UP

关于up的俚语

 

act up = to misbehave

行为不当

 

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

我儿子小的时候，每天都要调皮捣蛋。

 

bottle up = stay hidden

避而不谈

 

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

他宁愿避而不谈也不愿解决工作中的问题。

 

break up = end a relationship

分手

 

Jessica just broke up with her boyfriend.

杰西卡刚和男朋友分手。

 

back up = to copy something as a security measure

安全备份

 

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

这周我的电脑死机三次，所以我现在需要备份所有数据。

 

blow up = to get angry very fast

发脾气

 

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

因为杰克总是迟到，摩尔先生几乎把每节课都搞砸了。

 

brighten up = to make cheerful, happy

使高兴；使高兴

 

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

当我感觉有人说的时候，我姐姐试图让我的一天变得愉快。

 

butter up = to flatter

奉承

 

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

当新的工作职位空缺时，她总是奉承她的老板。

 

catch up = to share news with someone

跟某人分享新闻

 

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

我好久没见他了，能赶上他真是太好了。

 

chat up = to have a light, friendly conversation

聊天=轻松友好的交谈

 

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

她去那家酒吧只是因为她喜欢和英俊的酒保聊天。

 

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

想出某物、计划或想法

 

We have to come up with a plan!

我们必须想出一个计划！

 

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，他仍然试图掩盖他所做的一切。

 

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

打扮

 

My mom needs to doll up before her birthday party.

我妈妈需要在生日聚会前打扮一下。

 

dress up = to have very nice clothes on

穿上漂亮的衣服

 

Alicia always liked to dress up for her dates.

艾丽西娅总是喜欢盛装赴约。

 

eat up = to believe immediately

立刻相信

 

He ate up everything that his psychologist told him.

他相信心理学家告诉他的一切。

 

end up – to turn out, conclude

最后——结果是，得出结论

 

He ended up working at his father’s company.

他最后在他父亲的公司工作。

 

fix up = to make right, adjust

纠正

 

Melissa fixed up her dress before going out.

梅丽莎出门前把衣服整理好。

 

give up = surrender, admit failure

放弃=投降，承认失败

 

I will never give up.

我永远不会放弃。

 

head up = to lead, to take charge

领导，负责

 

You have to head up all the meetings today.

你今天必须主持所有的会议。

 

hold up = to wait, to delay

等待，延迟

 

What’s holding up the presentation?

什么阻碍了演示？

 

hung up = thinking or worrying about someone/something

挂掉，挂掉

 

She was too hung up about her wedding.

她太沉迷于婚礼了。

 

juice up = to charge

充电

 

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

我得给笔记本电脑充电，因为电池没电了。

 

keep up = to continue

继续

 

Keep up the good work everyone!

大家继续努力！

 

kiss up to = to show false flattery

亲吻

 

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

每个人都知道她是为了找一份更好的工作而和老板接吻。

 

line up = have something/someone ready

排队=准备好东西/某人

 

Do you have any food lined up?

你有排队的食物吗？

 

loosen up = to relax

放松

 

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

你最近压力很大，你必须放松。

 

make up = to reconcile after a quarrel/fight

和解

 

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

我不能再生你的气了，我们和好吗？

 

mess up = to make a mistake, to ruin

弄糟

 

He totally messed up the cake.

他把蛋糕弄得一团糟。

 

He rolled up his sleeves, and started packing.

卷起袖子=准备工作

 

He rolled up his sleeves, and started packing.

他卷起袖子，开始收拾行李。

 

round up = to collect or gather something

收集某物

 

Round up the employees for the meeting!

召集员工参加会议！

 

screw up = to ruin, to make a mess

搞砸，弄乱

 

He totally screwed up on his exam.

他考试考砸了。

 

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

致力于一段就业/教育时期

 

Kevin signed up for his first Psychology course online.

凯文在网上报名参加了他的第一个心理学课程。

 

speed up = to make something go faster

加速

 

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

如果你想准时到那儿，你必须加快车速。

 

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

分开

 

They had to split up in order to find Jimmy.

为了找到吉米，他们不得不分开。

 

suck up = flatter someone excessively

过分奉承

 

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

他为了得到更好的成绩而向老师讨好。

 

take up = occupy time, space, attention

占用时间、空间、注意力

 

It’s going to take up too much time.

要花太多时间。

 

tied up = very busy

非常忙碌

 

He is always tied up with work.

他总是忙于工作。

 

think up = to invent or imagine something

思考

 

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

我们得想出一个不上学的理由。

 

up the creek = to be in serious trouble

遇到严重麻烦

 

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

如果我明天不付款，我就要麻烦了。

 

wind up = end up in a specific situation, place

在特定情况下结束，地点

 

I never thought I would wind up in Australia.

我从来没想过我会去澳大利亚。

 

（来源：沪江英语）