up
adverb
uk/ʌp/us/ʌp/upadverb(HIGHER)
A2
towards ahigherposition; towards ahighervalue,number, orlevel:
向较高处；向上；（价值、数字或水平）加大地；增高地Put thosebooksup on thetopshelf.把那些书放到书架顶层上去。
Agravelroadleadsthrough thejungleand 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 thenumberofunitsalesup everyquartercan't becontinuedindefinitely.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。
Thewaterwas upto/had come uptothelevelof thewindows.水已经涨到窗户那么高了。
out of theground:
（从地下）往地面地Hespenttheafternoondiggingcarrotsup.他挖了一下午的胡萝卜。
up and down
B2
from ahigherto alowerpositionrepeatedly:
起起伏伏地，上上下下地My littlegirlstartedjumpingup and down withragewhen sheheardshe 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。
- Acoilofthickbluesmokeroseup from hispipe.
- Transatlanticairfaresare going up.
- Althoughlong-distancephonecallsare going up, thechargeforlocalcallswill notalter.
- Sharepricesmovedupslowlyyesterday.
- Shefilledthejugup withcream.
Up and upward
- ascent
- climbing
- erect
- heavenward
- perpendicular
- skyward
- uphill
- uplift
- uplifted
- upper
- uppermost
- upright
- upturned
- upward
- upwards
- vertical
- vertically
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Bouncing
Down and downward
upadverb(VERTICAL)
A1
in or into averticalposition:
处于直立状态地；垂直地Would youstandup for aminute? Iwanttoseehowtallyou are.你能站起来一会儿吗，我想看看你有多高。
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downadverb(LOWER POSITION)
- Putting up some newwallpaperhas made all thedifferenceto theplace.
- Hang theclothesup todry.
- Histrouserswereheldup with apieceofelastic.
- The children'sworkhad been put up on thewallsof theclassroom.
- Istuckthenoticeup on theboard.
Up and upward
- ascent
- climbing
- erect
- heavenward
- perpendicular
- skyward
- uphill
- uplift
- uplifted
- upper
- uppermost
- upright
- upturned
- upward
- upwards
- vertical
- vertically
upadverb(TOP)
A2
in a highposition; at thetop:
在高处；在上面；在顶端Ourboardroomis up on the 23rdfloor.我们的会议室在上面的23层。
You cantellwhichwayup thecrateshave 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。
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downadverb(LOWER LEVEL)
- Hetiltedhischairbackwardsand put hisfeetup on hisdesk.
- I need you toholditsteadywhile I'm up theladder.
- Dad is up on theroofclearingtheguttering.
- Thesugaris up on thatshelfbehind you.
- Luckily, mytoastlandedon thecarpetwith thebutteredsideup!
Up and upward
- ascent
- climbing
- erect
- heavenward
- perpendicular
- skyward
- uphill
- uplift
- uplifted
- upper
- uppermost
- upright
- upturned
- upward
- upwards
- vertical
- vertically
upadverb(NEAR)
B1
very near:
非常靠近地Carrying agun, hewalkeduptothecashieranddemandedmoney.他拿着枪，走到收银员跟前逼其把钱拿出来。
Alimousinedrewup(=parked)outsidethehotel.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.
- Acardroveupalongside(ours).
- He went up to acompletestrangerandstartedtalking.
- Shestrodepurposefullyup to thedeskanddemandedtospeakto themanager.
- Ayounggirlcame up to me andaskedformoney.
- Wecreptup behind her andyelled"Boo!"
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 agreaterdegree; inordertoincrease:
由弱到强地；由低到高地Thefireheatstheroomup(= makes itwarmer)withinminutes.炉火使房间在几分钟内就暖和起来。
Grandma alwaysturnsthe TV up reallyloudbecause she can'thearvery well.奶奶总是把电视音量调得很大，因为她听力不好。
Try not to getworkedup(=increasinglyexcitedorangry)- I'msurewe canresolvethis.尽量不要激动，我相信我们能解决这个问题。
B2
If aleveloramountis up, it hasincreased:
（水平或数量）增加地，上升地Thecostofcarinsuranceis up, but not very much.车辆保险费用有所提高，但增幅不大。
Lastyearthe company'sturnoverwas $240billion, up threepercenton(=comparedwith)thepreviousyear.去年该公司的营业额是2400亿美元，比前年增加了3%。
- It wasrainythismorning, but itbrightenedup afterlunch.
