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词组 Up
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Up     

1

往(高处);到(高处);在(高处)：
Mineralogists go up mountains and down dales to seek new natural resources.
矿物学家们上山下谷寻找新的天然资源。
A boy climbed up an apple-tree to pick apples for his little brother.
一个男孩爬上一棵苹果树给他的弟弟摘苹果。
Living up to his parents’ expectation，the young man worked up his way to a high position.
没有辜负他父母的期望，那青年勤奋工作，一直升到高位。
The hermit had nothing to do but wandered up the mountains all day long.
隐士终日无事，在山间漫游。
My friend went steadily up the social scale.
我朋友的社会地位稳步上升。
Smoke goes up the chimney and rises straightly to the sky.
烟由烟囱升出直上天空。
2
(向河之上游)溯行;逆(水流)而行;在(河川)的上游：
They rowed their boat up the river against the turbulent torrent.
他们逆着汹涌的水流划着小船沿河而上。
My friend lived further up that large river.
我的朋友在那条大河的较上游居住。
A hydropower station has been built up the stream.
在河川的上游处已经修建了一个水电站。
3
沿着;顺着：
We walked up that street until we got to a market.
我们沿着那条大街而行，一直到我们来到一个市场。
A child led us up the lane and to his house.
一个小孩领着我们沿小巷而行，来到他的家。
It is windless and smoke goes up chimney straight to the sky.
天一点风也没有，烟沿着烟囱一直上升到天空。
4
(由沿海向内地;由外部向内地)行进：
Peasants often go up town to sell their farm produce and buy fertilizer.
农民们时常进城卖出他们的农产品和买进化肥。
Adventurers landed in Brazil and advanced up the inland plain of South America.
探险者们在巴西登陆，然后向南美洲内陆行进。
◆
本词也是副词，词义为：
在高处;往高处;到……的近前：
The moon will be up at ten in the evening.
月亮将在晚上十点升起。
Many large cities have developed up from small towns since the Industrial Revolution.
自从工业革命以来，许多大城市已经从小城镇发展起来。
A stranger came up and asked us the way.
一位陌生人走到近前向我们问路。
(在用作副词时，up与动词连用表示完结、用尽或加强语气)
Potatoes have been boiled up，put them on a dish please.
土豆已经煮好，请把它盛在碟子里。
Our captain worried that fresh water would be drunk up in a few days.
我们船长担忧的是淡水将于几天之内用完。
Fasten the door up when you go out.
你外出时要把门锁好。
◆
本词也是形容词，词义为：
向上的;上行的：
An up train will be due at two in the afternoon.
一列上行的列车将于下午两点到达。
It is a double-track railway line，the up line is on the left.
那是个双轨铁路线，上行线在左边。
Their enterprise is now on the up grade，its profit increases year by year.
他们的企业目前正在兴旺时期，它的利润逐年增加。
◆
本词也是动词，词义为：
提高;跳起：
Cunning shopkeepers often up the price stealthily to make more money.
狡猾的商店主人们时常偷偷地提高价格以便赚更多的钱。
That wild beast upped and pounced on me.
那个野兽跳起向我扑来。
John became angry，he upped and gave the rogue a slap on the face.
约翰怒了，他跳起来给那流氓一个耳光。
◆
本词也是名词，词义为：
(球)弹起;(人、事物)兴旺;发达：
This hermit saw through the vanity of the world，for he has had so many ups and downs in his life.
这位隐士看破了红尘，因为他一生中已经经历了多次的得意与失意。
He hit the ball on the up and thus scored the goal.
他在球弹起来时击中了球因而得了一分。
act up 〈口语〉1
(机器、物品等)出毛病：
Our TV set acted up in the middle of an interesting TV play，we were anxious to have it repaired.
正在放映一个有趣的电视剧中间，我们的电视机出了毛病，我们急于想把它修好。
2
(身体)不舒适：
My left leg has been acting up all week，probably something goes wrong with the joint.
我的左腿一个星期以来都不舒适，大概是关节有些毛病。
add up 加在一起：
It took the bookkeeper a whole evening to add up all the figures in his account.
把账上的所有数字加在一起占用了该会计整整一个晚上的时间。
add up to 1
合计达到：
The funds needed to set up such an iron and steel enterprise together with its auxiliary factories will add up to several billion dollars.
建设这样一个钢铁企业连同它的辅助工厂所需资金总计要达到数十亿元。
2
〈口语〉总起来就意味着：
This expert talks with us the whole evening，all that his words add up to is that he wants us to cooperate with him and help him in his research work of automatic machinery.
这位专家跟我们谈了一晚上，他说的话总起来就意味着——他想叫我们跟他合作，帮助他研究自动化机械。
all up(with) 无望;失败：
It is all up with that shopkeeper，he has lost all his capital in his business.
那个商店主人彻底失败了，他在经营上赔了所有的本钱。
an up train 上行车;上行列车：
We went to town by an up train and returned by a down train.
我们乘上行列车进城，乘下行列车回来。
a put-up job/thing/affair 圈套;骗局：
It is an abject act to plot a put-up job to deceive others，honest people never do such things.
设圈套骗人是卑鄙的行为，正直的人们绝不会做这样的事。
back up 支持;为……撑腰：
That student has applied for a scholarship，whether he can succeed is still in the air，for only few teachers back him up.
那个学生已经申请了奖学金，他能否成功尚未一定，因为只有很少的老师支持他。
ball sth up 〈俚语〉把某事搞得一团糟：
Louis is so careless，he balls everything up in his work.
路易太粗心大意了，工作上每件事他都搞糟了。
bark up the wrong tree 攻击错了目标;把精力放在不应当放的地方：
My neighbour barked up the wrong tree，she mistook a pupil as the naughty boy who had broken her window.
我的邻人攻击错了目标，她错把一个小学生当作曾经打破她窗子的淘气小孩。
bear up against (在困境中)振作起来;鼓起勇气以抗击(某事)：
George is now in adversity，but he never gives up，he bears up against his misfortune instead.
乔治现在正处于逆境，但是他并不灰心，而是振作起来面对坏运。
beat sb up (把某人)打成重伤;毒打：
It is against the law to beat others up，the man who does such a deed should be severely punished no matter what the cause is.
毒打别人是违法的行为，无论打人的原因是什么，做这种事的人应当受到严厉惩罚。
beat sth up into/to (把某物)拌搅并打松成为：
Mother beat up a mixture of beef，sugar and spice into meat stuffing to cook delicious pies for her children.
妈妈把牛肉、糖和香料的混合物拌搅成肉馅，给她的孩子们做美味馅饼。
beat up recruits 找人帮忙;求助：
Peter wants to have his room whitewashed but is short of hands，he has gone to beat up recruits.
彼得想粉刷他的房间，但缺乏人手，他已经去找人帮忙。
beat up the quarters of 造访;到……去串门：
After retirement，the old man often beat up the quarters of his old colleagues to have a pleasant chat.
那位老人退休以后，时常去老同事家串门聊天。
be bound up with 与……有密切关系;与……结合在一起：
This university is bound up with a research institute，they often do research work together.
这个大学与一家研究所有密切关系，他们时常一起做研究工作。
be brought up on the bottle 喂牛奶养大的(不是吃母奶养大的)：
This child was brought up on the bottle because his mother was too busy to breast-feed him.
这个小孩是喂牛奶养大的，因为他母亲太忙，没有功夫给他吃自己的奶。
be dressed up to the nines 穿得整整齐齐;穿上崭新的衣服：
Every evening the pedlar would be dressed up to the nines and had a good supper at some large restaurants.
每天晚上那个商贩都穿得整整齐齐到大饭庄去吃好的晚餐。
be eaten up with 满怀(嫉妒、欲望等)：
The student was eaten up with jealousy when he heard his classmate had won a scholarship.
当那个学生听说，一个同学得到奖学金时，他满怀嫉妒。
be fed up with 吃(某物)吃得过饱;对(某物)极其厌倦：
A boy was fed up with the delicious pies his mother cooked for him，he felt awfully ill in the evening.
