UP

關于up的俚語

 

act up = to misbehave

行為不當

 

My son used to act up every day when he was little.

我兒子小的時候，每天都要調皮搗蛋。

 

bottle up = stay hidden

避而不談

 

He would rather bottle up rather than solve the problems at work.

他寧愿避而不談也不愿解決工作中的問題。

 

break up = end a relationship

分手

 

Jessica just broke up with her boyfriend.

杰西卡剛和男朋友分手。

 

back up = to copy something as a security measure

安全備份

 

My computer crashes three times this week, so I need to back up all my data now.

這周我的電腦死機三次，所以我現在需要備份所有數據。

 

blow up = to get angry very fast

發脾氣

 

Mr. Moore blows up almost every class because Jack is always late.

因為杰克總是遲到，摩爾先生幾乎把每節課都搞砸了。

 

brighten up = to make cheerful, happy

使高興；使高興

 

My sister tried to brighten up my day when I was feeling said.

當我感覺有人說的時候，我姐姐試圖讓我的一天變得愉快。

 

butter up = to flatter

奉承

 

She always butters up her boss when the new job position is available.

當新的工作職位空缺時，她總是奉承她的老板。

 

catch up = to share news with someone

跟某人分享新聞

 

I haven’t seen him for such a long time, and it was great to catch up.

我好久沒見他了，能趕上他真是太好了。

 

chat up = to have a light, friendly conversation

聊天=輕松友好的交談

 

She went to that bar only because she liked chatting up with the handsome bartender.

她去那家酒吧只是因為她喜歡和英俊的酒保聊天。

 

come up with = think of something, a plan or an idea

想出某物、計劃或想法

 

We have to come up with a plan!

我們必須想出一個計劃！

 

cover up = to hide, conceal

遮掩

 

Even in court, he still tried to cover up everything that he did.

即使在法庭上，他仍然試圖掩蓋他所做的一切。

 

doll up = to dress formally, to dress for a special occasion

打扮

 

My mom needs to doll up before her birthday party.

我媽媽需要在生日聚會前打扮一下。

 

dress up = to have very nice clothes on

穿上漂亮的衣服

 

Alicia always liked to dress up for her dates.

艾麗西婭總是喜歡盛裝赴約。

 

eat up = to believe immediately

立刻相信

 

He ate up everything that his psychologist told him.

他相信心理學家告訴他的一切。

 

end up – to turn out, conclude

最后——結果是，得出結論

 

He ended up working at his father’s company.

他最后在他父親的公司工作。

 

fix up = to make right, adjust

糾正

 

Melissa fixed up her dress before going out.

梅麗莎出門前把衣服整理好。

 

give up = surrender, admit failure

放棄=投降，承認失敗

 

I will never give up.

我永遠不會放棄。

 

head up = to lead, to take charge

領導，負責

 

You have to head up all the meetings today.

你今天必須主持所有的會議。

 

hold up = to wait, to delay

等待，延遲

 

What’s holding up the presentation?

什么阻礙了演示？

 

hung up = thinking or worrying about someone/something

掛掉，掛掉

 

She was too hung up about her wedding.

她太沉迷于婚禮了。

 

juice up = to charge

充電

 

I have to juice up my laptop because the battery is dead.

我得給筆記本電腦充電，因為電池沒電了。

 

keep up = to continue

繼續

 

Keep up the good work everyone!

大家繼續努力！

 

kiss up to = to show false flattery

親吻

 

Everyone knew she was kissing up to the boss to get a better job.

每個人都知道她是為了找一份更好的工作而和老板接吻。

 

line up = have something/someone ready

排隊=準備好東西/某人

 

Do you have any food lined up?

你有排隊的食物嗎？

 

loosen up = to relax

放松

 

You have been very stressed lately – you have to loosen up.

你最近壓力很大，你必須放松。

 

make up = to reconcile after a quarrel/fight

和解

 

I can’t stay mad at you anymore, let’s make up?

我不能再生你的氣了，我們和好嗎？

 

mess up = to make a mistake, to ruin

弄糟

 

He totally messed up the cake.

他把蛋糕弄得一團糟。

 

He rolled up his sleeves, and started packing.

卷起袖子=準備工作

 

He rolled up his sleeves, and started packing.

他卷起袖子，開始收拾行李。

 

round up = to collect or gather something

收集某物

 

Round up the employees for the meeting!

召集員工參加會議！

 

screw up = to ruin, to make a mess

搞砸，弄亂

 

He totally screwed up on his exam.

他考試考砸了。

 

sign up = to commit oneself to a period of employment/education.

致力于一段就業/教育時期

 

Kevin signed up for his first Psychology course online.

凱文在網上報名參加了他的第一個心理學課程。

 

speed up = to make something go faster

加速

 

You have to speed up your car if you want to be there on time.

如果你想準時到那兒，你必須加快車速。

 

split up = to separate, to break apart from the group

分開

 

They had to split up in order to find Jimmy.

為了找到吉米，他們不得不分開。

 

suck up = flatter someone excessively

過分奉承

 

He sucked up to the teacher only to get a better grade.

他為了得到更好的成績而向老師討好。

 

take up = occupy time, space, attention

占用時間、空間、注意力

 

It’s going to take up too much time.

要花太多時間。

 

tied up = very busy

非常忙碌

 

He is always tied up with work.

他總是忙于工作。

 

think up = to invent or imagine something

思考

 

We have to think up an excuse for why we didn’t go to school.

我們得想出一個不上學的理由。

 

up the creek = to be in serious trouble

遇到嚴重麻煩

 

If I don’t pay the bill by tomorrow, I will be up the creek.

如果我明天不付款，我就要麻煩了。

 

wind up = end up in a specific situation, place

在特定情況下結束，地點

 

I never thought I would wind up in Australia.

我從來沒想過我會去澳大利亞。

 

（來源：滬江英語）