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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++up1 /ʌp/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb, preposition, adjective 1 UPto a higher position 朝更高的位置 towards a higher place or position 从下往上地，向上地 OPP down We walked slowly up the hill. 我们慢慢地爬上山。 She picked her jacket up off the floor. 她从地板上捡起外套。 paths leading up into the mountains 通往山里的小径 Tim had climbed up a tree to get a better view. 蒂姆爬到了树上，以便看得更清楚。 Put up your hand if you know the answer. 如果知道答案就举手。 The water was getting up my nose. 水已经没到了我的鼻子。 Karen lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling. 卡伦仰卧着，盯着天花板。2 UPin a higher position 在较高的位置 in a higher place or position 在上面，在高处 OPP down John’s up in his bedroom. 约翰在楼上他的卧室里。 a plane flying 30,000 feet up 在三万英尺高空飞行的飞机 Her office is just up those stairs. 她的办公室就在那段楼梯上面。 The doctor’s assistant was up a ladder in the stockroom. 医生的助手正在储藏室的梯子上。3 VERTICALto be upright 处于直立的位置 into an upright or raised position 竖起；直立；起来 Everyone stood up for the national anthem. 全体起立，奏国歌。 Mick turned his collar up against the biting winds. 米克竖起衣领抵挡刺骨的寒风。4 along 沿着 in or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path 在[向]…的较远处 SYN down She lives just up the street. 她就住在这条街的前面。 We walked up the road towards the church. 我们沿着那条路向教堂走去。5 SGnorth 北 in or towards the north 在北方；向北 They live up north. 他们住在北部。 We’re driving up to Chicago for the conference. 我们正驾车北上芝加哥参加会议。 a stormy voyage up the east coast from Miami to Boston 沿东海岸从迈阿密到波士顿的一段颠簸的航程6 NEARclose 接近 very close to someone or something 靠近，上来 A man came up and offered to buy him a drink. 一名男子走上前来说要请他喝一杯。up to She drove right up to the front door. 她把车一直开到前门口。up against The bed was up against the wall. 床紧靠着墙。7 to more important place 到更重要的地方 used to show that the place someone goes to is more important than the place they start from 上，到〔更重要的地方〕 Have you been up to London recently? 你最近去过伦敦吗？8 river 河 towards the place where a river starts 向〔河流的源头〕 OPP down9 INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTmore 更高，更多 at or towards a higher level or a greater amount 在，向〔更高水平或更多数量〕 OPP down10 winning 获胜 British English beating your opponent by a certain number of points 领先于〔对手〕 OPP down11 not in bed 没睡觉，起床 not in bed 不在床上12 FINISH/COME TO AN ENDfinishing 完成 used after certain verbs to show that something is completely finished, used, or removed 〔用于某些动词后表示彻底完结、用完或除去〕13 PIECEPARTcutting/dividing 切割/分成 used after certain verbs to show that something is cut, broken etc into pieces or divided into parts 〔用于某些动词之后表示成为碎片或分成几部分〕14 TOGETHERcollecting 聚拢，收集 used after certain verbs to show that things are collected together 〔用于某些动词之后表示合在一起〕15 TOPpart on top 顶部 used to say which surface or part of an object should be on top 〔物体的部位〕朝上16 ABOVEabove a level 高于某一水平 above and including a certain level, age, or amount 在…及以上〔指水平、年龄或数量〕17 up and down 18 up to something 19 be up to somebody 20 FINISH/COME TO AN ENDfinished time 结束的时间 if a period of time is up, it is finished 〔一段时间〕已结束，已过去21. TTRroad repairs 道路整修 if a road is up, its surface is being repaired 〔路面〕在整修22 TDcomputer 计算机 if a computer system is up, it is working 运行中 OPP down23 up against something/somebody DEAL WITHhaving to deal with a difficult situation or opponent 必须应对某事/某人24 up for something 25 something is up spokenPROBLEM if something is up, someone is feeling unhappy because they have problems, or there is something wrong in a situation 发生了某事，出了什么事26 be well up in/on something (also be up on something American English) informal to know a lot about something 非常熟悉某事；精通某事27 be up before something/somebody informalSCT to appear in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime 出庭受审28 be up to here British English (also have had it up to here) spokenFED UP to be very upset and angry because of a particular situation or person 感到非常气愤29. up the workers!/up the reds! etc British English spokenSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANSUPPORT A TEAM OR PLAYER used to express support and encouragement for a particular group of people or for a sports team 工人们加油！/红队加油！等30 up yours! spoken not politeINSULT used as a very rude and offensive reply to someone who has said something that annoys you 去你的！31. somebody is (so) up himself/herself etc informal if you say that someone is up himself or up herself, you mean that they pay too much attention to themselves and what they do or what they look like – used to show disapproval 某人只有他自己/她自己等；某人很自我〔含贬义〕 → not be up to much at much2(8)Examples from the Corpus