- I might justwarmup theleftoversfrom yesterday'smealin themicrowave.
- Guidedogsopenup thelivesof theblindorvisuallyimpaired.
- Histimein thearmycertainlytoughenedhim up.
- Myfootswelledup to threetimesthenormalsizewhen it wasstungby awasp.
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fireidiom
- additive
- blaze
- crank
- explosive
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- increment
- mushroom
- re-escalation
- redouble
- resurge
- rocket
- saturation
- stake
upadverb(NOT IN BED)
B1
not inbed:
起床状态的（地）It'stimetogetup now!现在该起床啦！
I was up allnight,finishingmyessay.我一夜没睡写完了我的文章。
up and about/around
to beableto get out ofbedandmovearound again after aperiodofillness, becauseyourhealthhasimprovedenough
（病后）可以下床活动地- On aworkingdayItendto get up around seven o'clock.
- I'munusedto getting up so early.
- I was up until three o'clocktryingto get itfinished!
- Mysisterwas up most of thenightwith herbabywho'steething.
- Westayedup (late) towatchafilm.
Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious
- anti-sleep
- astir
- come round
- consciousness
- get up
- insomnia
- insomniac
- keepsomeoneup
- knock
- knock up
- land
- rise
- sit(someone)up
- toss
- wait up
- wakeful
- waken
- wakey-wakey
- waking
- woke
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Energetic and lively
upadverb(EXIST)
intoexistence,view, orattention:
（表示出现、发生、看到、给予考虑等）Originally thecharitywassetup tohelporphansinurbanareas.成立这间慈善机构的初衷是要帮助城里的孤儿。
I'msorry, but somethingunexpectedhascomeup(= hashappened)at theoffice, and I'll behomelate.对不起，亲爱的，办公室里出了点儿意外，我会晚点回家。
Comingup(=happeningnext)after thebreak, we have a man whoclaimshe cancommunicatewithfish.休息之后，我们有请一位自称能与鱼交流的人上场。
Would this be a goodtimetobringup theissueofsalary?现在提薪水的问题合适吗？
- They'replanningto set uptheirownbusiness.
- Could we set up ameetingfor nextweek?
- We werediscussingwho would besuitablefor thejob, andyournamecame up.
- Ajobin thesalesdepartmenthas come up - would you beinterested?
- There are several things I'd like tobringup at themeetingtomorrow.
Existing and being
- account forsomething
- alive
- be
- be a thingidiom
- been
- estate
- existential
- extant
- found
- have legsidiom
- hood
- lie in
- living
- run
- spring up
- they're
- thing
- viability
- we're
- who're
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Appearing & disappearing
Describing when something happened or will happen
upadverb(EQUAL)
so as to beequalinquality,knowledge, orachievement:
（在质量、知识或成就方面）相等，比得上She couldn't go toschoolfor a fewweeksbecause ofillness, but she'll beabletocatchup (withherwork)quickly.她因病几周不能去上课，但她（的功课）很快就能赶上来。
So muchscientificresearchis beingperformedthat it'svirtuallyimpossibletokeepup (withall the newdevelopments).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 acoupleofdaysin theofficetocatchup with somepaperwork.
- We'vereceivedso manyordersthat we'refindingitdifficulttokeepup with thedemand.
- I'mplanningtocatchup on somesleepthisweekend.
- Jackfindsitdifficulttokeepup with therestof theclass.
- MyItalianfriendsspeaksofastthat Ifindit reallydifficulttokeepup with what they're saying.
Similar and the same
- -esque
- adjacent
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- echo
- evenly
- every inchidiom
- extent
- family
- firm
- pale imitation
- para
- parallel
- parity
- playsomeoneattheirown gameidiom
- put/turn the clock backidiom
- respecter
- snap
upadverb(TOGETHER)
in astateof being together with othersimilarthings:
一起；聚拢地You havehalfanhourtogatherup anything you'll need for thejourney.你有半个小时的时间来收拾旅途中所需的东西。
Addup thecolumnofnumbersinyourheadand thentellme what thetotalis.在心里把这一列数字加起来，然后告诉我总数。
- if you put a littlemoneyasideeachweek, it'ssurprisinghowquicklyitaddsup.
- if youaddthose fourfiguresup, it comes to £400.
- Collect upyourthings andfollowme.
- Shegatheredup thenewspapersthat werescatteredaround thefloor.
- I just need togatherup a few things and then we can go.
Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- anti-hierarchical
- arrange
- arrangement
- arranger
- array
- bracket
- misclassification
- misclassify
- miscode
- mislabel
- misorder
- nest
- set out
- setsomethingup
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- short-list
- shortlist
- tick
upadverb(TIGHTLY)
tightlyorfirmlyinordertokeepsomethingsafeor inposition:
紧紧地；牢固地Tieup thetopof thebagso therubbishdoesn'tfallout.把袋口扎好，这样垃圾不会掉出来。
You'dbetterwrapup(=wearwarmclothes)- it'scoldoutside.你最好穿暖和些——外面很冷。
UKCan youdomyshoelacesup for me?你能帮我把鞋带系上吗？
- Shewrappedthevaseupcarefullybeforepackingit in thesuitcase.
- Ifoundabundleofletterstiedup with aredribbonat the back of herdrawer.
- Can youhelpme do up mydress?
- Doyourlacesup or you'lltripover.
- Wrap him up in ablanketand give him ahotdrink.
Tight and tightening
- astringency
- chokehold
- close-fitting
- fast
- inelasticity
- retighten
- skinny
- stiffen
- strain
- super-tight
- tauten
- tautly
- tautness
- tense
- tight
- tight-fitting
- tighten
- tightensomethingup
- tightly
- tightness
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Safe and secure
upadverb(SMALLER)
brokenorcutintosmallerpieces; madesmallerinarea:
分成小块地；成碎片地Hecuttheletterup into a hundredpieces.他把信剪得粉粹。
Shefoldedthenewspaperup and put it in herbag.她把报纸叠起来放进包里。
Thecarblewup(=exploded)whenflamesreacheditsfueltank.当火焰触及油箱时，汽车爆炸了。
- Shebrokethebarofchocolateup andhandedeachchildapiece.
- I'llcutup a fewpiecesoffruitfor thekids.
- Hefoldedup thesheetsand put them in thewashingbasket.
- We had tosmashup theoldfireplaceto get it out.
- Shechoppedup asmallonionandaddedit to thepan.
Separating and dividing
- apheresis
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- clove
- cloven
- dissociate
- dissociateyourselffromsomething
- dissociation
- disunite
- disunity
- fracture
- hive
- polarize
- polarized
- polarizer
- prophase
- pull
- unravel
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
upadverb(AGE)
to agreaterage:
长大地No one said thatgrowingup would beeasyorpainless.没有人认为成长很轻松、没有痛苦。
Manysingleparentsstruggletobringtheirchildrenup on alowincome.许多单身父母靠微薄的收入把孩子抚养大。
- Learning to take disappointments is allpartofgrowingup.
- Shedecidedshe'dratherbringherchildrenup in thecountryside.
Stages of life
- adolescence
- adulthood
- age
- autumn
- autumn yearsidiom
- early years
- eventide
- formative
- generational
- Indian summer
- infancy
- majority
- male menopause
- middle age
- middle-aged
- schooldays
- someone'sdeclining yearsidiom
- those were the daysidiom
- twilight yearsidiom
- youth
upadverb(HAPPENING OR WRONG)
B1[after verb]
used whentalkingoraskingabout what ishappeningorwrong:
Everyone wastalkinginwhispers, and I couldtellsomething was up(= somethingunusualwashappening).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 toaskwhat iswrong:
Youseemupset. What's up?
What's upwithJo? Is she OK?
used toaskwhat ishappening, often as a way ofgreetingsomeone:
What's up,guys?
So, what's upwithyou? Let meknowhow the job's going.
Occurring and happening
- afoot
- asynchronous
- attendant
- be at workidiom
- become
- eventuate
- fall
- fall into placeidiom
- follow on
- go hand in hand withsomethingidiom
- go off
- go on
- pass
- result
- resynchronize
- roll
- roll around
- shake out
- succeed
- supervene
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
upadverb(MEANING)
what's up with sth
mainlyUS(alsowhat's with sth)
used to say that you do notunderstandsomething, or toaskfor anexplanationof something:
I don't get what's up with all thebadreviews. Iactuallylikedthisplace!
I have an AMD AthlonXP 2100+, but mycomputersaysitsa 2700+. What's up withthat?
What's with all theyelling?
Meaning & significance
- add
- add up tosomething
- backspin
- be a badge ofsomethingidiom
- connotate
- connotation
- i.e.