一个小男孩吃他妈妈给他做的美味馅饼吃得过饱，晚上他感到非常难受。
be fully booked up 1
(车、船、戏院、餐馆等)座位已被预订一空：
When we get to a theatre，we find that it has been fully booked up for the evening show.
我们到达一家剧院时，发现它的晚场座位已被预订一空。
2
(歌星、文艺家等)演出时间已排满：
She is a famous singer，all her time for the next six months has been fully booked up.
她是一位走红的歌手，她今后六个月的演出时间都已被排满。
be/get mixed up in 与(某事)有牵连：
That firm is mixed up in financial entanglements，it may bear the responsibility of paying half the sum involved.
那家商号与一件财务纠纷有牵连，它可能要负担赔偿一半金额的责任。
be/get mixed up with 与(某人)有牵连：
My neighbour is very much worried，for his son gets mixed up with a man who has done something wrong.
我的邻居非常烦恼，因为他的儿子跟一个做错事的人有牵连。
be / get steamed up 给……以动力;给……以蒸气;惹发怒：
It is a serious defect to get steamed up over trifles，those who have such a bad temper should lose no time to correct themselves.
因为琐事就发脾气是个严重的缺点，有这种性格的人要赶紧改正。
be/get tied up with 1
被束紧;被牢牢束缚：
This industrialist gets tied up with social intercourse and various invitations，he has little time to look over his own business.
这位企业家被社交和各种邀请牢牢地束缚，他很少有时间照顾自己的业务。
2
与……有密切关系：
Their company is tied up with several big enterprises，they help supply one another’s needs in finances.
他们公司跟几家大企业有密切关系，他们在财务上互通有无。
be/go up the wall 〈俚语〉大怒;发狂：
When a drunkard was teased by some mischievous children，he went up the wall and fell to the ground.
当一个醉汉被顽皮的孩子们戏弄时，他大怒摔倒在地上。
be hard up 〈口语〉手头紧;缺钱：
Dick is hard up for the present，he has no money to buy a new recorder.
狄克现在手头紧，没有钱买一个新录音机。
be hard up for 〈口语〉缺乏(某物);急需(某物)：
Our laboratory is hard up for certain chemicals，we must buy some，for our experiment cannot go on without them.
我们的实验室缺乏某些化学品，我们必须购买一些，因为没有它们就不能进行实验。
be high up in the picture 〈美俚语〉取得成功;成为要人：
An atomic physicist is now high up in the picture he has made an important discovery about the inner structure of substance.
一位原子物理学家取得了成功，他在有关物质内部结构方面做了重要发现。
Belt up! 〈俚语〉(用于命令的口吻)安静! Mother said to her child，“Belt up，your little brother is sleeping，don’t rouse him up.
”妈妈对她的孩子说：
“安静! 你的小弟弟正在睡觉，别把他吵醒。”
be snowed up 1
被雪封住;被雪困住：
Some explorers are in danger，they have been snowed up in wild mountains for several days.
几位探险家处于危险中，他们已被大雪困在深山中好几天了。
2
〈美俚语〉被花言巧语蒙骗住;被毒品麻醉：
Our friend is snowed up by some persons with evil motives，we have called his attention to this.
我们的朋友被一些有不良动机的人花言巧语蒙骗住，我们已经提请他注意。
be taken up with 对(某事物)发生兴趣;与(某人)密切交往：
A musician is much taken up with classical music，he is now composing some melodies with it.
一位音乐家对古典音乐发生兴趣，他正在用它谱写一些曲调。
be up with the lark 早起：
My old uncle is in good health because he is always up with the lark and does morning exercises.
我年老的叔父身体很好，因为他总早起做晨练。
be well set up 1
体格健壮：
My friends are well set up，for they practise wushu all the year round.
我的朋友们体格健壮，因为他们常年练武术。
2
供应充足(必需物或有用之物)：
Villagers of this small mountainous village live a happy life because they are well set up with food and clothing.
这个小山村的村民们过着幸福生活，因为他们丰衣足食。
be well up in 对……消息灵通;对……很内行：
Charles is well up in electronic apparatuses，he has ever studied electronics in a technical school.
查理对于电子仪器内行，他曾经在一个技术学校学习电子学。
be wrapped up in 1
被包裹在……之中;被包藏在……之中：
A little child was wrapped up in a blanket so that he might sleep warmly.
一个小孩被包裹在毛毯之中，睡得很温暖。
2
被牵扯于……之中：
My neighbour has been wrapped up in a suitcase，he will be brought to trial.
我的邻人被牵扯到一个案件中，他将要受审讯。
3
全神贯注于;埋头于：
An old scholar was wrapped up in the study of classical literature，he forgot food and sleep in doing it.
一位年老的学者埋头于古典文学的研究，他废寝忘食地去研究它。
bid up 哄抬(拍卖物的)价格;哄抬价格：
Auctioneers often bid up their curios but few people want to buy them at so high a price.
拍卖商们时常哄抬他们古玩的价格，但是很少有人想以如此高的价格去买它们。
bind up 1
包扎(伤口、衣服等)：
A boy fell and injured his leg，his mother helped him up and bound up his wound at once.
一个男孩跌倒，摔伤了腿，他母亲立刻把他扶起，把伤口包扎好。
2
装订成册(书、笔记本等)：
Books are bound up in the printing press after they have been printed.
书籍印刷完了以后，在印刷厂被装订成册。
3
使连结在一起：
Common tastes have bound these people up.
共同的爱好把这些人连结在一起。
blaze up 1
炽烈燃烧;烧得火光熊熊：
When the firewood blazed up，we became warmed up at once.
当木柴熊熊燃烧时，我们立刻暖和了。
2
暴怒：
A drunkard blazed up，for when he fell to the ground，people all laughed at him.
一个醉汉暴怒了，因为当他跌倒在地的时候，人们都笑他。
block up 堵塞;阻塞;垫高：
This road was often blocked up because of heavy traffic，pedestrians all did not want to go through it.
这条路时常因为交通繁忙而堵塞，行人们都不愿从这条路上穿行。
blow up 1
爆炸;炸毁：
A gasheater suddenly blew up，fortunately no one was injured.
一个煤气炉突然爆炸，幸亏没有人受伤。
2
(指恶劣天气、大风等)来临;开始：
Suddenly a wind-storm blew up，the sky turned yellow and dark，and the gale brought up so much dust that we could not see things clearly a few meters apart.
忽然大风暴来临，天空变得昏黄，狂风卷起灰尘，几米远就看不清东西。
3
发脾气;勃然大怒：
Some persons have the bad habit of blowing up，it is harmful both to other’s feelings and to their own health.
有些人有发脾气的不良习惯，这既伤别人的感情又有损于他们自己的健康。
blow sth up 1
炸毁;炸掉：
Roadbuilders blew up a hill to build a highway through.
筑路工人们炸掉一座小山，以便通过这里修一条公路。
2
使充气;给(轮胎)打气：
They blew up many colourful balloons and let them fly to the sky.
他们给许多彩色气球充气，使它们飞上天空。
3
放大(照片)：
Mother sent her baby’s photo to a studio to have it blown up and coloured.
妈妈把她婴儿的照片送到一家照相馆去放大并加上彩色。
4
夸大(才能等)：
It is not desirable to blow up one’s own ability，we should seek truth from facts.
夸大自己的能力是不可取的，我们应当实事求是。
blow sb up 〈口语〉严厉申斥某人：
Mother blew her son up because he not only made a mistake but shifted responsibility to others.
妈妈严斥她的儿子，因为他不但犯了错并且把责任推给别人。
board up 用木板隔断(通道等);用木板钉住(门窗等)：
People living in frigid zones often board up some of their windows in winter to keep out the wind and make their houses warmer.
住在寒带地区的人们冬天时常把一些窗户用木板钉住，以便挡风并使房屋温暖。
bob up 迅速浮到表面;东山再起：
Charles has a tough and tensile disposition，he has failed many times but bobs up like a cork.
查理性格坚韧，他已经失败多次，但他百折不回。
booze up 狂饮;暴饮(指酒类)：
Boozing up is destructive to health，those who booze up will eventually die of diseases caused by it.
