| 词汇 | up |
| 释义 | up adverb uk /ʌp/ us /ʌp/ upadverb (HIGHER)A2 towards a higher position; towards a higher value, number, or level: 向较高处；向上；（价值、数字或水平）加大地；增高地 Put those books up on the top shelf.把那些书放到书架顶层上去。 A gravel road leads through the jungle and up into the Andes.一条砾石铺成的路穿过丛林，向上进入安第斯山。 Pushing the number of unit sales up every quarter can't be continued indefinitely.单位销售数字每个季度都增长的趋势不可能无限期持续下去。 up toThe water was up to/had come up to the level of the windows.水已经涨到窗户那么高了。 out of the ground: （从地下）往地面地 He spent the afternoon digging carrots up.他挖了一下午的胡萝卜。 up and down B2 from a higher to a lower position repeatedly: 起起伏伏地，上上下下地 jump up and downMy little girl started jumping up and down with rage when she heard she couldn't go.我的小女儿在得知她不能去后非常生气，开始不停地跳上跳下。 A coil of thick blue smoke rose up from his pipe.一圈蓝色的浓烟从他的烟斗里冒了出来。 Transatlantic airfares are going up.横越大西洋的飞机票价在上涨。 Although long-distance phone calls are going up, the charge for local calls will not alter. Share prices moved up slowly yesterday. She filled the jug up with cream.她把罐子里装满了奶油。 Up and upward ascent climbing erect heavenward perpendicular skyward unbowed uphill uplift uplifted upper uppermost uppish uppishly upright upturned upward upwards vertical vertically upadverb (VERTICAL)A1 in or into a vertical position: 处于直立状态地；垂直地 Would you stand up for a minute? I want to see how tall you are.你能站起来一会儿吗，我想看看你有多高。 Compare downadverb(LOWER POSITION) Putting up some new wallpaper has made all the difference to the place. Hang the clothes up to dry.把衣服挂起来晾干。 His trousers were held up with a piece of elastic.他用一条松紧带系住裤腰。 The children's work had been put up on the walls of the classroom. I stuck the notice up on the board.我把通知贴在了公告栏上。 Up and upward ascent climbing erect heavenward perpendicular skyward unbowed uphill uplift uplifted upper uppermost uppish uppishly upright upturned upward upwards vertical vertically upadverb (TOP)A2 in a high position; at the top: 在高处；在上面；在顶端 Our boardroom is up on the 23rd floor.我们的会议室在上面的23层。 way upYou can tell which way up the crates have to be because they all say "TOP".你可以看出板条箱该哪面朝上，因为每个箱子都写有“此面朝上”的字样。 Compare downadverb(LOWER LEVEL) He tilted his chair backwards and put his feet up on his desk.他把椅子向后倾，双脚搁在书桌上。 I need you to hold it steady while I'm up the ladder. Dad is up on the roof clearing the guttering. The sugar is up on that shelf behind you. Luckily, my toast landed on the carpet with the buttered side up! Up and upward ascent climbing erect heavenward perpendicular skyward unbowed uphill uplift uplifted upper uppermost uppish uppishly upright upturned upward upwards vertical vertically upadverb (NEAR)B1 very near: 非常靠近地 up toCarrying a gun, he walked up to the cashier and demanded money.他拿着枪，走到收银员跟前逼其把钱拿出来。 draw upA limousine drew up (= parked) outside the hotel.一辆大型豪华车开过来，停在旅馆外面。 to come closer in space or time approachA stranger approached and asked to have her picture taken with him. come/get closerThe swarm of bees was coming closer and closer. come/get nearerAs she came nearer the building the movement of the crowd became slower. draw closer/nearerThe holidays are drawing closer. come upA stranger came up to me and shook my hand. walk, go, etc. upI went up to him and asked him who he was. A car drove up alongside (ours). He went up to a complete stranger and started talking.他走到一个完全陌生的人跟前，开始和对方交谈起来。 She strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.她果断地大步走到桌前，要求见经理。 A young girl came up to me and asked for money.一个小女孩走到我跟前，跟我要钱。 We crept up behind her and yelled "Boo!"我们蹑手蹑脚靠近她身后，大喊一声“哇！”。 Describing movement towards -wards -ways at convergent earthward facing for forward forwards hither inwards on oncoming onward onwards thither to ward way wise upadverb (INCREASE)B2 to a greater degree; in order to increase: 由弱到强地；由低到高地 heat something upThe fire heats the room up (= makes it warmer) within minutes.炉火使房间在几分钟内就暖和起来。 turn something upGrandma always turns the TV up really loud because she can't hear very well.