- locution
- locutionary
- meaning
- meaningfully
- meaningfulness
- meaningless
- purport
- sense
- significant
- signify
- speak
- subtext
- what's withsomething?idiom
upadverb(FINISHED)
[after verb]
When aperiodoftimeis up, it isfinished:
（一段时间）结束地，完结地When the twohourswere up nobody hadansweredall of thequestions.两个小时过去了，没有人回答完所有问题。
Yourtimeis up - it's someone else'sturnon thetrainingequipmentnow.你的时间到了——现在轮到别人使用训练设备了。
Finished & over
- bar
- be (all) over bar the shoutingidiom
- be done and dustedidiom
- close
- closed
- done
- down
- endpoint
- finished
- finito
- in the canidiom
- it's a wrapidiom
- lapsed
- mic
- out
- over
- see the last ofsomething/someoneidiom
- through
- to the lastidiom
- wrap
upadverb(IMPROVE)
into animprovedpositionorstate:
（向较好的位置或状态发展）Bylap26, Hamilton hadmovedup into secondposition.到第26圈，汉密尔顿已上升至第2位。
Stein had abadstartto therace, but by the ninthlapshe was upwiththeleaders.斯坦起跑不好，但到第9圈时，她赶上了领先者。
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downadverb(LOWER LEVEL)
Becoming better
- alive
- bloom
- blossom
- bounce
- by/in leaps and boundsidiom
- come aliveidiom
- come along
- consolidate
- heal
- mendyourwaysidiom
- move on to bigger/better thingsidiom
- on the up (and up)idiom
- perk
- perk(someone)up
- shape up or ship out!idiom
- sharpen(something)up
- sharpen up your actidiom
- straighten
- straighten up
- wipe
upadverb(END)
B2
to an end,finish, orstateof beingcomplete:
彻底地，完全地Finishup theoldloafofbreadbefore youstarta new one.先把旧的那个面包吃完，再开始吃新的。
Crime won'thelp- you'llendup inprison.犯罪不能解决问题——最终会让你进监狱。
I'd like toroundup themeetingbythankingall those who wereabletoattendat suchshortnotice.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
- cure
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- stanch
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
upadverb(DIRECTION)
towards thenorth:
向北方地，北上地OnTuesdayshe'll betravellinguptoAtlanta from New Orleans.周二她将从新奥尔良北上前往亚特兰大。
UK
towards a moreimportantplace,especiallyacity:
往更重要的地方（尤指城市）How often do you go uptoLondon?你多久去一次伦敦？
She comes upfromhervillageaboutonceamonthon thetrain.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 forsomething
intended,suggested, or beingconsideredfor something:
计划要；被建议；正被考虑Thathouseat the end ofourroadis up forsaleagain.我们这条路尽头的那座房子又要出售了。
Are you really up forpromotion?你真的会被提升吗？
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim atsomething
- bargain
- I might have knownidiom
- I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to itidiom
- insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
- in the pipelineidiom
- in the worksidiom
- pencil
- provision
- purposefully
- purposely
- put the cart before the horseidiom
- puttheirheads togetheridiom
- rearrange
- settle
- sleeve
upadverb(EAGER)
up for(doing) somethinginformal
willingandableto do or takepartin anactivity:
愿意做（或参与）After alongdayatworkI wasn't really up for aparty.工作了一整天之后，我真的不愿意参加什么聚会了。
We're goingswimming. Are you up for it?我们要去游泳。你愿意去吗？
I'm up for organizingthemeetingif nobodyelsewantsto do it.如果没人愿意，我愿意组织这次会议。
Excited, interested and enthusiastic
- aflame
- aflutter
- agog
- all of a flutteridiom
- amped
- animated
- entranced
- evangelical
- evangelistic
- excited
- excitedly
- fevered
- go ahead
- heartily
- make (all) the right, correct, etc. noisesidiom
- mood
- nuts
- omnivorous
- on the edge ofyourseatidiom
- zestfully
upadverb(TRIAL)
[after verb]UK
ontrialin acourt:
出庭受审If he doesn'tpaythefinesoon, he'll be upbeforethemagistrate.如果他不马上交上罚款，就将会被地方法庭传讯。