暴饮对于健康的危害是毁灭性的，暴饮者最后必将死于由此引起的疾病。
bone up on 〈俚语〉钻研;用苦功：
My friend has had good command of several modern languages，now he is boning up on Latin.
我的朋友已经精通好几种现代语言，现在他正在钻研拉丁文。
bottle up 1
把……装瓶：
A winery bottles up many casks of wine and sends them to restaurants and hotels everyday.
一家酒厂每天把许多桶酒装瓶送到各饭店和旅馆。
2
抑制(感情)：
Father could not bottle up his anger，he scolded his son scathingly for his mistake.
父亲抑制不住怒气，痛责他那犯过失的儿子。
3
隐匿(事实等)：
An ideal report should be such as neither exaggerates good points nor bottles up drawbacks.
一份理想的报告应该是既不夸大优点也不隐匿缺陷的。
bottle up one’s emotions/feelings抑制感情;抑制情绪：
When the two dear sisters meet each other after many years’ departure，they both cannot bottle up their emotions and are choked with tears.
当这两个亲密的姐妹离别多年重逢时，她们都抑制不住感情，放声大哭。
bottom up 倒置;反转;〈美〉干杯：
He bottomed up the bottle to pour out all the remaining wine in it.
他把酒瓶反转过来，要把里面剩余的酒都倒出来。
bound up in 热心于;忙于：
Bound up in public affairs，that ardent old man often forgets his dinner.
因为忙着给大家办事，那位热心老人时常忘记吃饭。
bound up with 与……有密切关系：
Our professor is bound up with many noted scientists and scholars.
我们的教授跟许多著名的科学家和学者有密切交往。
box sth up 1
把……装箱：
Villagers boxed up their native products and sold them to the cooperative.
村民们把土产品装箱卖给合作社。
2
使陷入困境：
As the director was not good at management and administration，his factory was gradually boxed up.
由于该厂长不善于经营管理，他的工厂逐渐陷入困境。
3
使挤在一起：
When ducks and geese have grown up，they are boxed up in cages and sent to restaurants.
当鸭子和鹅长大以后，它们被放在拥挤的笼子内送到饭店。
box sb up 把某人关在小屋内;幽禁：
In order not to be bothered，the novelist often boxed himself up in his study and wrote his novels there.
为了不被烦扰，那小说家时常把自己关在书房里写他的小说。
break up 1
破碎;碎裂;瓦解：
The man was angry，he flung a cup to the ground and it broke up with a crash.
那人发怒了，他把茶杯掷在地上，哗啦一声茶杯摔碎了。
2
分开;分解：
This long poem can break up into three sections，each has its own particular emotion.
这篇长诗可以分为三部分，每一部分都有各自不同的情感。
3
(指关系、婚姻等)断绝;终止：
As either of the two friends has his own different interest and hobby，which cannot become common，they break up at last.
由于这两个朋友各有不同的兴趣和爱好，不能沟通，最后他们的友谊就中止了。
4
(学校、学生)开始放假：
Our school broke up in December，teachers and students all returned home to enjoy the Spring Festival with their family members.
我们学校在12月份开始放假，老师和学生们都回家跟家里人过年去了。
5
(人)衰老;衰弱：
Owing to toils and troubles all his lifetime，my friend broke up in his old age.
由于一辈子操劳，我的朋友到老年时身体衰弱了。
break sth up 1
分开：
They broke up their task among themselves，each did his own part.
他们把任务在他们中间分开，各做自己的那一部分。
2
拆毁;使解体：
Tom got no firewood to raise a fire，so he broke up an old wooden box.
汤姆生火没有劈柴，他就拆了一个旧木箱。
3
断绝;终止(关系、友谊等)：
Owing to debt disputes，these two firms have broken up their relation in business.
由于债务纠纷，这两家商号已经断绝了业务往来。
4
驱散;解散：
We broke up some dogs，which followed and barked at us from behind.
我们把那些狗驱散，这些狗在后面跟着我们并冲我们吠叫。
breed up 养育;养大成人：
He was bred up in a noble family，his father and mother are both well-known scholars.
他是在一个高贵家庭中养育成人的，他的父母都是知名的学者。
breeze up 风渐渐地大起来：
In the evening，it breezed up and dark clouds began to appear，evidently，there would be a rain.
晚上，风渐渐大起来，乌云也开始出现，很明显天要下雨。
brick up 用砖堵住;用砖围砌：
The peasant bricked up the door of his pigsty so that pigs could not run out.
那农民把猪圈门用砖堵住，防止猪跑出来。
bring/pull/take sb up short 使某人骤然停止：
John was about to enter the room when he was brought up short by a note on the door.
约翰刚要走进房间，门上的纸条使他停下来。
bring sb/sth up 1
教育;教养;使成长：
Bob was brought up in an old-fashioned family and was educated to conform to convention at all times.
鲍布是在一家老式家庭里养育大的，他被教育要永远循规蹈矩。
2
提出;引出：
You can bring up this statement in your report，it may make your report more convincing and attractive.
你可以把这个叙述引述到你的报告里去，它可以使你的报告更有说服力和吸引力。
3
呕吐：
He felt ill and brought up all he had eaten.
他感觉难受，把吃的东西都吐了出来。
4
使骤然停止：
Mary was about to say something when she was brought up by a child’s singing.
玛丽刚要说话，忽然一个小孩的歌声使她停了下来。
5
遣来;调来;使(总数)达到：
If you add another fifteen，you will bring up the total to one hundred.
如果你再加上15，总数将达到100。
6
发表：
This is the first time the young astronomer brings up the achievement of his research work，it causes a sensation in the circles of science at once.
这是该青年天文学家第一次发表他的研究成果，它立即在科学界引起轰动。
7
(船)抵达终点：
The ship brings up at Shanghai and will sail back after it unloads its cargo.
该船在上海抵达航行终点，卸完船上货物后即将返航。
bring up a baby/calf by hand 用奶瓶把小孩(用人工把小牛)喂养大：
This chubby child was not brought up by his mother’s breast，he was brought up by hand.
这个圆胖的小孩不是吃他母亲的奶长大的，他是用奶瓶喂大的。
bring up the rear 排在(队伍的)最后一个;殿后：
Many students marched along the road，the tallest one took the lead and the shortest one brought up the rear.
许多学生沿着马路排队前进，最高的学生排在最前面，最矮的一个排在最后。
bristle up 1
(指毛发)耸起;竖起：
When a little cat bristled up its hair and wanted to fight with a dog，the dog got frightened and ran away at once.
当一只小猫竖起它的毛发要跟一只狗打架时，那只狗害怕了，赶快跑开。
2
发怒：
He bristled up at his classmates’ insulting remarks and told this to his teacher at once.
他听了同学们的侮辱言词发了怒，立刻就去告诉了老师。
brush up 1
刷光;擦亮;把……打扮整齐：
She brushed up all furniture in her house，for some distinguished guests would visit her.
她把房屋中所有的家具都擦得光亮，因为有贵宾要来访问她。
2
重温;复习：
Mary will go to France，so she makes full use of her time in brushing up her French.
玛丽将要去法国，所以她抓紧时间复习法语。
bubble up 冒泡;发出气泡：
Little Tom blew soap water with a thin pipe，it bubbled up at once.
小汤姆用细管吹肥皂水，肥皂水立刻冒起泡来。
build sth up 1
逐步建立;增进健康：
Discharged from the hospital，his father recuperated in a seaside sanatorium and soon built up his health.
出院以后，他父亲在海滨疗养院疗养，不久就恢复了健康。
2
集结;聚集：
When summer comes，tourists grow more and more and traffic is built up along the roads to the seashore.
当夏季来临时，旅游者日渐增多，通往海滨道路上的车辆逐渐增多。
3
盖满了房子：
My home town has been built up since I returned last time.
自从我上次回去以后，我的家乡已经盖满了房子。
build sb up 捧某人：
An actress has become very famous because many rich people build her up.
一位女演员已经大红大紫，因为有许多富人捧她。
bunch up 捆成捆;挤成一群：
We gathered the firewood and dead branches together，bunched them up and carried them home.
