到公司规定的标准就会被解雇。 | | I’ m afraid the play wasn’ t up to our expectations. 我担心该剧达不到我们的预期。 | |
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| 3 | doing something wrong or secret 干坏事；暗地里做某事 | When he’ s quiet like this, I know he’ s up to something. 每当他这样安静的时候，我就知道他要捣什么鬼了。 | | I wondered what my daughter was really up to. 我不知道我女儿到底在搞什么名堂。 | | be up to no good I don’ t know what they’ re doing but I’ m sure they’ re up to no good. 我不清楚他们正在做什么，但我确信他们准没干好事。 | |
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| 4 | well enough , strong enough , or good enough to do something 能胜任的；能适合的 | She’ s supposed to leave the hospital tomorrow, but I don’ t think she’ s up to it. 她明天要出院了，但我认为她身体还不行。 | | He’ s not really up to the job. 他并不能真正胜任这个工作。 | | up to doing sth I don’ t think I’ m up to doing a ten-mile walk. 我认为我走不了10英里路。 | |
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| - | up to speed informal
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| having the latest information on a situation |
| 掌握最新情况 |
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| The board of directors will have to be brought up to speed on these new developments. 董事会必须了解这些最新的发展。 |
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| - | up to your neck/ears/eyes in sth informal
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| involved in a difficult situation or with more work to do than you can deal with |
| 陷入困境；忙得不可开交 |
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| I’ m up to my eyes in work at the moment, but I’ ll deal with it as soon as I can. 我现在工作忙得不可开交，但我会尽快处理好的。 |
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| - | up yours offensive
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| used for insulting someone when they have upset you or made you angry |
| 去你的吧！见你的鬼去吧！ |
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| - | what’ s up? spoken
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| used for asking what is wrong |
| 怎么啦？出了什么事？ |
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| You’ re awfully quiet today – what’ s up? 你今天一句话也不说，出什么事了？ |
| +with What’ s up with Larry? Is he scared? 拉里怎么啦？他受惊吓了吗？ |
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| See also | | - scratch 2 | | - mark 1 | |
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