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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- up [^p]
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1.
preposition
[+hill, slope, ladder, stairs]
(to higher point on) 沿...向上
- he went up the stairs/the hill/the ladder
- 他上了楼/山/梯子
- 2. preposition [+road, river] (along) 沿着
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3.
preposition
[+hill, ladder, tree]
(at higher point on) 在...高处
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4.
preposition
[+road]
在...高远处
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5.
preposition
[+river]
在...上游
- the cat was up a tree
- 猫在树上
- they live further up the street
- 他们住在这条街那边儿
- 6. adverb (towards higher point) 往上
- 7. adverb (at higher point) 高高地
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8.
adverb
to be up (be out of bed) 起床
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9.
adverb
[time+]
(be at an end) 结束
- 10. adverb [price, level, amount+] (be on the increase) 上升
- 11. adverb (to/in the north) 在/向北方
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12.
adverb
to go/come/run up (to sb) (approaching) (朝某人)走去/过来/跑去
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13.
adverb
up to (as far as) 直到
- 14. adverb (in approximations) 多达
- 15. adverb up to {or} until 直到
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16.
adverb
it is up to you (to decide) 随便你（ 决定 ）
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17.
adverb
[inf]
to be up to sth (be doing) 忙于做某件坏事
- what is he up to?
- 他在捣什么鬼？
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18.
adverb
[+task]
to be up to sth (adequate for) 足够某事
- 19. adverb [+standard] 达到某事
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20.
adverb
to feel up to sth/to doing sth 感到能胜任某事/感到有力气做某事
- 21. adverb to be up against sb/sth (in other expressions) 面临某人/某事
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22.
vt.
(increase) 增加
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23.
vi.
[inf]
she upped and left 她突然起身离开了
- 24. n pl ups and downs (in life, career) 起起伏伏
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1.
preposition
[+hill, slope, ladder, stairs]
(to higher point on) 沿...向上
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- up [ʌp] [ʌp]
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- 1. adverb 向上；离开地面
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2.
adverb
在上面；从地面（或水面）露出
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3.
adverb
向较高处；在较高处；往上方；在上方；往较重要处
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4.
adverb
在地平线以上
- 5. adverb 自…以后；一直
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6.
adverb
晋升；发迹；趋向较高、较好的地位
- 7. adverb （在程度、声音、价值等方面）由少到多；由小变大；高涨起来
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8.
adverb
趋向（或处于）直立姿势
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9.
adverb
起床；起来
- I have to wake up at 6.
- 我六点钟就得起来。
- 10. adverb （话题、事件、问题等）被提到；出现；发生；引起；注意到
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11.
adverb
（情绪上）高昂起来
- to get worked up
- 使激动
- 12. adverb 贮藏起
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13.
adverb
（在空间、时间、程度等方面）赶上；达到；及，一直到；在…以上
- keep up with the times
- 赶上时代
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14.
adverb
封起；在紧闭的状态中
- tie up the package
- 捆好包裹
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15.
adverb
完全地；全然地；彻底地
- eat up the pie
- 把馅饼吃光
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16.
adverb
使停
- to rein up a horse
- 勒紧马的缰绳
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17.
adverb
[American English]
[baseball]
在打击位置；担任打击手；处于进攻的队
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18.
adverb
[navigation]
向上风
- put up the helm
- 驶舵向上风
- 19. adverb [game] [sports] 超过；赢对手…分
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20.
adverb
[American English]
[slang]
（鸡尾酒等）未放小冰块的
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21.
preposition
向…上面；在…上面
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22.
adverb
每；各
- 23. preposition 向较高的地位，在较高的地位
- 24. preposition 沿着…前进；向…的上方前进
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25.
preposition
逆着（河流、风向等）而上
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26.
preposition
在…内陆；在…北方；向…内陆；向…北方
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27.
adjective
向上的；上行的
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28.
adjective
地位高的；职位高的
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29.
adjective
骑马的
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30.
adjective
在地面上的；在地平线以上的
- 31. adjective 上涨的
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32.
adjective
站立的
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33.
adjective
起床的
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34.
adjective
在激动状态中的
- Her anger was up
- 她大发雷霆。
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35.
adjective
（在空间、时间、程度等方面）赶上的；达到的
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36.
adjective
住在（或位于）内地的
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37.
adjective
完毕的；终结的
- Time is up.