Smith is upforarmedrobbery.史密斯被控持械抢劫而出庭受审。
Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissibility
- admissible
- affidavit
- committal
- conveyancing
- exhibit
- extinguishment
- extrajudicial
- fatal accident inquiry
- finding
- gagging order
- inquest
- moot
- power of attorney
- precedent
- pretrial
- probate
- provide
upadverb(ROAD)
[after verb]UK
When aroadis up, it is beingrepairedand so isunsuitablefor use:
（道路）正在维修的Thecouncilhas got theroadup because of abrokensewer.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
- detour
- exit
- impassable
- lane
- milk round
- multi-lane
- one-way
- roadway
- roadworks
- route
- RR
- shortcut
- skid marks
- switchback
- toll road
upadverb(HAIR)
If someone'slonghairis up, it isarrangedon thetopor back of thehead:
（长发）向头上（或脑后）梳理的Youlooknicewithyourhairup.你头发向上梳看起来很好看。
Up and upward
- ascent
- climbing
- erect
- heavenward
- perpendicular
- skyward
- uphill
- uplift
- uplifted
- upper
- uppermost
- upright
- upturned
- upward
- upwards
- vertical
- vertically
Grammar
Up
Up is an adverb, a preposition and an adjective.…Upas an adverb
We use up as an adverb to talk about movement towards a higher position, value, number or level:…Upas a preposition
We use up to talk about a higher position or movement to a higher position:…Upas an adjective
We use up as an adjective usually to talk about increases in prices, levels or amounts:…Up towith numbers
We use up to with numbers and amounts when we are being approximate. It means ‘as much as’ or ‘not more than’:…Upas a particle
Up is commonly used as a particle in phrasal verbs:…Idioms
be up there withsomeone
up and down
up and downsomewhere
up to(doing) something
be up tosomething
up with
up
preposition
uk/ʌp/us/ʌp/uppreposition(HIGHER)
A2
to or in ahigherlevelorposition:
在（或向）较高水平（或位置）Wefollowedher up thestairsto alargemeetingroom.我们跟随她上楼进入一个大会议室。
- Thelorrychuggedup thehill.
- With aknifeclenchedbetween histeeth, heclimbedup thetreetocutsomecoconuts.
- Thespidercreptup thewall.
- He camechargingup thestairstotellme the goodnews.
- Thenoiseof thecarstartledthebirdsand thewholeflockflewup into theair.
Up and upward
- ascent
- climbing
- erect
- heavenward
- perpendicular
- skyward
- uphill
- uplift
- uplifted
- upper
- uppermost
- upright
- upturned
- upward
- upwards
- vertical
- vertically
uppreposition(TOP)
at thetopof:
在…上面；在…上部You'llfindadustyatticup thesestairs.沿着这些楼梯向上，你就会看到一个布满灰尘的阁楼。
If youwantFred, he's up thatladder.如果你找弗雷德，他就在那个梯子上。
- Herofficeis up thosestepstoyourright.
- They've got a differentflagup theflagpoletoday.
- We had torescueourkittenfrom up thetree.
- Who wouldbuildtheirhouseup amountain? That'ssilly.
- Is anyone still up thetower, or did you all come down together?
Up and upward
- ascent
- climbing
- erect
- heavenward
- perpendicular
- skyward
- uphill
- uplift
- uplifted
- upper
- uppermost
- upright
- upturned
- upward
- upwards
- vertical
- vertically
uppreposition(ALONG)
A2
(further) along:
（继续）沿着，顺着Thecarshotoff up theroadat highspeed.车沿着公路飞驰。
Theylivejust up theroad.他们就住在这条路的前面。
up and down
B2
along thesurfaceof something first in onedirectionand then in theoppositedirection, usuallyrepeatedly:
来回，往复He wasrunningup and down thestreet,shouting.他沿着街道来回跑，大声呼喊。
- Jack,moveup thebenchabit, then Tess cansitnext to me.
- We tookturnstorowtheboatup theriver.
- Thegravelcrunchedunderfootas wewalkedup thepath.
- There's abigtrafficjamfurtherup themotorway, so we'dbettertake a differentroute.
- Theplaneset off up therunway,graduallygatheringspeed.
