up
adv, prep, adj
noun
verb
ʌp adv, prep, adj
1
TO A HIGHER POSITION
朝更高的位置
towards a higher place or position 从下往上地，向上地;
We walked slowly up the hill.
我们慢慢地爬上山。
She picked her jacket up off the floor.
她从地板上捡起外套。
paths leading up into the mountains
通往山里的小径
Tim had climbed up a tree to get a better view.
蒂姆为看得更清楚些爬到了树上。
Put up your hand if you know the answer.
如果知道答案就举手。
The water was getting up my nose.
水已经没到了我的鼻子。
Karen lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling.
卡伦仰卧着，盯着天花板看。
2
IN A HIGHER POSITION
在较高的位置
in a higher place or position 在上面，在高处;
John’s up in his bedroom.
约翰在楼上他的卧室里。
a plane flying 30,000 feet up
在 30,000 英尺高空飞行的飞机
Her office is just up those stairs.
她的办公室就在那段楼梯上面。
The doctor’s assistant was up a ladder in the stockroom.
医生的助手正在储藏室的梯子上。
3
TO BE UPRIGHT
处于直立的位置
into an upright or raised position 竖起，立起，起来
Everyone stood up for the national anthem.
全体起立，奏国歌。
Mick turned his collar up against the biting winds.
米克竖起衣领抵挡刺骨的寒风。
4
ALONG
往，沿着
in or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path 往，沿着;
She lives just up the street.
她就住在街那头。
We walked up the road towards the church.
我们沿着那条路向教堂走去。
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NORTH
北
in or towards the north 在北面; 向北
They live up north.
他们住在北面。
We’re driving up to Chicago for the conference.
我们正驾车北上芝加哥参加会议。
a stormy voyage up the east coast from Miami to Boston
沿东海岸从迈阿密到波士顿的一段颠簸的航程
6
CLOSE
接近
very close to someone or something 靠近，上来
A man came up and offered to buy him a drink.
一名男子走上前来说要请他喝一杯。
[+ to ]
She drove right up to the front door.
她一直开到前门口。
[+ against ]
The bed was up against the wall.
床紧靠着墙。
7
TO MORE IMPORTANT PLACE
到更重要的地方
used to show that the place someone goes to is more important than the place they start from 上，到〔更重要的地方〕
Have you been up to London recently?
你最近上伦敦去过吗？
8
RIVER
河
towards the place where a river starts 向〔河流的源头〕;
sailing up the Thames
溯泰晤士河而上
The river steamers only went up as far as Mandalay.
河上的汽船最远只开到曼德勒。
9
MORE
更高，更多
at or towards a higher level or a greater amount 在，向〔更高水平或更多数量〕;
Turn up the radio.
把收音机音量调高。
Violent crime went up by 9% last year.
去年暴力犯罪增长了 9%。
Inflation is up by 2%.
通货膨胀率上升了 2%。
[+ on ]
Profits are up on last year.
利润比去年增加了。
10
WINNING
获胜
beating your opponent by a certain number of points [英] 领先于〔对手〕; BrE
two goals up/three points up etc
United were a goal up at half time.
半场时联队领先一球。
11
NOT IN BED
不在床上
not in bed 未上床，起床，下床
Are the kids still up?
孩子们还没上床吗？
They stayed up all night to watch the game.
他们整晚没睡看比赛。
It’s time to get up (=get out of bed) .
该起床了。
It’s good to see you up and about again (=out of bed after an illness and moving around normally) .
看到你又能下床活动真是太好了。
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FINISHING
完成
used after certain verbs to show that something is completely finished, used, or removed 〔用于某些动词之后，表示完结、用完、清除干净〕
We’ve used up all our savings.
我们把积蓄都花光了。
The children had to eat up all their food.
孩子们只得把饭菜全部吃完。
After a month, the wound had almost healed up.
一个月后，伤口差不多痊愈了。
13
CUTTING/DIVIDING
切割/分割
used after certain verbs to show that something is cut, broken etc into pieces or divided into parts 〔用于某些动词之后，表示成碎片或分成几部分〕
Why did you tear up that letter?