奶奶总是把电视音量调得很大，因为她听力不好。 get worked upTry not to get worked up (= increasingly excited or angry) - I'm sure we can resolve this.尽量不要激动，我相信我们能解决这个问题。 B2 If a level or amount is up, it has increased: （水平或数量）增加地，上升地 The cost of car insurance is up, but not very much.车辆保险费用有所提高，但增幅不大。 up something on somethingLast year the company's turnover was $240 billion, up three percent on (= compared with) the previous year.去年该公司的营业额是2400亿美元，比前年增加了3%。 It was rainy this morning, but it brightened up after lunch. I might just warm up the leftovers from yesterday's meal in the microwave. Guide dogs open up the lives of the blind or visually impaired.导盲犬为盲人或视力受损的人开启了新的生活空间。 His time in the army certainly toughened him up.军旅生涯确实使他变得更加坚强。 My foot swelled up to three times the normal size when it was stung by a wasp.被黄蜂蜇了以后，我的脚肿成了原来的三倍。 Increasing and intensifying accretion accumulate accumulative accumulatively add fuel to the fireidiom blaze crank go into orbitidiom go up growing growingly heighten inflation mushroom ramp something up ratchet something up/down re-escalate re-escalation reach a crescendo stake upadverb (NOT IN BED)B1 not in bed: 起床状态的（地） get upIt's time to get up now!现在该起床啦！ I was up all night, finishing my essay.我一夜没睡写完了我的文章。 up and about/around to be able to get out of bed and move around again after a period of illness, because your health has improved enough: （病后）可以下床活动地 I was up and about a few hours after giving birth. On a working day I tend to get up around seven o'clock.在工作日，我通常7点左右起床。 I'm unused to getting up so early.我不习惯这么早起床。 I was up until three o'clock trying to get it finished!为了完成工作，我一直熬夜干到3点！ My sister was up most of the night with her baby who's teething.我姐姐大半夜没睡，守着她那正长新牙的小宝宝。 We stayed up (late) to watch a film.我们熬夜看了部电影。 Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious anti-sleep come round fully conscious get up insomnia keep someone up knock land night owl rise sit sleepless vigil wait wait up wake up!idiom wakefully wakefulness wakey-wakey woke upadverb (EXIST)into existence, view, or attention: （表示出现、发生、看到、给予考虑等） be set upOriginally the charity was set up to help orphans in urban areas.成立这间慈善机构的初衷是要帮助城里的孤儿。 come upI'm sorry, but something unexpected has come up (= has happened) at the office, and I'll be home late.对不起，亲爱的，办公室里出了点儿意外，我会晚点回家。 coming upComing up (= happening next) after the break, we have a man who claims he can communicate with fish.休息之后，我们有请一位自称能与鱼交流的人上场。 bring something upWould this be a good time to bring up the issue of salary?现在提薪水的问题合适吗？ They're planning to set up their own business. Could we set up a meeting for next week? We were discussing who would be suitable for the job, and your name came up. A job in the sales department has come up - would you be interested? There are several things I'd like to bring up at the meeting tomorrow. Existing and being account for something alive be be a thingidiom been estate existent existential existentially extant force found living self-existence self-existent speckle spring up stand they're thing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Appearing & disappearing Describing when something happened or will happen upadverb (EQUAL)so as to be equal in quality, knowledge, or achievement: （在质量、知识或成就方面）相等，比得上 catch up (with)She couldn't go to school for a few weeks because of illness, but she'll be able to catch up (with her work) quickly.她因病几周不能去上课，但她（的功课）很快就能赶上来。 keep up (with)So much scientific research is being performed that it's virtually impossible to keep up (with all the new developments).有那么多的科学研究在进行，要跟上（所有的新进展）几乎是不可能的。 