Ahead, in front and beyond
- ahead
- ahead of
- ante
- be (right) underyournoseidiom
- before
- beyond
- downriver
- follow
- followyournoseidiom
- fore
- front
- front end
- head
- lead
- nose
- para
- past
- yonder
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Backwards, sideways and back and forth
uppreposition(ORIGIN)
towards thestartingpointof something,especiallyariverorstream:
向起点；（尤指）向上游；向发源地Rowing up (the)riveragainst thecurrentwas very hardwork.划船逆流而上很费力气。
See also
upriver
upstream
Backwards, sideways and back and forth
- anticlockwise
- back and forthidiom
- back to frontphrase
- backward
- backwards
- hither and thitheridiom
- lateral
- laterally
- libration
- retro
- reverse
- round
- saw
- stand
- step aside
- swept-back
- there and backidiom
- to and fro
- to-ing and fro-ing
- wrong
uppreposition(TO)
UKnot standard
to or at:
到，去；在Are yougoingup theclubtonight?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
Grammar
Up
Up is an adverb, a preposition and an adjective.…Upas an adverb
We use up as an adverb to talk about movement towards a higher position, value, number or level:…Upas a preposition
We use up to talk about a higher position or movement to a higher position:…Upas an adjective
We use up as an adjective usually to talk about increases in prices, levels or amounts:…Up towith numbers
We use up to with numbers and amounts when we are being approximate. It means ‘as much as’ or ‘not more than’:…Upas a particle
Up is commonly used as a particle in phrasal verbs:…Idioms
be upyourself
up yours!
up
adjective
uk/ʌp/us/ʌp/upadjective(RISING)
movingup:
向上的；往上移动的an upescalator向上的自动扶梯
See also
upperadjective
- Totalsalesthismonthwere up by $2billion.
- NetprofitsinSeptemberweremarginallyup on thefiguresforAugust.
- Kathyworeherhairup with apairofexpensivelookingearrings.
- We need to go to the firstfloor, where's the upescalator?
- an upstroke
Up and upward
- ascent
- climbing
- erect
- heavenward
- perpendicular
- skyward
- uphill
- uplift
- uplifted
- upper
- uppermost
- upright
- upturned
- upward
- upwards
- vertical
- vertically
upadjective(IN OPERATION)
[after verb]
When asystem,computer, orsimilarmachineis up, it isoperating,especiallyinitsusualway:
（尤指以正常状态）在运转，在运行Andy, do youknowwhen thenetworkwill be up again?安迪，你知道网络什么时候能恢复正常吗?
Opposite
down
- There was abriefpowercut but by ten o'clock thecomputerswere up again.
- Will thesystembe up againtomorrowmorning?
Machines - Functioning
- action
- actuator
- asthmatically
- deactivation
- engaged
- firesomeoneup
- function assomething/someone
- functional
- functionality
- functioning
- in commissionidiom
- light
- operate
- operational
- order
- power
- reset
- self-driving
- start (something) up
- tick over
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Computer concepts
upadjective(HAPPY)
informal
feelinghappy:
快乐的； 高兴的She's been really up since shestartedher newjob.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
- cheerily
- cheery
- chipper
- chirpily
- chirpy
- gleeful
- gleefully
- gruntled
- happily
- happy camper
- rapturous
- rapturously
- self-healing
- shining
- thrilled
Grammar
Up
Up is an adverb, a preposition and an adjective.…Upas an adverb
We use up as an adverb to talk about movement towards a higher position, value, number or level:…Upas a preposition
We use up to talk about a higher position or movement to a higher position:…Upas an adjective
We use up as an adjective usually to talk about increases in prices, levels or amounts:…Up towith numbers
We use up to with numbers and amounts when we are being approximate. It means ‘as much as’ or ‘not more than’:…Upas a particle
Up is commonly used as a particle in phrasal verbs:…Idiom
up and running
up
verb
informaluk/ʌp/us/ʌp/upverb(INCREASE)
[T]-pp-
toincreasesomething such as aprice:
提高，增加，提升（价格）We won't beableto make aprofiton thedealwithout upping thesaleprice.这笔买卖的销售价格不提高，我们就无钱可赚。
Itlooksliketaxratesare 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
- bull market
- counter-inflation
- counter-inflationary
- go through the roofidiom
- inflate
- inflationary
- inflationary spiral
- overheat
- reinflate
- reinflation
- rocket
- roof
- runsomethingup
- shooting
- shrinkflation
upverb(GO)
up and...
used with anotherverbtoemphasizethat someoneleftaplaceor did something in asuddenandpossiblyunexpectedway:
（与另一动词连用，强调突然或者出人意料地离开或做某事）Afterdinnerthey just upped andleft/wentwithout sayinggoodbye.吃完饭后他们就突然起身不辞而别。
Departing
- abandon
- abandonment
- absquatulate
- backward
- be ready to rollidiom
- drive off
- move
- outgoing
- p.o.q.
- peel away/off
- piss off
- pull
- pullsomethingoff
- sea
- strike
- takesomethingoff
- turfsomethingout
- vacate
- vamoose
- walk
Idiom
upyourgame