| 单词 | up |
| 释义 | up up // adverb, adjective, verb, noun
■ adverb
to or at a higher level: Prices are well up on last year's. Total sales were up by 7%. OPP DOWN See note at INCREASE
IDIOMS
up for sth
1 on offer for sth: The house is up for sale.
2 being considered for sth: All the directors will be up for re-election next year. These standards aren't up for discussion.
up to sth
1 as far as a particular number, level, etc: The Human Resources Manager spends up to half her time interviewing.
2 (also up until sth) not further or later than sth: Up to now everything's been running smoothly.
3 as high or as good as sth: The production quality is not up to our usual standards.
■ adjective [not before noun]
BOTTOM-UP, COMPLETELY BUILT-UP, DIAL-UP, HARD UP, JOINED-UP, PENT-UP, POP-UP
(IT ) (of a computer system) working: Our system should be up again by this afternoon. OPP DOWN
IDIOMS
up and running (about a system, for example a computer system) working; being used: It will be a lot easier when we have the database up and running. The new system should be up and running by next week.
■ verb [+ obj] (-pp-)
to increase the price or amount of sth: The group upped its bid from $10 to $30 a share. SYN RAISE ⇨ ANTE
■ noun
IDIOMS
on the up
See also | BREAK-UP, BUILD-UP, CATCH-UP, CLEAN-UP, DRIVE-UP, FOLLOW-UP, GROSS-UP, HEADS-UP, HIGH-UP, HIGHER-UP, HOLD-UP, HOOK-UP, LINK-UP, LOCK-UP, MAKE-UP, MELT-UP, MOCK-UP, OPENING UP, RUN-UP, SET-UP, SHAKE-UP, SIGN-UP, SLIP-UP, SPLIT-UP, START-UP, STEP-UP, SUMMING-UP, TAKE-UP, TIE-UP, TOP-UP, VOLUNTARY WINDING UP, WINDING UP, WRITE-UP
increasing or improving: Business confidence is on the up.
on the up and up ( 1 (BrE) becoming more and more successful: Their company is on the up and up. 2 (AmE) = LEVEL noun: I like doing business with her-she's on the up and up. ups and downs the mixture of good and bad things in a particular situation: Every business has its ups and downs. |
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