我们把劈柴和枯树枝聚到一起，捆成捆，搬回家中。
bundle oneself up 把自己裹起来：
I have no more clothes，so I bundle myself up with a blanket to keep warm.
我没有别的衣服了，就用毯子把自己裹起来取暖。
bundle up 捆扎;包扎：
Adam bundled up his luggage and sent it to the station before he booked his ticket.
亚当在买票以前，把他的行李捆好，送到车站。
buoy up 1
使漂浮：
Their boat was buoyed up and driven to a deserted island by a east wind.
他们的小船漂浮着被东风吹到了一个荒岛。
2
鼓舞;激励：
Her spirits were buoyed up by hopes of success.
成功的希望鼓舞着她。
burn up 1
燃烧旺盛;迸出火光：
It became cold towards midnight，he put some firewood into the stove to make it burn up.
将近半夜天冷了，他把一些劈柴放入炉子中使它烧旺。
2
烧掉;烧光：
Patients’ clothes are to be burnt up after they leave the hospital to carry out sterilization.
病人出院以后，他们的衣服被烧掉来进行消毒。
3
〈美俚语〉使极为生气：
Mother was burnt up when she saw her naughty child playing mischievous tricks again.
妈妈看到她的顽皮孩子又在淘气，她非常生气。
burn up the road 〈美〉赶路;疾驶：
A coach burned up the road so as to send passengers to town before dark.
一辆长途汽车在路上疾驶，要在天黑以前把乘客们送到城里。
butter up 〈口语〉讨好;拍马：
An upright man gets along with people in a rightful way and never does something below his dignity，he despises buttering up.
正直的人以正当的方式待人接物，不做有损于自己尊严的事，蔑视讨好别人。
button up 〈口语〉1
顺利完成(工作、任务等)：
After buttoning up surveying，engineer are now projecting the blueprint.
勘测工作顺利完成以后，工程师们现在正在设计蓝图。
2
关闭(机器)：
Something goes wrong with the production line，the technical personnel have buttoned it up and examined it.
生产线出了毛病，技术人员已经把它关闭检查。
3
〈美俚语〉别说话! “Button up your face!Listen to me!” said mother to her child.
妈妈对她的小孩说：
“别说话! 听我说!”
button up / down (用衣扣)扣上;扣起：
My coat won’t button up，perhaps the button holes are too small.
我的上衣扣不上，大概扣眼太小了。
button up one’s lips/mouth〈俚语〉寡言;闭口不谈：
We want to know more about the inside story，but they button up their mouths.
我们想多知道一点内幕，但是他们闭口不谈。
button up one’s pockets 拒绝给钱：
Issac Newton wanted very much to go to university，but his stepfather buttoned up his pockets.
牛顿非常想上大学，但是他的继父拒绝给钱。
buy up 全数买进;尽量收购：
The speculators have bought up all mountain products in the market to make a corner.
投机商人们已经把市场上所有山货全数买进以便囤积居奇。
cage up 把……关入笼内;把……收监：
When hunters have caught large animals such as lions，tigers，monkeys，they cage them up and send them to the zoos.
当猎户们捉到狮子、老虎、猴等大动物时，他们把它们关入笼内，送到动物园。
call up 1
(使)想起;(使)忆起：
His words call me up our friendship in bygone days when we were both innocent boys of six or seven years old.
他的话使我忆起我们往昔的友谊，当时我们还都是六七岁的天真孩子。
2
打电话给：
When I get some news，I will call you up at once.
我一有消息，立刻就给你打电话。
cast up 加起;计算：
When the man cast up his family expenses for the year，he was surprised at the amount.
当那人把他家庭一年所花费用加在一起时，总数使他惊讶。
cast up the gorge at 见了……就作呕：
The mischievous boy gets a pair of dirty hands，even his mother will cast up the gorge at them.
那淘气孩子的一双脏手，连他母亲看了也作呕。
catch sth up 抓住(某物、某机会等)：
When the child returned safely，his mother caught up his hands and cried.
当那小孩平安地回来时，他的母亲抓住他的手哭了。
catch sb up或catch up with sb 赶上某人：
Mother ran quickly so as to catch up with her child and lead him home.
母亲快跑要追上她的孩子，把他领回家。
chain up 用链子拴起来：
The hunter has to chain up his fierce hounds so that they cannot bite people.
猎人不得不把他凶猛的猎犬用链子拴起来，以免它们咬人。
chat up 聊天;闲谈：
Some of my neighbours often came over and chatted up with me on Sunday afternoons.
星期日下午，我的一些邻居们时常过来跟我聊天。
check up on sth 检查或核对某物是否正确：
Our manager sent a man to the warehouse to check up on the stock whether it coincided with the account.
我们经理派一个人到仓库核对那里的存货是否跟账上相符。
check up on sb 查看某人证件：
When a stranger wanted to enter the factory，our porter checked up on him and asked him whom he wanted to see.
当一位陌生人想进入我们工厂时，我们的守门人查看他的证件，并且问他想找谁。
cheer up 1
使高兴;鼓舞：
Our words cheered her up and she turned from sad to happy.
我们的话使她高兴起来，她转悲为喜。
2
高兴起来：
When mother returned home and gave her child some candy，the child cheered up.
当妈妈回家并且给她的小孩一些糖果时，那小孩高兴起来。
chew up 咀嚼(食物)：
The child often devours his food ravenously at dinner，his mother has told him to chew it up carefully and swallow slowly so as not to affect digestion.
那孩子吃饭时时常狼吞虎咽，妈妈告诉他要细嚼慢咽，以免影响消化。
choke up 阻塞(通道、道路等);噎住：
Owing to uncultivation and negligence，this small garden has been choked up with weeds.
由于荒废失修，这个小花园已经荒草丛生。
clear up (天气)放晴;(天空)变晴朗：
It has been cloudy and rainy several days running，but it begins to clear up today.
已经连续好几天阴雨，但是今天天晴了。
clear sth up 1
收拾整洁;打扫干净：
After getting up，children make their beds and clear up their rooms.
起来以后，孩子们收拾床铺，整理房间。
2
清理;解决(事物、问题、困难等)：
We are grateful to them because they have helped us to clear up the difficulties.
我们感激他们，因为他们帮助我们解决了困难。
3
解明(神秘的事情、疑问等)：
Scientists have cleared up the mystery which puzzled the public so long.
科学家们已经解明了困惑公众很久的那个神秘问题。
climb up 攀登;攀爬：
Explorers have climbed up several high mountains to find the source of a large river.
探险家们已经攀登了几座高山寻找一条大河的源头。
climb up the ladder 爬得很高;官运亨通：
The young man climbed up the ladder，for he had a backer behind him.
那年轻人爬得很高，因为他后面有靠山。
collect up 收集;聚集;搜集：
Street cleaners collected up waste paper and other rubbish and burned them off.
清道工人把废纸和其他垃圾聚集起来烧掉。
come up 1
走到近前：
A stranger came up to us and asked the way to the nearest hotel.
一个陌生人走到我们近前，打听去往最近的旅馆的道路。
2
(花、草)从土中长出;发芽：
Grass comes up quickly after rain，the ground soon turns green.
雨后草很快地长出地面，大地不久就变绿了。
3
被提出;受注意：
This problem has come up at the meeting，resolution will be made about it.
这个问题已经在会上提出，将对它作出决议。
come up against 遭遇(困难等)：
Our proposal came up against opposition when it was discussed at the meeting.
我们的提议在会上讨论时遭遇到反对。
come up in the world 发迹;飞黄腾达：
It is no wonder that he has come up in the world，for he is so capable and intelligent.
他飞黄腾达是毫不奇怪的，因为他是这样的精明强干。
come up with 1
赶上;与……并行：
When we walked together，the old man could not come up with us because of his oldness.
当我们一块行走时，那位老人由于年纪关系赶不上我们。
2
想出;产生(解决办法、答案等)：
The child could always come up with an answer whatever his teacher asked.
无论老师问什么问题，那个小孩总能回答。
cork up 1
用瓶塞塞住：
He drank only half the beer and corked up the bottle for supper.
他只喝了一半啤酒，然后把瓶子塞起留到晚饭时喝。
2
压抑;压制：
She felt her feelings corked up，so she stopped talking with them and went out.