up• Larry's hair was sticking straight up.• Make sure this side of the box is facing up.• The helicopter hovered up above us.• He came right up and asked my name.• Caroline looked up and laughed.• I picked up as many of the beads as I could find.• The boy turned and stared up at her.• Everyone stood up for the national anthem.• "Where is Alex?" "He's up in his room."• He was pointing his rifle straight up in the air.• I found some old pictures of my mother up in the attic.• My cousins live up north.• Put the picture higher up on the wall.• Darryl climbed up onto the roof.• Elaine brought up the issue of childcare.• Let's cover up the machinery just in case it rains.• Are you able to see up there or do you need a flashlight?• Let's just add up these figures quickly.• I walked up to the counter and demanded my money back.• The closet's completely filled up with all Mia's old clothes.up on• Profits are up on last year.up and about• And counting down. 11.59 High upon the roof of the Butcher Building the boy Jonathan was up and about.• I heard you up and about.• Then he would be up and about, able to apply himself to unfinished business.• He was up and about and shouting at all and sundry.• You probably felt it today because you were up and about at the doctor's.• He likes to be up and about, moving from one place, to another, doing things.• My grandmother thought that when her daughter was up and about she would have to part from the baby.• Somebody out there has thought about of lot of the situations that can come up and about ways to handle them.and up• The movie is appropriate for children twelve and up.• Often in olden days would I be lifted up, and up, and up, for the sake of my plays.• They watched it fly up and up, gliding over the sea.• We dragged ourselves up the wide, eroded mess of a path that leads to Ben Lawers and up into the storm.• It was then I started doing this form of meditation, walking around the hill and up it.• Each summer, the ferns had grown through and up over the twigs.• Again the enemy pushes through the meadow and up the hill, and the battle is renewed.• She threw the chips into the sand for the predators, and upped the speed.• We reached the muddy cobbles of the city, going through Bowyers Row and up towards Cripplegate.up and running• Our new factory in Belize is finally up and running.• In the event, the coal crisis didn't materialize, but nuclear power was by that time up and running.• Disruption was minimal with the backing plant up and running again in time for the factory re-opening.• We provide the support to get customers up and running and allow their system to operate over the Internet.• Weather permitting, the telescope could be up and running as early as 1998, he said.• Hopefully, the telescope will be up and running as early as next year.• Joseph says the black advocacy project is unlikely to be up and running before next year.• Once the bank is up and running, children learn how to deal with people and develop working relationships with each other.• The ad says the computer can be up and running in less than an hour.• The Capital Area Training Foundation has had more difficulty getting school-to-work initiatives up and running in other industries.• Once the tank is up and running water quality should be maintained by regular partial water changes of 20-30% each week.up2 noun 1 ups and downs informalPROBLEM the mixture of good and bad experiences that happen in any situation or relationship 盛衰；浮沉；苦乐2 be on the up British English spoken to be improving or increasing 正在好转[增加]3 be on the up and up up3 verb (upped, upping) 1 INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT[transitive] to increase the amount or level of something 提高；增加2 up and do something SUDDENLYto suddenly do something different or surprising 突然做〔某事〕 → up the ante at ante1, → up sticks at stick2(12)→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
up• We upped periscope, identified it, then downed periscope.• After the families of the two men were contacted, the ransom was upped to $ 1 million.up- /ʌp/ prefix 1 UPmaking something higher 使升级，使更高2 [especially in adverbs and adjectives]TOP at or towards the top or beginning of something 在[向]…高处[源头](的)3 [especially in verbs]TURNTAKE something FROM SOMEWHERE taking something from its place or turning it upside down 使起来〔离开原位〕；使颠倒4 [especially in adjectives and adverbs]BETTER at or towards the higher or better part of something 在[向]更高之处(的)；在[向]更好之处(的) → down-Examples from the Corpus
up-• climbing uphill• sailing upriverFrom Longman Business Dictionaryupup /ʌp/ adverb if a computer, machine etc is up, it is working normally and not brokenIs the network up now? → opposite down1position Business higher place a or Corpus towards
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up1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ 
adverb, preposition, adjective
1. TO A HIGHER POSITION towards a higher place or position
OPP down:
We walked slowly up the hill.