I need a couple of days in the office to catch up with some paperwork. We've received so many orders that we're finding it difficult to keep up with the demand. I'm planning to catch up on some sleep this weekend. Jack finds it difficult to keep up with the rest of the class. My Italian friends speak so fast that I find it really difficult to keep up with what they're saying. Similar and the same adjacent affinity akin alike allied ballpark be no better than (a) somethingidiom cognate congruent ditto equivalence equivalency equivalent equivalent of something equivalent to something next door non-distinctive not make any differenceidiom of the kindidiom synonymous upadverb (TOGETHER)in a state of being together with other similar things: 一起；聚拢地 You have half an hour to gather up anything you'll need for the journey.你有半个小时的时间来收拾旅途中所需的东西。 add something upAdd up the column of numbers in your head and then tell me what the total is.在心里把这一列数字加起来，然后告诉我总数。 if you put a little money aside each week, it's surprising how quickly it adds up. If you add those four figures up, it comes to £400. Collect up your things and follow me. She gathered up the newspapers that were scattered around the floor.她把散落在地板上的报纸收拾起来。 I just need to gather up a few things and then we can go. Classifying and creating order alphabetize anti-hierarchical arrange arrangement arranger describe macrocosm miscatalogue misclassification misclassify miscode mislabel pigeonhole shake someone down short-list shortlist sort sort something out unstratified unstructured upadverb (TIGHTLY)tightly or firmly in order to keep something safe or in position: 紧紧地；牢固地 tie something upTie up the top of the bag so the rubbish doesn't fall out.把袋口扎好，这样垃圾不会掉出来。 wrap upYou'd better wrap up (= wear warm clothes) - it's cold outside.你最好穿暖和些——外面很冷。 do something upUKCan you do my shoelaces up for me?你能帮我把鞋带系上吗？ She wrapped the vase up carefully before packing it in the suitcase. I found a bundle of letters tied up with a red ribbon at the back of her drawer. Can you help me do up my dress? Do your laces up or you'll trip over. Wrap him up in a blanket and give him a hot drink. Tight and tightening astringency chokehold close-fitting inelasticity retighten skinny snug stiffen strain straitly super-tight tauten tautly tense tension tight tight-fitting tighten tighten something up tightly You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Safe and secure upadverb (SMALLER)broken or cut into smaller pieces; made smaller in area: 分成小块地；成碎片地 cut something upHe cut the letter up into a hundred pieces.他把信剪得粉粹。 fold something upShe folded the newspaper up and put it in her bag.她把报纸叠起来放进包里。 blow upThe car blew up (= exploded) when flames reached its fuel tank.当火焰触及油箱时，汽车爆炸了。 She broke the bar of chocolate up and handed each child a piece. I'll cut up a few pieces of fruit for the kids. He folded up the sheets and put them in the washing basket. We had to smash up the old fireplace to get it out. She chopped up a small onion and added it to the pan. Separating and dividing apheresis atomize bifurcate bifurcation bisect dismemberment dissociable dissociate dissociate yourself from something dissociation non-dialyzable parcel something out partible periodization periodize unforked ungraded unjoined unmix unmixable You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Tearing and breaking into pieces upadverb (AGE)to a greater age: 长大地 grow upNo one said that growing up would be easy or painless.没有人认为成长很轻松、没有痛苦。 bring someone upMany single parents struggle to bring their children up on a low income.许多单身父母靠微薄的收入把孩子抚养大。 Learning to take disappointments is all part of growing up. She decided she'd rather bring her children up in the countryside. Stages of life adolescence adult life adulthood adultification adultify boyhood childhood come of ageidiom coming of age day glory days golden age healthspan heyday in my dayidiom old age prime rite of passage salad schooldays upadverb (HAPPENING OR WRONG)B1[ after verb ] used when talking or asking about what is happening or wrong: （用于谈论或询问发生了甚么事） Everyone was talking in whispers, and I could tell something was up (= something unusual was happening).大家都在窃窃私语，我可以断定一定发生了什么不同寻常的事。 