她感到她的感情受到压抑，所以停止跟他们谈话走了出去。
cough sth up 咳出;勉强说出;勉强交出：
Peter coughed up the watch he had picked up in the street.
彼得勉强交出他在大街上拾到的手表。
count sth up 计算出……的总数;把……加起来：
No one can count up the number of stars in the sky just as no one can count up the number of hairs on his head.
没有人能计算出天上星星的总数，正好像没有人能计算出他头上头发的总数一样。
cover up 1
裹住;裹起来：
Mother covered up her baby with a thick quilt and held it in her arms.
妈妈用厚棉被把她的婴儿裹起来，把它抱在怀中。
2
掩盖;掩饰：
The student tried to cover up his mistake from his teacher，but this only added to it.
那学生试图掩盖他的错误不叫老师知道，但这更加重了他的错误。
cover up one’s tracks 隐匿行踪;掩藏自己的企图：
David is sincere in character，he comes straight to the point while dealing with others and never covers up his tracks.
大卫性格诚实，他跟人交往时，开门见山，从来不掩藏自己的打算。
crack up 1
(夸大地)赞扬：
Owing to compliments or other thinkings，people often crack up other’s merits in times of social intercourse.
在社交场合，出于礼仪或其他想法，人们时常赞扬别人的优点。
2
精神崩溃：
That mental-disorder sufferer cracked up at last.
那位神经病患者最后精神崩溃了。
3
(汽车、飞机等)撞毁;坠毁：
Car drivers should take care，drunken driving is apt to cause cracking up.
汽车司机应当注意，酒后驾驶极易造成撞车事故。
crush up 压碎;碾碎：
Peanut kernels are crushed up in food products factories and made into various foodstuff.
花生仁在食品厂里被碾碎，制成各种食品。
cry up 称颂;极力赞扬：
Newspapers cried up the man’s noble act and asked all others to learn after him.
报纸赞扬那个人的高尚行为，要求所有的人向他学习。
curl up 1
(使)卷曲;(使)卷缩：
Daisy curled up various colourful paper to make beautiful paper flowers.
黛西把各种彩色的纸卷曲起来制作美丽的纸花。
2
(使)倒下：
A sudden fit of stomachache caused an old lady curled up，we sent her to hospital hastily.
一阵突然的胃痛使那位老太太倒下，我们急忙把她送到医院。
cut up 1
切碎;摧毁;歼灭：
Mother cut up meat and vegetable to make delicious pies for her whole family.
妈妈把肉和蔬菜切碎给全家做美味的馅饼。
2
使痛心;使沮丧：
Edward’s rough act cut up Connie very much she decided not to talk with him henceforward.
艾德华的粗鲁行为使康妮非常伤心，她决心今后永远也不再跟他说话。
3
苛评;挑剔：
When a man makes a slight mistake inadvertently，we should not cut him up but talk him round nicely.
当一个人无意中犯了一个小错误时，我们不应当苛评，而是要好好劝导。
4
恶作剧;插科打诨：
Please don’t cut up，we are talking about a solemn problem now.
我们现在正在谈论庄严的问题，请不要插科打诨。
5
吹毛求疵：
An honest and kind man never cuts up others.
一个心地厚道的人永远不会对别人吹毛求疵。
cut up by the roots 彻底铲除;连根拔起：
Bad hobbies and habits must be cut up by the roots as soon as possible because they are detrimental to our body and mind.
不良的嗜好和习惯必须彻底铲除，越早越好，因为它们对我们的身心有害。
cut up into 切成;剪成：
Alice is skilful with her hands，she often cuts up colourful paper into paper flowers for her little brother.
爱丽丝手很巧，她时常把彩色的纸给她的小弟弟剪成纸花。
cut up rough 发脾气;发怒：
This little boy is pampered by his parents，he often cuts up rough with them.
这个小孩被他的父母娇生惯养，他时常跟他们发脾气。
cut up soft 〈美〉因病不能参加比赛：
That famous goal-keeper is cut up soft，this casts the whole football game into the shade.
那位著名的守门员因病不能参加比赛，这使得这场足球比赛为之失色。
dash up 冲上来;跑来：
A horse suddenly shied and dashed up.
一匹马忽然惊了，跑了过来。
deliver up 交出;自首;投降：
Lewis delivered up all documents and data to his successor before he resigned his post.
路易斯在他辞职以前把所有的文件和资料移交给他的接替者。
dig up 1
掘起：
They dug up some earth to cover the root of a newly planted tree.
他们掘起一些土盖在一棵新树的根部。
2
掘出：
An archaeologist and his assistants dug up many fossils of prehistorical animals from the valley.
一位考古学家和他的助手们从山谷里掘出许多史前动物的化石。
3
挖掘(新闻、消息等)：
These newspapermen are good at digging up news，especially some confidential back stage news.
这些记者们善于挖掘新闻，特别是挖掘机密的幕后新闻。
4
凑出;捐出(钱等)：
Children dug up some money among themselves to help a poor man for his dinner.
孩子们大家凑出一些钱给一个穷人买饭吃。
do it up brown 1
〈口语〉把事情干得漂亮;很好地完成：
Parents of the pupils are grateful to the teacher，who has done it up brown in teaching their children.
学生们的父母很感谢那位老师，他对他们孩子的教学工作做得很出色。
2
把(面包)烤得焦黄好吃：
Mother did her bread up brown，her children all ate it greedily.
母亲把面包烤得焦黄好吃，她的孩子们都吃得很香。
doll up 打扮得花枝招展;打扮得漂亮：
Girls should doll themselves up to enjoy their youth because one has his youth only once.
女孩子们应当漂亮地打扮自己以享受青春，因为一个人的青春只有一次。
double up 1
把……对折;折叠：
After reading his friend’s letter，he doubled it up and put it into his pocket.
看完他朋友的信以后，他把那信折叠，放入他的衣袋里。
2
(因笑或疼痛)弯下腰来：
Comic dialogues are so amusing that we all double up with laughter.
相声说得如此滑稽，我们都笑得弯下腰来。
do up 1
包扎起来：
He was to set out on official business，his wife helped him do up his luggage.
他将要出差，他的妻子帮助他打好行李。
2
扣好(衣服)：
She stood before a mirror and did up her coat.
她站在镜子前把外衣扣好。
3
修缮;修理(房屋等)：
Shopkeepers do up the facades of their shops for the Spring Festival.
商店主人们为了迎接春节整修他们商店的门脸。
4
整新;修改(旧衣物)：
She did up her old coat with some trimmings，for she had not enough money to buy a new one.
她用一些装饰物整修她的旧外衣，因为她没有足够的线买一件新的。
5
使非常疲倦;使累得要命(用被动语态)：
The tourists were done up when they got to an inn in the evening.
当旅游者们晚上到达一个小客店时，他们累得要命。
drag up 〈口语〉1
扯上(话题等)：
No one wants to chat with him because he often drags up things of vulgar interest.
没有人愿意跟他聊天，因为他时常扯上一些低级趣味的东西。
2
纵容;不加管教(指对于小孩)：
She dragged up her child very much so that her child knew nothing about politeness.
她非常纵容她的小孩，结果她的小孩一点也不懂得礼貌。
draw sb / sth up 1
草拟(文稿等)：
He has drawn up a contract and sent to the board of directors for ratification.
他已经草拟了一份合同送交董事会审批。
2
(使)顺序排列;整队：
Students have drawn up and waited for their headmaster to give instruction.
学生们已经整队站好等候他们的校长训话。
3
(车、马)(使)停下：
When the traffic light turns red，all vehicles draw up but pedestrians still go on.
当交通灯变成红色时，所有车辆都停下来，但是行人们还继续通行。
dream up (常含贬义)凭空想出;杜撰：
George divorced himself from reality，he often dreamed up some plans which could not be carried out at all.
乔治脱离实际，他时常凭空想出一些根本不能实现的计划。
dress up (给)穿上盛装;(给)乔装打扮：
The boy dressed himself up as a prince and the girl dressed herself up as a princess.