She picked her jacket up off the floor.
paths leading up into the mountains
Tim had climbed up a tree to get a better view.
Put up your hand if you know the answer.
The water was getting up my nose.
Karen lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling.
2. IN A HIGHER POSITION in a higher place or position
OPP down:
John’s up in his bedroom.
a plane flying 30,000 feet up
Her office is just up those stairs.
The doctor’s assistant was up a ladder in the stockroom.
3. TO BE UPRIGHT into an upright or raised position:
Everyone stood up for the national anthem.
Mick turned his collar up against the biting winds.
4. ALONG in or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path
SYN down:
She lives just up the street.
We walked up the road towards the church.
5. NORTH in or towards the north:
They live up north.
We’re driving up to Chicago for the conference.
a stormy voyage up the east coast from Miami to Boston
6. CLOSE very close to someone or something:
A man came up and offered to buy him a drink.
up to
She drove right up to the front door.
up against
The bed was up against the wall.
7. TO MORE IMPORTANT PLACE used to show that the place someone goes to is more important than the place they start from:
Have you been up to London recently?
8. RIVER towards the place where a river starts
OPP down:
sailing up the Thames
The river steamers only went up as far as Mandalay.
9. MORE at or towards a higher level or a greater amount
OPP down:
Turn up the radio.
Violent crime went up by 9% last year.
Inflation is up by 2%.
up on
Profits are up on last year.
REGISTER
In written English, people often prefer to use rise rather than be/go up, because it sounds more formal:
▪Violent crime rose by 9% last year.
10. WINNING British English beating your opponent by a certain number of points
OPP down
two goals up/three points up etc
United were a goal up at half time.
11. NOT IN BED not in bed:
Are the kids still up?
They stayed up all night to watch the game.
It’s time to get up (=get out of bed).
It’s good to see you up and about again (=out of bed after an illness and moving around normally).
12. FINISHING used after certain verbs to show that something is completely finished, used, or removed:
We’ve used up all our savings.
The children had to eat up all their food.
After a month, the wound had almost healed up.
13. CUTTING/DIVIDING used after certain verbs to show that something is cut, broken etc into pieces or divided into parts:
Why did you tear up that letter?
We still haven’t decided how to divide up the money.
14. COLLECTING used after certain verbs to show that things are collected together:
Let’s just add up these figures quickly.
Could you collect up the papers?
15. PART ON TOP used to say which surface or part of an object should be on top:
Put the playing cards right side up.
Isn’t that painting the wrong way up?
16. ABOVE A LEVEL above and including a certain level, age, or amount:
All the women were naked from the waist up.
Children aged 12 and up must pay the full fare.
17. up and down
a. backwards and forwards:
Ralph paced up and down the room, looking worried.
b. if someone is up and down, they sometimes feel well or happy and sometimes do not:
Jason’s been very up and down since his girlfriend left him.
c. to a higher position and then a lower position, several times:
They were all jumping up and down and screaming excitedly.
Shivers ran up and down my body.
look somebody up and down (=look at someone in order to judge their appearance or character)
Maisie looked her rival up and down with a critical eye.
18. up to something
a. as much or as many as a certain amount or number but not more:
The Olympic Stadium will hold up to 80,000 spectators.
a process that can take anything up to ten days
b. (also up till) for the whole of a period until a certain time or date:
She continued to care for her father up to the time of his death.