What's up? used to ask what is wrong: You seem upset. What's up? used to ask what is happening, often as a way of greeting someone: What's up, guys? Occurring and happening afoot asynchronous asynchronously attend attendant be at workidiom crop ensue ensuing eventuate fall into placeidiom follow on go off gone resynchronization resynchronize roll roll around shake out succeed upadverb (MEANING)what's up with someone/something mainly US(alsowhat's with someone/something) used to say that you do not understand something, or to ask for an explanation of something: I don't get what's up with all the bad reviews. I actually liked this place! upadverb (FINISHED)[ after verb ] When a period of time is up, it is finished: （一段时间）结束地，完结地 When the two hours were up nobody had answered all of the questions.两个小时过去了，没有人回答完所有问题。 time is upYour time is up - it's someone else's turn on the training equipment now.你的时间到了——现在轮到别人使用训练设备了。 Finished & over all done all over bar be (all) over bar the shoutingidiom be done and dustedidiom close down dust end endpoint finished finito in the canidiom over over and done withphrase see the last of something/someoneidiom sunset through to the dregs to the lastidiom upadverb (IMPROVE)into an improved position or state: （向较好的位置或状态发展） move upBy lap 26, Hamilton had moved up into second position.到第26圈，汉密尔顿已上升至第2位。 up withStein had a bad start to the race, but by the ninth lap she was up with the leaders.斯坦起跑不好，但到第9圈时，她赶上了领先者。 Compare downadverb(LOWER LEVEL) Becoming better alive back on your feetidiom bloom blossom blossom into something bounce by/in leaps and boundsidiom come aliveidiom heal make a man (out) of someoneidiom marginal mend mend your waysidiom move on to bigger/better thingsidiom shape up shape up or ship out!idiom sharpen (something) up sharpen up your actidiom step wipe upadverb (END)B2 to an end, finish, or state of being complete: 彻底地，完全地 finish something upFinish up the old loaf of bread before you start a new one.先把旧的那个面包吃完，再开始吃新的。 end up inCrime won't help - you'll end up in prison.犯罪不能解决问题——最终会让你进监狱。 round something upI'd like to round up the meeting by thanking all those who were able to attend at such short notice.在本次会议结束之际，我要感谢所有在这么短的时间里收到通知就赶来出席会议的人。 Causing something to end abandon abandonment all good things (must) come to an endidiom and have done with itidiom be over the humpidiom brake cure give over halt hang jack something in kill something stone-deadidiom lay lid snap snuff something out stamp on something stamp something out stanch staunch upadverb (DIRECTION)towards the north: 向北的，朝北的 up toOn Tuesday she'll be travelling up to Atlanta from New Orleans.周二她将从新奥尔良北上前往亚特兰大。 UK towards a more important place, especially a city: 往更重要的地方（尤指城市） up toHow often do you go up to London?你多久去一次伦敦？ up fromShe comes up from her village about once a month on the train.她大约每月乘火车从村里进一趟城。 Describing movement towards -wards -ways at convergent earthward facing for forward forwards hither inwards on oncoming onward onwards thither to ward way wise upadverb (INTENDED)up for something intended, suggested, or being considered for something: 计划要;被建议;正被考虑 up for saleThat house at the end of our road is up for sale again.我们这条路尽头的那座房子又要出售了。 upadverb (EAGER)up for (doing) somethinginformal willing and able to do or take part in an activity: 愿意做（或参与） After a long day at work I wasn't really up for a party.工作了一整天之后，我真的不愿意参加什么聚会了。 upadverb (TRIAL)[ after verb ]UK on trial in a court: 出庭受审 up beforeIf he doesn't pay the fine soon, he'll be up before the magistrate.如果他不马上交上罚款，就将会被地方法庭传讯。 up forSmith is up for armed robbery.史密斯被控持械抢劫而出庭受审。 Court cases, orders & decisions actionable actionably administer admissibility admissible extinguishment extrajudicial extrajudicially fatal accident inquiry federal case pettifoggery pettifogging plea bargain plea bargaining pleading the Webster ruling waiver walk walk freeidiom wardship upadverb (ROAD)[ after verb ]UK When a road is up, it is being repaired and so is unsuitable for use: （道路）正在维修的 The council has got the road up because of a broken sewer.