那男孩打扮成王子，那女孩打扮成公主。
drink up 喝干;吸收(水分等)：
Julia sprinkled water on the flower terraces around her room and the earth drank it up quickly.
朱丽娅给她房间周围的花坛浇水，土很快就把浇的水吸收了。
dry up 1
(使)干;(使)干涸：
Wet clothes dry up quickly in summer，but they take much longer time to dry in winter.
夏天湿衣服很快就干了，但在冬天则需要很长时间。
2
(使)枯竭：
Although the novelist has recovered from a serious illness，his imagination seems to have dried up.
那小说家虽然已经从重病中恢复了健康，但是他的想像力似乎已经枯竭了。
earth up 用土覆盖：
Peasants often earth up their carrots，potatoes etc to preserve them long.
农民们时常把胡萝卜、土豆等埋在土中，以便长期保存。
ease up / off 缓和(紧张);减轻(困难等)：
Whenever the young man is in difficulty，his friends would come at once to ease him up.
每当那青年遭遇困难时，他的朋友们就立刻来帮助他减轻他的困难。
eat up 吃光;消耗尽：
The old man’s serious illness has eaten up all his mental and physical strength.
那老人的一场重病已经消耗尽他的全部精力和体力。
end up 告终;结束：
If he goes on with his fault，he will end up badly.
如果他继续犯错误，他将得不到好的结果。
end up in smoke 一无结果;到头来一场空：
Their plan is subjective and loses contact with reality，so it ends up in smoke.
他们的计划主观和脱离实际，所以到头来一场空。
even up 扯平;使平等：
To even things up，our company should get more profit than theirs.
为了把事情扯平，我们公司应当比他们公司多获得利润。
fasten up 拴紧;捆紧;使牢固;关紧：
He fastened up a bundle of firewood and carried it on his shoulder.
他把一捆劈柴捆紧，扛在肩上。
feed up 供给营养食品;供给额外食物：
We told her that her baby was a little too weak and that it needed feeding up.
我们告诉她，她的婴儿有点太虚弱，需要喂有营养的食品。
fill up 装满;填补：
He filled up his bag with hay and carried it to the cattle pen.
他把口袋装满干草，把它搬到牛圈。
fill up the time 消磨时光：
Mary has nothing to do all day long，so she fills up the time with singing，dancing and playing musical instruments.
玛丽整天没有事做，她就用歌舞弹唱来消磨时光。
finish up 吃光;用尽：
A rich man left a large fortune to his children，but they finished it up soon after his death.
一个富人给他的子女们遗留一大笔财产，但他的子女在他死后不久就把财产花光。
finish up with 以……结束：
Our evening party finished up with the performance of comic dialogues and conjuring tricks.
我们的晚会以相声和变戏法的表演结束。
fish up (out of/from) (从……)捞出、拖出、掏出：
Plumbers fished up some tatters from the pipe and water ran smoothly at once.
修管工人们从水管中掏出一些碎布，水流立刻就畅通了。
fit up with 装备;布置;Their hotel is fitted up with modern conveniences to make their guests comfortable and satisfied.
他们的旅馆装备有现代化设备以便使他们的客人们舒适和满意。
fix up 安排;装备;安顿：
A meeting has been fixed up for leading members of the two companies to discuss a contract.
已经为这两个公司的领导安排了一次会晤，商谈他们的合同。
flame up 燃烧起来;爆发：
After reading a business letter，he put a match to it and it flamed up at once.
读完一封业务信件以后，他立刻划根火柴烧了它。
flare up 1
突然发怒：
Donald is a brave young man，he hates cowardice，he will flare up if someone calls him a coward.
唐纳德是个勇敢的青年，最憎恨懦弱，如果有人说他是懦夫，他会突然发怒的。
2
突然燃烧起来;(冲突)突然爆发：
We gathered dirty clothes in a pile and added a little petrol，it flared up when we struck a match to it.
我们把脏衣服堆成一堆，加上一点汽油，用火柴一点，它突然燃烧起来。
fly up 突然发怒：
If a man is apt to fly up，we should take care when getting in touch with him.
如果一个人易于突然发怒，我们在跟他接触时就要小心。
fling/pick up one’s heels 逃走;溜之大吉：
That naughty child flung up his heels when he saw his teacher coming.
那个淘气孩子看见他的老师来了时，就逃走了。
fold up 1
折起;叠起：
Alice folded up a piece of new cotton print and put it into her bag.
爱丽丝把一块新花布折起来，放入她的提包中。
2
垮台;失败;倒闭：
Their company has folded up and all its staff members have been transferred to other posts.
他们公司已经倒闭，它的所有职工已被调到别的岗位。
follow up the scent 跟踪;闻着嗅迹追赶：
A wolf tried to run away but we followed up the scent and caught it alive.
一只狼试图逃走，但是我们跟踪追赶，把它活捉。
fork up 〈口语〉(不情愿地)交出;付出(钱、费用等)：
They have to fork up much money to the tax bureau as a fine because they have violated tax regulations.
他们必须向税务局支付许多钱作为罚金，因为他们违犯了税务条例。
freeze up 冻结;结冰;变冷淡;变呆板：
Lakes and rivers all freeze up，for the temperature suddenly falls to ten degrees of frost.
湖泊河流都冻冰了，因为温度忽然降到零下10度。
freshen up (使)新鲜;(使)感到舒畅：
After a day’s work I often take a shower，it freshens up my mind.
在一天的工作以后，我时常洗一个淋浴，它使我感到心情舒畅。
frost up 结霜：
It is mid-winter，the ground outdoors has frosted up thickly.
时值隆冬，户外大地上厚厚地结了霜。
full up 〈俚语〉1
客满：
Some famous operas are put on the stage，many theatres are full up.
一些著名的歌剧在上演，许多戏院都客满。
2
吃饱;装满：
Our host accorded extreme hospitality and the dishes were delicious，so we were all full up.
我们的主人招待殷勤，菜又味美，所以我们全都吃饱了。
fur up 1
生有水锈：
Their factory changes its boiler and water pipes thoroughly，for they have furred up thickly.
他们的工厂彻底更换了锅炉和水管，因为它们积了很厚的水锈。
2
生有舌苔：
You had better take more fruit，your tongue has much furred up.
你最好多吃些水果，你的舌苔很厚。
gang up on 结成一帮来对付(某人)：
Sometimes cunning persons would gang up on others.
有时，狡猾的人结成一帮来对付别人。
gas up 〈美〉给汽车加油：
We need not gas up our car on the way，for we have filled it up before we start.
我们不需要在半路上给我们的汽车加油，因为在出发以前我们已经给它加满汽油了。
gather oneself up 振作起来;鼓起勇气：
Thomas is firm and indomitable in character，each time he suffers failure，he will gather himself up and try again.
汤姆斯具有坚韧不拔的性格，每次遭到失败，他就鼓起勇气，再接再厉。
gather up 1
收集(物品、标本等);集拢：
Naturalists often go to the country to gather up animal and plant specimens for teaching and research.
博物学家们时常到野外采集动植物标本供教学和研究之用。
2
总结(经验等)：
Technicians should be good at gathering up their own experience as well as others to improve their work.
技术人员应当善于总结自己的和别人的经验以改进他们的工作。
3
蜷缩：
It is rather chilly，a poor dog gathers up in the snow.
天气太冷，一只可怜的狗在雪地里蜷缩着。
gear up 挂上快车挡;(使)准备好：
When we got on the expressway，the driver geared up his car to the utmost degree.
当我们驶上高速公路时，司机把汽车开到最高速度。
get/have one’s monkey up 〈俚语〉发怒：
He is a hot-tempered man，he often gets his monkey up when others only crack a joke with him.
他脾气急躁，时常因为别人跟他开玩笑而发怒。
get/keep one’s tail up 情绪很高;没有丧失勇气：
Although Dick has failed many times，he still keeps his tail up and tries even harder.
狄克虽然已经失败多次，但他仍然情绪很高，并且更卖力气地干下去。
get one’s back up 〈口语〉发怒：
Harvey has a cheerful disposition，he never gets his back up even when others speak ironically to him.