We’ve kept our meetings secret up to now.
c. [in questions and negatives] clever, good, or well enough to do something:
I’m afraid Tim just isn’t up to the job (=he does not have the necessary ability).
You don’t need to go back to school if you don’t feel up to it.
up to doing something
He’s not really up to seeing any visitors.
d. if something is up to a particular standard, it is good enough to reach that standard:
I didn’t think last night’s performance was up to her usual standard.
e. spoken doing something secret or something that you should not be doing:
The children are very quiet. I wonder what they’re up to.
He knew Bailey was up to something. But what?
I always suspected that he was up to no good (=doing something bad).
19. be up to somebody
a. used to say that someone can decide about something:
You can pay weekly or monthly – it’s up to you.
b. used to say that someone is responsible for a particular duty:
It’s up to the travel companies to warn customers of any possible dangers.
20. FINISHED TIME if a period of time is up, it is finished:
I’m sorry, we’ll have to stop there. Our time is up.
21. ROAD REPAIRS if a road is up, its surface is being repaired
22. COMPUTER if a computer system is up, it is working
OPP down:
There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly.
23. up against something/somebody having to deal with a difficult situation or opponent:
He came up against a lot of problems with his boss.
Murphy will be really up against it when he faces the champion this afternoon.
24. up for something
a. available for a particular process:
The house is up for sale.
This week 14 of Campbell’s paintings were put up for auction.
Even the most taboo subjects were up for discussion.
b. being considered for election or for a job:
Senator Frank Church was coming up for re-election that year.
She is one of five candidates up for the chief executive’s job.
c. appearing in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime:
Ron’s up for drinking and driving next week.
d. spoken willing to do something or interested in doing something:
We’re going to the pub later – are you up for it?
25. something is up spoken if something is up, someone is feeling unhappy because they have problems, or there is something wrong in a situation:
I could tell by the look on his face that something was up.
something is up with
Is something up with Julie? She looks really miserable.
what’s up?
What’s up? Why are you crying?
26. be well up in/on something (also be up on something American English) informal to know a lot about something:
I’m not all that well up in musical matters.
Conrad’s really up on his geography, isn’t he?
27. be up before something/somebody informal to appear in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime:
He was up before the magistrates’ court charged with dangerous driving.
28. be up to here British English (also have had it up to here) spoken to be very upset and angry because of a particular situation or person
be up to here with
I’m up to here with this job; I’m resigning!
29. up the workers!/up the reds! etc British English spoken used to express support and encouragement for a particular group of people or for a sports team
30. up yours! spoken not polite used as a very rude and offensive reply to someone who has said something that annoys you:
‘You’re not allowed to park here.’ ‘Up yours, mate!’
31. somebody is (so) up himself/herself etc informal if you say that someone is up himself or up herself, you mean that they pay too much attention to themselves and what they do or what they look like – used to show disapproval
⇨ not be up to much at much2(8)
up2 noun
1. ups and downs informal the mixture of good and bad experiences that happen in any situation or relationship:
We have our ups and downs like all couples.
2. be on the up British English spoken to be improving or increasing:
Business confidence is on the up.
3. be on the up and up
a. British English informal to be becoming more successful:
a brilliant young player who is on the up and up
b. American English spoken if a person or business is on the up and up, they are honest and do things legally
up3 verb (past tense and past participle upped, present participle upping)
They’ve upped their offer by 5%.
2. up and do something to suddenly do something different or surprising:
Without saying another word, he upped and left.