你为什么把那封信撕掉？
We still haven’t decided how to divide up the money.
我们还是没有决定怎么分这笔钱。
14
COLLECTING
聚拢，收集
used after certain verbs to show that things are collected together 〔用于某些动词之后，表示合在一起〕
Let’s just add up these figures quickly.
我们快把这些数字加起来吧。
Could you collect up the papers?
你收一下卷子好吗？
15
PART ON TOP
顶部的部分
used to say which surface or part of an object should be on top 〔物体的部位〕朝上
Put the playing cards right side up.
把纸牌正面朝上放。
Isn’t that painting the wrong way up?
那幅画是不是放颠倒了？
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ABOVE A LEVEL
高于某一水平
above and including a certain level, age, or amount 在〔特定水平、年龄或数量〕以上
All the women were naked from the waist up .
所有的女人都赤裸着上身。
Children aged 12 and up must pay the full fare.
12 岁及以上儿童需购买全票。
17
up and down
17. a. backwards and forwards b. if someone is up and down, they sometimes feel well or happy and sometimes do not c. to a higher position and then a lower position, several times 起伏，上下波动
Ralph paced up and down the room, looking worried.
拉尔夫在屋里踱来踱去，显得焦虑不安。
Jason’s been very up and down since his girlfriend left him.
自从女朋友离他而去后，贾森的情绪一直波动很大。
They were all jumping up and down and screaming excitedly.
他们都又蹦又跳，兴高采烈地大声嚷嚷。
Shivers ran up and down my body.
我浑身哆嗦。
look sb up and down (look at someone in order to judge their appearance or character) 打量某人
Maisie looked her rival up and down with a critical eye.
梅茜用挑剔的目光打量对手。
18
up to sth up till
18. a. as much or as many as a certain amount or number but not more b. also 又作 for the whole of a period until a certain time or date c. clever, good, or well enough to do something d. if something is up to a particular standard, it is good enough to reach that standard e. doing something secret or something that you should not be doing 正在做〔秘密或不该做的事〕 in questions and negatives 用于疑问句和否定句 | spoken
The Olympic Stadium will hold up to 80,000 spectators.
奥林匹克体育场将可容纳多达 80,000 名观众。
a process that can take anything up to ten days
可能需要长达十天的一个过程
She continued to care for her father up to the time of his death.
她一直照顾父亲到他去世。
We’ve kept our meetings secret up to now.
直到现在我们的会议一直秘密进行着。
I’m afraid Tim just isn’t up to the job (=he does not have the necessary ability) .
蒂姆怕是干不了这份工作。
You don’t need to go back to school if you don’t feel up to it.
要是你觉得自己不是念书的料，就不一定要回去上学。
up to doing sth
He’s not really up to seeing any visitors.
他的身体不太适合见客人。
I didn’t think last night’s performance was up to her usual standard.
我觉得昨晚的演出没有达到她的正常水平。
The children are very quiet. I wonder what they’re up to.
孩子们很安静，我不知道他们在搞什么鬼。
He knew Bailey was up to something. But what?
他知道贝利在偷偷地干着什么，可又是什么呢？
I always suspected that he was up to no good (=doing something bad) .
我一直怀疑他在干什么不好的勾当。
19
be up to sb
19. a. used to say that someone can decide about something b. used to say that someone is responsible for a particular duty 是某人的义务
You can pay weekly or monthly – it’s up to you.
你可以每周或者每月付一次款，你自己决定。
It’s up to the travel companies to warn customers of any possible dangers.
旅游公司有义务预先告知游客任何可能的危险。
20
FINISHED TIME
结束的时间
if a period of time is up, it is finished 〔一段时间〕已结束，已过去
I’m sorry, we’ll have to stop there. Our time is up.
抱歉，我们必须停下了，时间到了。
21
ROAD REPAIRS
道路整修
if a road is up, its surface is being repaired 〔路面〕在修理
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COMPUTER
计算机
if a computer system is up, it is working 运行中;
There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly.