哈维性格开朗，即使别人挖苦他，他也不着急。
get one’s blood up 1
(使)激动：
Each time Henry thought of his native town which he had parted for a long period，he got his blood up at once.
每当亨利想到他久别的故乡，他就立刻激动起来。
2
(使)激愤：
We all got our blood up when we saw an old man bullied.
当我们看到一位老人被欺侮时，我们都感到激愤。
get one’s Irish up 〈口语〉发怒：
A child got his Irish up because his treasured toy was damaged.
那小孩发怒了，因为他心爱的玩具被弄坏了。
get/put sb’s back up 〈口语〉触怒某人;惹恼：
This is Barbara’s treasured skirt，don’t get it dirtied or you will put her back up.
这是芭芭拉心爱的裙子，你别把它弄脏了，否则她会发火的。
get the wind up 〈俚语〉担心;害怕：
A little boy breaks a cup，he gets the wind up that his mother will blame him.
一个小孩把杯子打破了，他很担心他的妈妈要责备他。
get up 1
起立;起床：
That old man always gets up with the sun and does various healthy forms of exercise by the river side.
那位老人总是黎明即起，在河边做各种有益健康的运动。
2
(风、海浪)猛烈起来：
Towards evening the wind got up and the sky became overcast.
到了傍晚，风猛烈起来，天空变得阴沉了。
get sb / sth up 1
使起床;使起立：
Mother always gets her son up early in the morning and does not allow him to sleep lazily.
母亲早晨总是把她的儿子早早叫起来，不许他睡懒觉。
2
组织;筹办：
Alumni and alumna will get up a get-together，all school mates are welcome to join in.
男女校友们将组办一个联欢会，欢迎全体同学参加。
3
增加：
Their factory has got up its production to satisfy their customers’ demand.
他们工厂已经增加了生产以满足顾客们的需要。
get up steam 生火起动(机器等);开始发动(工作、计划等)：
When every preparation has been made，our work gets up steam.
在各项准备工作都齐备以后，我们的工作开始了。
gird up 把(衣服等)卷到腰部：
Explorers girded up their clothes before they waded a mountain stream.
探险家们在涉过一条山川以前，把他们的衣服卷到腰部。
gird up one’s loins 准备行动：
An exploration team will go to the Arctic zone for a pioneering exploration，all its members have made full preparation and girded up their loins.
一个探险队将去北极地区作拓荒探险，全体探险队员都已充分做好出发准备。
give sb a leg up 〈口语〉1
帮助某人(爬上某物)：
When a high mountain appears before them，George has to give his companion a leg up to get to the top.
当一座高山出现在他们面前时，乔治必须帮助他的同伴爬上山顶。
2
协助困难的人：
Our friends are in difficulty，it is our duty to give them a leg up.
我们的朋友们遇到困难，帮助他们是我们的义务。
give up 1
放弃：
Through careful consideration，he gives up his original idea.
经过仔细考虑，他放弃了他原来的想法。
2
(由于困难或其他原因而)停止做某事：
Children gave up climbing the rockery，for they were too tired.
孩子们停止爬假山了，因为他们太累了。
3
认为(某人、某事物)已经无希望：
Doctors have given that patient up，they have tried every way to cure him but without any effect.
医生们认为那位病人没有希望了，他们已经做了各种努力医治，但是未见成效。
4
投降;让给;把……交给：
Through his teacher’s encouragement and his parents’ urging，the student has given himself up to study.
经过老师的鼓励和父母的督促，那学生已经专心学习了。
give up for lost 认为已无(找回、得救等)希望：
Our dog has gone out several days without returning，we have given it up for lost.
我们的狗已经出去好几天没有回来，我们认为已经没有找回的希望了。
gobble up 狼吞虎咽;如饥似渴地阅读：
Tom was too hungry，he gobbled up all we had given him and asked for more.
汤姆太饿了，他把我们给他的东西全都狼吞虎咽地吃了，还要再吃。
go up 1
上涨;涨价：
Prices of vegetables and fruits have gone up a great deal because they have been out of season.
各种蔬菜和水果的价格上涨了许多，因为它们已经过了生产的季节了。
2
上升：
The barometer(temperature，thermometer，pressure)is going up.
气压表(温度、温度表、压力)正在上升。
3
兴建;建立：
Our city is flourishing day after day，new companies and new factories are going up one after another.
我们的城市日益兴旺，新的公司和新的工厂一个个地兴建起来。
4
上(城市或重要地方)去：
Peasants go up town every Sunday to buy farm implements and fertilizers.
农民们每星期日进城去购买农具和化肥。
5
启幕;开演：
When the curtain goes up，people stopped talking and saw which actor would go out first.
当戏剧开演时，人们停止了谈话，看看哪个演员第一个出场。
go sth up 攀登：
Gardeners often go up tall trees to trim dead twigs and dead leaves.
园丁们时常爬上高树去修剪枯枝枯叶。
go up in smoke 烟消云散;失败;(突然)化为乌有：
Owings to disagreement among themselves，their plan has gone up in smoke.
由于他们内部意见不一致，他们的计划已经失败。
go up King Street 破产;倒账：
A shopkeeper has gone up King Street，his shop will be sold out to pay his debts.
一个商店主人已经破产，他的商店将被售出抵债。
go up stream 逆流行驶：
A brave man went up stream in his small boat despite the torrential current and stormy downpour.
不顾湍流和暴雨，一位勇敢的人驾着小舟逆流而上。
grow up 1
(指人、动物等)长大;成年;长成：
This little child has made up his mind that he will become a brave explorer when he grows up.
这个小孩已经下定决心，长大以后当一个勇敢的探险家。
2
发展;逐渐形成;兴起：
Mutual help and cooperation grow up between the two neighbouring countries.
在这两个相邻国家之间发展了互助合作的关系。
gum up 1
用胶粘上;粘在一起：
Wheels have gummed up with their axle from disuse.
由于长期不使用，车轮已经和车轴粘在一起了。
2
把(工作、事情)弄糟：
Our working plan has been gummed up owing to disagreement among ourselves.
由于我们内部意见不和，我们的工作计划已经被搞乱。
hang up 1
挂起：
When the gentleman went in ，he took off his hat and overcoat and hung them up on the clothes-rack.
当那位先生进来时，他摘下帽子，脱下大衣，把它们挂在衣架上。
2
挂断(电话)：
When the director has told his secretary on the phone about something，he hangs it up.
当主任在电话里告诉他的秘书一些事情以后，他把电话挂断。
3
使受限制：
The chief engineer is an expert in several technical spheres，but he is somewhat conservative in his thinking and is often hung up by various regulations and restrictions.
这位总工程师是好几方面技术领域的专家，但思想有些保守，时常受各种条条框框的限制。
4
(用被动语态)搁置：
Business negotiation between the two corporations was hung up，for they could not come to an agreement.
两个公司之间的业务谈判已被搁置，因为他们的意见不能达到一致。
5
(用被动语态)(指意志、情绪)抑制;骚扰：
Our friends have been hung up，they cannot attain their aims in spite of all their exertions.
我们的朋友们情绪消沉，因为他们虽然尽了最大努力也未实现他们的目标。
haul up 1
拖上：
A ship was broken in a storm，sailors hauled it up to the beach for repair.
一只船在暴风雨中破损了，船员们把它拖上岸修理。
2
停下：
Production was hauled up because their factory lacked in raw materials.
因为他们厂缺乏原料，生产停了下来。
have a card up one’s sleeve 藏有妙计;有锦囊妙计：
This woman has a card up her sleeve in dealing with her husband，so her husband expresses much admiration for her.
在对付丈夫方面，这位妇女有锦囊妙计，所以她的丈夫非常钦佩她。
have a wash and brush up 梳洗;整容：
Mary paid special attention to her appearance，she often had a wash and brush up for hours before she went out.
玛丽特别注意她的仪表，每当出门以前，她时常花费数小时整理容貌。
have one’s mouth made up for 张口等待吃(某物);渴望得到(某物)：
My greedy neighbour always has his mouth made up for delicious food，he attends every party for this purpose.
我那个贪食的邻人总是渴望吃到美味佳肴，他抱着这个目的参加每个宴会。
have one’s name up 成名;扬名：
That young scientist has had his name up all over the world because he has made great contribution in the research of controlled nuclear fusion.