因为下水管道破裂，市政会正在整修道路。 Roads & routes in general adopt adopted ascent bicycle lane/path bike lane dead end detour exit footstep impassable milk round multi-lane roadway roadworks route RR shortcut skid marks switchback toll road upadverb (HAIR)If someone's long hair is up, it is arranged on the top or back of the head: （长发）向头上（或脑后）梳理的 hair upYou look nice with your hair up.你头发向上梳看起来很好看。 Up and upward ascent climbing erect heavenward perpendicular skyward unbowed uphill uplift uplifted upper uppermost uppish uppishly upright upturned upward upwards vertical vertically upadverb (NEXT)next to play in a game or sports match, or next to perform, happen, etc.: Next up after that is a match against Blackburn Rovers at home. Up next is an untitled Woody Allen film. GrammarUp Up is an adverb, a preposition and an adjective. … Up as an adverb We use up as an adverb to talk about movement towards a higher position, value, number or level: … Up as a preposition We use up to talk about a higher position or movement to a higher position: … Up as an adjective We use up as an adjective usually to talk about increases in prices, levels or amounts: … Up to with numbers We use up to with numbers and amounts when we are being approximate. It means ‘as much as’ or ‘not more than’: … Up as a particle Up is commonly used as a particle in phrasal verbs: … Idiomsbe up there be up there with someone be up there with something up and down up and down somewhere up to (doing) something be up to something up with up preposition uk /ʌp/ us /ʌp/ uppreposition (HIGHER)A2 to or in a higher level or position: 在（或向）较高水平（或位置） We followed her up the stairs to a large meeting room.我们跟随她上楼进入一个大会议室。 The lorry chugged up the hill.大货车突突地爬上山。 With a knife clenched between his teeth, he climbed up the tree to cut some coconuts. The spider crept up the wall.蜘蛛缓缓地爬上墙。 He came charging up the stairs to tell me the good news.他匆匆跑上楼来告诉我这个好消息。 The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air.汽车声把一大群鸟惊吓得呼啦啦地飞了起来。 Up and upward ascent climbing erect heavenward perpendicular skyward unbowed uphill uplift uplifted upper uppermost uppish uppishly upright upturned upward upwards vertical vertically uppreposition (TOP)at the top of: 在…上面；在…上部 You'll find a dusty attic up these stairs.沿着这些楼梯向上，你就会看到一个布满灰尘的阁楼。 If you want Fred, he's up that ladder.如果你找弗雷德，他就在那个梯子上。 Her office is up those steps to your right. They've got a different flag up the flagpole today. We had to rescue our kitten from up the tree. Who would build their house up a mountain? That's silly. Is anyone still up the tower, or did you all come down together? Up and upward ascent climbing erect heavenward perpendicular skyward unbowed uphill uplift uplifted upper uppermost uppish uppishly upright upturned upward upwards vertical vertically uppreposition (ALONG)A2 (further) along: （继续）沿着，顺着 The car shot off up the road at high speed.车沿着公路飞驰。 They live just up the road.他们就住在这条路的前面。 up and down B2 along the surface of something first in one direction and then in the opposite direction, usually repeatedly: 来回，往复 He was running up and down the street, shouting.他沿着街道来回跑，大声呼喊。 Jack, move up the bench a bit, then Tess can sit next to me. We took turns to row the boat up the river.我们轮流划船逆流而上。 The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up the path. There's a big traffic jam further up the motorway, so we'd better take a different route. The plane set off up the runway, gradually gathering speed. Ahead, in front and beyond ahead ahead of ante be (right) under your noseidiom before beyond downriver follow follow your noseidiom fore forward front front end frontally head lead nose para past yonder uppreposition (ORIGIN)towards the starting point of something, especially a river or stream: 向起点；（尤指）向上游；向发源地 Rowing up (the) river against the current was very hard work.划船逆流而上很费力气。 