新计算机正常运行之前出现一些问题是完全有可能的。
23
up against sth/sb
23. having to deal with a difficult situation or opponent 面临某事/某人，必须应对某事/某人
He came up against a lot of problems with his boss.
他和老板之间有很多问题。
Murphy will be really up against it when he faces the champion this afternoon.
墨菲今天下午和冠军交锋，可有一场硬仗要打了。
24
up for sth
24. a. available for a particular process b. being considered for election or for a job c. appearing in a court of law because you have been ACCUSED of a crime d. willing to do something or interested in doing something [口] 愿意做某事; 对某事感兴趣 spoken
The house is up for sale.
此房出售。
This week 14 of Campbell’s paintings were put up for auction.
本周有14 幅坎贝尔的画被拍卖。
Even the most taboo subjects were up for discussion.
连最忌讳的话题也拿出来讨论了。
Senator Frank Church was coming up for re-election that year.
那一年参议员弗兰克．丘奇被提名竞选连任。
She is one of five candidates up for the chief executive’s job.
她是被提名担任总经理职位的五位候选人之一。
Ron’s up for drinking and driving next week.
罗恩因酒后驾车将于下周出庭受审。
We’re going to the pub later – are you up for it?
我们等一会儿要去酒吧，你愿意来吗？
25
something is up
25. if something is up, someone is feeling unhappy because they have problems, or there is something wrong in a situation [口] 发生了某事，出了什么事 spoken
I could tell by the look on his face that something was up.
看他的脸色我就知道出什么事了。
[+ with ]
Is something up with Julie? She looks really miserable.
朱莉怎么了？ 她看上去愁眉苦脸的。
what’s up?
What’s up? Why are you crying?
怎么了？ 你怎么哭了？
26
be well up in/on sth be up on sth
26. to know a lot about something 非常熟悉某事物; 精通某事物 informal also 又作 be up on sthAmE
I’m not all that well up in musical matters.
音乐方面我不太懂。
Conrad’s really up on his geography, isn’t he?
康拉德地理学得非常好，是吗？
27
be up before sth/sb
27. to appear in a court of law because you have been ACCUSED of a crime [非正式] 出庭受审 informal
He was up before the magistrates’ court charged with dangerous driving.
他被控犯有危险驾驶罪而在地方治安法庭受审。
28
be up to here have had it up to here
28. also 又作 to be very upset and angry because of a particular situation or person [口] 感到非常气愤 BrE spoken
[+ with ]
I’m up to here with this job; I’m resigning!
这份工作我受够了，我要辞职！
29
up the workers!/up the reds! etc
29. used to express support and encouragement for a particular group of people or for a sports team [英，口] 工人们加油！/红队加油！ BrE spoken
30
up yours!
30. used as a very rude and offensive reply to someone who has said something that annoys you [口，不礼貌] 去你的！ spoken not polite
‘You’re not allowed to park here.’ ‘Up yours, mate!’
“你不能在这里停车。”“去你的，老弟！”
31
someone is (so) up himself/herself etc
31. if you say that someone is up himself or up herself, you mean that they pay too much attention to themselves and what they do or what they look like – used to show disapproval [非正式] 某人只有他自己/她自己等; 某人很自我〔含贬义〕 informal
noun
32
ups and downs
the mixture of good and bad experiences that happen in any situation or relationship [非正式] 盛衰，浮沉; 苦乐 informal
We have our ups and downs like all couples.
我们的关系也有起起落落，跟所有的夫妻一样。
33
be on the up
to be improving or increasing 正在好转 （增加 ） BrE spoken
Business confidence is on the up.
企业信心正在提高。
34
be on the up and up
a. to be becoming more successful b. if a person or business is on the up and up, they are honest and do things legally [美，口] 〔人或企业〕诚实守法 BrE informal AmE spoken
a brilliant young player who is on the up and up
事业蒸蒸日上的杰出年轻球员
verb
35 to increase the amount or level of something 提高; 增加
They’ve upped their offer by 5%.
他们把出价又提高了 5%。
36
up and do sth
to suddenly do something different or surprising 突然开始做某事
Without saying another word, he upped and left.
他一句话都没再说，突然就走了。