⇨ up the ante at ante1, ⇨ up sticks at stick2(11)
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adverb, preposition, adjective1. TO A HIGHER POSITION towards a higher place or position
OPP down:
2. IN A HIGHER POSITION in a higher place or position
OPP down:
3. TO BE UPRIGHT into an upright or raised position:
4. ALONG in or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path
SYN down:
5. NORTH in or towards the north:
6. CLOSE very close to someone or something:
up to
up against
7. TO MORE IMPORTANT PLACE used to show that the place someone goes to is more important than the place they start from:
8. RIVER towards the place where a river starts
OPP down:
9. MORE at or towards a higher level or a greater amount
OPP down:
up on
REGISTER
In written English, people often prefer to use rise rather than be/go up, because it sounds more formal:
▪
10. WINNING British English beating your opponent by a certain number of points
OPP down
two goals up/three points up etc
11. NOT IN BED not in bed:
12. FINISHING used after certain verbs to show that something is completely finished, used, or removed:
13. CUTTING/DIVIDING used after certain verbs to show that something is cut, broken etc into pieces or divided into parts:
14. COLLECTING used after certain verbs to show that things are collected together:
15. PART ON TOP used to say which surface or part of an object should be on top:
16. ABOVE A LEVEL above and including a certain level, age, or amount:
17. up and down
a. backwards and forwards:
b. if someone is up and down, they sometimes feel well or happy and sometimes do not:
c. to a higher position and then a lower position, several times:
look somebody up and down (=look at someone in order to judge their appearance or character)
18. up to something
a. as much or as many as a certain amount or number but not more:
b. (also up till) for the whole of a period until a certain time or date:
c. [in questions and negatives] clever, good, or well enough to do something:
up to doing something
d. if something is up to a particular standard, it is good enough to reach that standard:
e. spoken doing something secret or something that you should not be doing:
19. be up to somebody
a. used to say that someone can decide about something:
b. used to say that someone is responsible for a particular duty:
20. FINISHED TIME if a period of time is up, it is finished:
21. ROAD REPAIRS if a road is up, its surface is being repaired
22. COMPUTER if a computer system is up, it is working
OPP down:
23. up against something/somebody having to deal with a difficult situation or opponent:
24. up for something
a. available for a particular process:
b. being considered for election or for a job:
c. appearing in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime:
d. spoken willing to do something or interested in doing something:
25. something is up spoken if something is up, someone is feeling unhappy because they have problems, or there is something wrong in a situation:
something is up with
what’s up?
26. be well up in/on something (also be up on something American English) informal to know a lot about something:
27. be up before something/somebody informal to appear in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime:
28. be up to here British English (also have had it up to here) spoken to be very upset and angry because of a particular situation or person
be up to here with
29. up the workers!/up the reds! etc British English spoken used to express support and encouragement for a particular group of people or for a sports team
30. up yours! spoken not polite used as a very rude and offensive reply to someone who has said something that annoys you:
31. somebody is (so) up himself/herself etc informal if you say that someone is up himself or up herself, you mean that they pay too much attention to themselves and what they do or what they look like – used to show disapproval
⇨ not be up to much at much2(8)
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noun1. ups and downs informal the mixture of good and bad experiences that happen in any situation or relationship:
2. be on the up British English spoken to be improving or increasing:
3. be on the up and up
a. British English informal to be becoming more successful:
b. American English spoken if a person or business is on the up and up, they are honest and do things legally
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verb (past tense and past participle upped, present participle upping) Word Family: verb: live, outlive, relive, liven, up; adjective: live, lively, living, liveable; noun: liveliness, living, livelihood; adverb: live
1. [transitive] to increase the amount or level of something: 2. up and do something to suddenly do something different or surprising:
⇨ up the ante at ante1, ⇨ up sticks at stick2(11)
Describing an increase 描述增长
◆ Student numbers in English language schools in this country increased from 66 000 in 2008 to just over 84 000 in 2009.这个国家英语语言学校的学生人数从 2008 年的 66 000 增长到 2009 年的 84 000 多一点。 ◆ The number of students increased by almost 30% compared with the previous year.学生人数与去年相比增长了近 30%。 ◆ Student numbers shot up /increased dramatically in 2009.学生人数在 2009 年急剧增长。 ◆ The proportion of Spanish students rose sharply from 5% in 2008 to 14% in 2009.西班牙学生所占比例从 2008 年的 5% 猛增到 2009 年的 14%。 ◆ There was a significant rise in student numbers in 2009.学生人数在 2009 年大幅上升。 ◆ The 2009 figure was 84 000, an increase of 28% on the previous year.* 2009 年的数据是 84 000，比前一年增长了 28%。 ◆ The 2009 figure was 84 000, 28 per cent up on the previous year.* 2009 年的数据是 84 000，比前一年上升了 28%。 ◆ As the chart shows, this can partly be explained by a dramatic increase in students from Spain.如图所示，这种情况的部分原因是西班牙学生人数的急剧上升。