See also upriver upstream Backwards, sideways and back and forth anticlockwise aside back and forthidiom back to frontphrase backward backwardly hither and thitheridiom laterad lateral laterally libration reverse round saw stand step step aside swept-back take someone aside there and backidiom uppreposition (TO)UKnot standard to or at: 到，去；在 go upAre you going up the club tonight?今晚你去俱乐部吗? Compare downpreposition(TO)UKnot standard Describing movement towards -wards -ways at convergent earthward facing for forward forwards hither inwards on oncoming onward onwards thither to ward way wise GrammarUp Up is an adverb, a preposition and an adjective. … Up as an adverb We use up as an adverb to talk about movement towards a higher position, value, number or level: … Up as a preposition We use up to talk about a higher position or movement to a higher position: … Up as an adjective We use up as an adjective usually to talk about increases in prices, levels or amounts: … Up to with numbers We use up to with numbers and amounts when we are being approximate. It means ‘as much as’ or ‘not more than’: … Up as a particle Up is commonly used as a particle in phrasal verbs: … Idiomsbe up yourself up yours! up adjective uk /ʌp/ us /ʌp/ upadjective (RISING)moving up: 向上的；往上移动的 an up escalator向上的自动扶梯 See also upperadjective Total sales this month were up by $2 billion. Net profits in September were marginally up on the figures for August. Kathy wore her hair up with a pair of expensive looking earrings. We need to go to the first floor, where's the up escalator? an up stroke Up and upward ascent climbing erect heavenward perpendicular skyward unbowed uphill uplift uplifted upper uppermost uppish uppishly upright upturned upward upwards vertical vertically upadjective (IN OPERATION)[ after verb ] When a system, computer, or similar machine is up, it is operating, especially in its usual way: （尤指以正常状态）在运转，在运行 Andy, do you know when the network will be up again?安迪，你知道网络什么时候能恢复正常吗? Opposite down There was a brief powercut but by ten o'clock the computers were up again. Will the system be up again tomorrow morning? Machines - Functioning action actuator deactivation faultily faulty fire someone up function as something/someone functionally light operative peg peg out play something up power (something) up refire reset road run tick working You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Computer concepts upadjective (HAPPY)informal feeling happy: 快乐的; 高兴的 She's been really up since she started her new job.自从开始新的工作之后，她一直很高兴。 Feeling pleasure and happiness (as) pleased as Punchidiom ASMR be dancing in the streetsidiom be floating on airidiom be full of the joys of springidiom cheery chipper chirpily chirpy chuffed gruntled happily happy camper happy placeidiom jaunty shining sunnily swooning swooningly swoony upadjective (WINNING)having more points, goals, etc. than your opponent in a match or competition: By half time they could have been six or seven up. With 88 seconds remaining in the game, Hungary was up by five goals. A couple of holes later we were three up. England are one up against Germany. Winning and defeating annihilate annihilation bank be gunning for someoneidiom be one in the eye for someoneidiom convincing mincemeat moral victory move/go/close in for the killidiom near thing outclass scrape sew slaughter sweep the boardidiom take someone down take someone to the cleaner'sidiom take something apart takedown thrash GrammarUp Up is an adverb, a preposition and an adjective. … Up as an adverb We use up as an adverb to talk about movement towards a higher position, value, number or level: … Up as a preposition We use up to talk about a higher position or movement to a higher position: … Up as an adjective We use up as an adjective usually to talk about increases in prices, levels or amounts: … Up to with numbers We use up to with numbers and amounts when we are being approximate. It means ‘as much as’ or ‘not more than’: … Up as a particle Up is commonly used as a particle in phrasal verbs: … Idiomup and running up verb informaluk /ʌp/ us /ʌp/ upverb (INCREASE)[ T ]-pp- to increase something such as a price: 提高，增加，提升（价格） We won't be able to make a profit on the deal without upping the sale price.