- 时间到了。
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38.
adjective
[American English]
下赌注
- to have two dollars up on a horse
- 在某匹马上下两美元的赌注
- 39. adjective [verbal] 正在进行的，发生的
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40.
adjective
[slang]
开心的，快乐的
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41.
adjective
[American English]
[baseball]
在打击位置的；担任打击手的
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42.
adjective
[golf]
（球）在场上
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43.
adjective
[game]
[sports]
超过对方…分的；得分领先的；（为获胜或终局所）必需的（得分）
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44.
noun
向上的坡
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45.
noun
上行
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46.
noun
上行火车（汽车或电梯等）
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47.
noun
繁荣；发迹；幸运
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48.
noun
[American English]
[slang]
苯异丙胺；兴奋剂
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49.
vi.
[verbal]
（站）起来
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50.
vi.
[slang]
吃刺激性药物
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51.
vt.
[verbal]
举起；拿起
- 52. vt. [verbal] 提高；增加（赌注）
Collins English-English Dictionary
- up [^p]
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1.
prep
indicating movement from a lower to a higher position
- climbing up a mountain
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2.
prep
at a higher or further level or position in or on
- soot up the chimney
- a shop up the road
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3.
adv
[often particle]
to an upward, higher, or erect position, esp indicating readiness for an activity
- looking up at the stars
- up and doing something
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4.
adv
[particle]
indicating intensity or completion of an action
- he tore up the cheque
- drink up now!
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5.
adv
to the place referred to or where the speaker is
- the man came up and asked the way
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6.
adv
to a more important place
- up to London
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7.
adv
to a more northerly place
- up to Scotland
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8.
adv
(of a member of some British universities) to or at university
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9.
adv
in a particular part of the country
- up north
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10.
adv
appearing for trial
- up before the magistrate
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11.
adv
having gained
- ten pounds up on the deal
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12.
adv
higher in price
- coffee is up again
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13.
adv
raised (for discussion, etc)
- the plan was up for consideration
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14.
adv
taught
- well up in physics
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15.
adv
[functioning as imperative]
get, stand, etc, up
- up with you!
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16.
adj
[predicative]
of a high or higher position
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17.
adj
[predicative]
out of bed; awake
- the children aren't up yet
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18.
adj
[prenominal]
of or relating to a train or trains to a more important place or one regarded as higher
- the up platform
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19.
adj
[predicative]
over or completed
- the examiner announced that their time was up
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20.
adj
[predicative]
beating one's opponent by a specified amount
- three goals up by half-time
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21.
vt.
[tr]
to increase or raise
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22.
vi.
[intr;
foll by andwith a verb ] [informal] to do (something) suddenly, unexpectedly, etc- she upped and married someone else
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23.
n
high point; good or pleasant period (esp in the phrase ups and downs)
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24.
n
another word (esp US) for upper
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25.
n
[Etymology]
Old English upp; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse up, Old High German
u f, Gothic iup -
26.
n
[Usage]
The use of up before until is redundant and should be avoided: the talks will continue until (not up until) 23rd March
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1.
prep
indicating movement from a lower to a higher position
Examples
- I anxiously packed my things up while waiting to pick up my children.
- 我一边等着去接孩子，一边焦急地收拾东西。
- I could stay up all night but never get up in the morning.
- 我可以整晚都不睡，但绝不能起早。
- to make up one's mind {or} make one's mind up
- 下定决心 → mind
- our firm's on the up and up → on the up and up
- He's up and around now.
- 他现在已起床走动了。 → around
- to build up business
- 创办事业 → build
- built-up heels
- 用牛皮层叠而成的鞋跟 → built-up
- built-up areas
- 建筑物林立的地区 → built-up
- to call up the class of 1947
- 征召1947年出生的人服役 → class
- a new flare-up of border disputes
- 边界争端的重新爆发 → flare-up
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