这笔买卖的销售价格不提高，我们就无钱可赚。 It looks like tax rates are going to be upped again.看来税率又要提高了。 to get faster speed upThe car sped up to 100 mph. pick up speedThe hurricane is picking up speed as it approaches the coast. gain speedAccidents often happen when a driver gains speed going downhill. gather speedThe economic recovery was starting to gather speed. accelerateThe vehicle accelerated around the turn. Price increases accrual added value anti-inflation anti-inflationary appreciate by something appreciate in value appreciation bull market dead cat bounce go through the roofidiom hyperinflation inflationary overcharge projected value put something up rack rack something up rebound reinflate roof upverb (GO)up and ... used with another verb to emphasize that someone left a place or did something in a sudden and possibly unexpected way: （与另一动词连用，强调突然或者出人意料地离开或做某事） up and leave/goAfter dinner they just upped and left/went without saying goodbye.吃完饭后他们就突然起身不辞而别。 Idiomup your game up- prefix uk /ʌp-/ us /ʌp-/ higher or improved: 更高；改善 uphill向山上 uplift提高 High, tall and deep abysmal altitude ankle-deep bottomless deep dwarf ectomorph ectomorphic gawky higher lofty overshadow profundity rangy rear tall tallish tallness tower tower above/over someone/something You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Good, better and best up | American Dictionaryup adverb[ not gradable ] us/ʌp/ upadverb[not gradable] (HIGHER)toward a higher position, or toward a higher value, number, or level: Pick up your clothes and put them away. We need to push sales figures up higher next quarter. The kids were jumping up and down on the bed. upadverb[not gradable] (VERTICAL)in or into a vertical position: She jumped up to answer the phone. They put up (= built) the house in a matter of weeks. upadverb[not gradable] (TOP)in a high position; at the top: They moved to a house up in the hills. upadverb[not gradable] (INCREASINGLY)to a greater degree; in order to increase: The afternoon sun really heats up this room (= increases the heat in this room). Please speak up (= louder) – I can’t hear you. upadverb[not gradable] (INTO EXISTENCE)into existence, view, or consideration: I didn’t hesitate to bring up the salary issue. Something came up at the office and I had to work late. upadverb[not gradable] (EQUAL)so as to be equal in quality or achievement: It’s impossible to keep up with all the new computer developments. upadverb[not gradable] (NEAR)very near: He walked right up to me and introduced himself. The cop pushed me up against the wall. upadverb[not gradable] (TOGETHER)in a state of being together with other similar things: Gather up your things – it’s time to go. She added up the numbers in her head. upadverb[not gradable] (TIGHTLY)tightly or firmly in order to keep something safe or in position: Tie the boat up at the dock. You’d better bundle up (= wear warm clothes) – it’s cold outside. upadverb[not gradable] (SMALLER)made smaller in area or amount, esp. by cutting or dividing: Cut the cheese up into bite-size pieces. They broke the company up into three separate units. He folded up the newspaper and put it in his briefcase. upadverb[not gradable] (AGE)to a greater age: She wants to be a singer when she grows up. upadverb[not gradable] (INTO IMPROVED POSITION)into an improved position or state: By the third lap, Simms had moved up into second position. upadverb[not gradable] (TOWARD NORTH)toward the north: She comes up from Washington about once a month. Idiomson the up and up up and about up and do something up for grabs up in arms up in the air up the creek up to par up to scratch up to snuff up to speed up till up preposition us/ʌp/ uppreposition (ALONG)(farther) along: There’s a coffee shop just up the street. uppreposition (TOP)at the top of: His house is up the hill. up adjective, adverb[ not gradable ] us/ʌp/ upadjective, adverb[not gradable] (OUT OF BED)out of bed: What time did you get up? upadjective, adverb[not gradable] (ENDED)finished, or to an end, finish, or state of being completed: Finish up your breakfast – it’s almost time for school. My time is almost up on the parking meter. up adjective[ not gradable ] us/ʌp/ upadjective[not gradable] (IN OPERATION)(of a system or machine, esp. a computer) operating, esp. in its usual way: The new inventory system should be up and running by the end of the month. upadjective[not gradable] (INTENDED)intended, suggested, or being considered: The house at the end of our street is up for sale. Ray’s up for promotion. up verb[ T ] infmlus/ʌp/-pp- upverb[T] (HIGHER)to increase the amount or level of something: We won’t be able to make a profit unless we up our prices. up | Business Englishup adverb uk /ʌp/us towards a higher value, number, or level: Share prices moved up slowly yesterday. Pushing the number of unit sales up every quarter can't be continued indefinitely. if a level or amount is up, it has increased: The cost of insurance is up quite a lot this year. up 5%, 20%, etc. on sthLast year the company's turnover was up 3% on the previous year. in a state of being together with other similar things: Add up the column of figures. to an end or state of being complete: Finish up this report before you leave tonight. I'd like to wind up the meeting by thanking you for coming. up for sth intended, suggested, or being considered for something: Jack is up for promotion this year. They put the building up for sale. (alsoup for doing sth) willing and able to do or take part in an activity: After a long day of meetings, I wasn't really up for taking the clients out for dinner. He asked if anyone wanted to try, and I said I was up for it. up to sth as high as a particular level or number: The Competition Commission clamped down on lenders who charge borrowers in deprived areas interest rates of up to 900%. Owners who hire illegal workers face up to five years in prison. Women who have been with a firm for some time are told that their files have been reviewed and suddenly their work is not up to standard. (alsoup until sth) until a particular point in time: Up to now, we've had all the resources we needed. I was treated as a trusted employee up until about six months ago. able to do something: I had four hundred pages of reports to read, and I just didn't feel up to it. up to the job/taskDo you think he's up to the job? up adjective[ after verb ] ITuk /ʌp/us if a computer, system, etc. is up, it is operating normally: The system is up again, so we have to get back to work. Do you know when the network will be up again? Compare downadjective up and running if a computer, machine, or system is up and running, it is operating normally: The air-conditioning is up and running again after two days of problems. up noun uk /ʌp/us on the up (and up)UK improving or increasing: It's only a small business but it's definitely on the up. House prices are still on the up. on the up and upUS used to describe something that is done legally or honestly: Do you feel everything with the governor's land deal was done on the up and up? Drug makers face at least one major challenge: convincing consumers that ads are on the up and up. ups and downs the normal good times and bad times that happen in any situation or period: Luard was looking to buy a new business to balance his other companies' dependence on the ups and downs of the oil sector. The magazine industry has had its ups and downs. up verb[ T ] informaluk /ʌp/us-pp- to increase something such as a price: We won't be able to make a profit on the deal without upping the sale price. It looks like tax rates are going to be upped again. See alsoup the ante |
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