那位青年科学家已经扬名全世界，因为他在受控核聚变的研究上作出了巨大贡献。
have something up one’s sleeve 心中有妙计;暗中已有应急的打算或计划：
Edward always deals with serious problems composedly，for he has something up his sleeve.
爱德华处理严重问题总是非常镇静，因为他心中有妙计。
heave up 1
起锚：
The ship is going to start，sailors have heaved up the anchor.
船准备出发，海员们已经起了锚。
2
呕吐：
Something goes wrong with his stomach，he suddenly heaves up after dinner.
他的胃口有毛病，吃完饭忽然呕吐起来。
help sb up 1
扶起某人：
An old lady fell over，pedestrians helped her up hastily and sent her home.
一位老太太摔倒在地，行人们急忙把她扶起，送她回家。
2
支持：
No one agreed with that engineer in his overhaul plan，but the chief engineer helped him up.
没有人同意那位工程师的检修计划，但是总工程师支持他。
3
扶某人攀登：
Alice was too weak to climb the hill，so we helped her up.
爱丽丝身体太弱，爬不上那座小山，所以我们扶着她攀登。
hitch up 拉起;拴上：
A hunter always hitches his hounds up in his courtyard when he is not out hunting，for they are very fierce and often try to injure dogs or cats nearby.
一位猎人当他不出去打猎时，总是把他的猎犬拴在他的院子里，因为这些猎犬太凶，时常想伤害附近的狗和猫。
hold up 1
举起;拿起：
A nurse asked her patient to hold up his arm，for she was going to give him an injection.
一位护士请她的病人举起手臂，因为她要给他打针。
2
阻挡;使停顿：
Travellers were held up by bad weather on their way to a far mountain.
旅游者在去一个远山的路途中被恶劣天气所阻挡。
3
提出(作为榜样)：
Alfred is good in behaviour and excellent in work，people often hold him up as our good example.
阿尔弗雷德行为优良，工作出色，人们时常举出他作为我们的好榜样。
4
继续下去;坚持下去：
Although Joseph has been frustrated by repeated failure，he still holds up and never loses heart.
虽然约瑟屡次遭受失败，但他仍然坚持下去毫不气馁。
5
继续有效：
The contract between these two companies will hold up until it is formally abolished.
在未正式废止以前，这两家公司之间的那个合同将继续有效。
hold sb up to derision 嘲笑：
Tom has been ten years old but he still clings to his mother all day long，his little friends all hold him up to derision for this.
汤姆已经十岁了，但他仍然整天缠着妈妈不放，他的小朋友们为此都嘲笑他。
hold sb up to ridicule 嘲笑：
Lisa’s friends often hold her up to ridicule，for a little rat may frighten her to shrieks.
丽莎的朋友们时常嘲笑丽莎，因为她看见一只小老鼠都吓得尖声喊叫。
hold sb up to scorn 嘲笑：
Schoolmates hold that pupil up to scorn，he is too fond of play，teachers’ words always go in his one ear and out the other.
同学们嘲笑那个小学生，他太贪玩，老师们的话他总是左耳进右耳出。
hole up 〈俚语〉隐居;藏匿：
A naughty pupil breaks a window at school，he dare not go to school but holes up in his home lest his teacher should blame him.
一个顽皮小学生在学校里打破了窗户，他不敢去上学，在家中躲藏，恐怕老师责备他。
hook up 用钩钩住;用钩钩起：
There are so many fish in the lake that we can easily hook them up with a curved metal rod.
湖中有这么多的鱼，我们能用一个弯形的金属杆很容易地把它们钩起。
hunt up 猎取;搜寻(隐匿或难以发现之物)：
In order to complete his textual research，the old scholar has hunted up lots of references in ancient books.
为了完成他的考证工作，那位老学者在古书中搜寻到许多参考资料。
hurry up (使)赶紧;(使)赶快：
A passenger woke up late in the hotel，he had to hurry up to catch his train.
一位旅客在旅馆中醒得太晚，他必须赶忙去赶火车。
Hush up! (用于祈使口气)别做声! Hush up! Do you hear someone is knocking at the door?别做声，你听是不是有人在敲门?
hush sth up 不张扬某事;掩盖某事：
A man has done something wrong inadvertently，at first he tries to hush it up，but he feels ashamed at heart，so he makes apology openly.
一个人无意之中做了一件错事，最初他想不张扬，但是总觉得内心惭愧，于是便公开道了歉。
It is all up with him.
他没有希望了。
That person contracts a bad habit，it is all up with him.
那人染上恶习，他没有希望了。
jazz up 〈口语〉使快乐活泼;使有活力：
Alumni and alumna，though all over sixty，sang and danced like children，thus they jazzed up their gettogether.
校友们都已年过六十，但他们像孩子们一样地唱歌跳舞，使他们的联欢会非常欢乐。
join up 联合起来：
Minor firms have joined up to compete with a monopoly corporation.
小公司们联合起来跟一家垄断公司竞争。
juice up 〈美口语〉使有活力、精神、趣味：
Our social evening was juiced up with various entertainments as juggling tricks，comic dialogues and acrobatics.
我们晚会由于有戏法、相声、杂技等游艺节目而热闹非凡。
keep one’s chin up 不气馁;不灰心;振作起来：
Although Henry is indifficulty，he keeps his chin up and goes on bravely.
虽然亨利处于困难之中，但他毫不气馁，勇敢地继续前进。
keep one’s end up (在困难面前)保持愉快和战斗精神;精神饱满地应付：
Charles kept his end up when he was in straitened circumstances，that was the key to his success.
当查理处于困境时，他仍然保持愉快和战斗的精神，那就是他成功的关键。
keep sth up 1
使(某事物)居高不下：
Although they have lost a game，they keep up their spirits and go on matching.
虽然他们已经输了一局，但是他们仍然鼓起精神继续比赛。
2
遵守(风俗、习惯等)：
My grandparents always keep up old habits and customs，and they feel much pleased in so doing.
我的祖父母总是遵守老的风俗习惯，他们那样做感到很高兴。
3
继续(做某事)：
The chemist had failed many times but he still kept up his experiment until he got the expected result.
那化学家虽然已经失败多次，但他仍然继续实验下去，一直到他获得他预期的结果。
4
使(某事物)保持良好的状态;维护：
How much does it cost you to keep up your large house and garden? 维护你的大房子和花园需要多少费用? 5
坚持(做某事)：
Although he has parted with his friends for years，he still keeps up correspondence with them.
虽然他跟他的朋友们已经分别多年，但他仍然跟他们保持通信。
keep sb up 使不眠;使熬夜：
Never keep ourselves up，it is harmful to our health.
不要深夜不眠，那对我们健康有害。
keep up appearances 装门面;维持面子：
My neighbour is very poor but he tries his best to keep up appearances.
我的邻居很穷，但他尽最大努力装门面。
keep up heart 不气馁;不失望：
Nancy failed in the entrance examination of a university，but she kept up heart and went on studying.
南希考大学失败了，但她并不气馁，继续学习。
keep up one’s spirits 振作精神：
Henry’s football team has lost several matches on end，but the team members keep up their spirits and never give in.
亨利的足球队已经连续输了好几场比赛，但是队员们精神振作决不服输。
keep up with 1
赶上;与……并肩前进：
My classmate is slow at study，but he works hard so as to keep up with his class.
我的同学学习有些迟钝，但他努力用功要跟上全班同学们。
2
与……保持联系：
Diana is particular about her dress，she is always careful to keep up with the latest fashion in clothes.
黛安娜讲究穿衣，她总是特别留心最新的时装式样。
key sb up 使激动;激励：
He will set out in an adventure，this keys him up to a state of great excitement.
他即将出发去探险，这使他感到极大的兴奋。
kick up 踢起;激起;引起(事端等)：
A player kicked up his ball so high that it fell on the top of a high building.
那运动员把球踢得太高，它落在一个高楼的屋顶上。
kick up a racket 喧闹：
Children kicked up a racket in the courtyard，their parents asked them not to make so much noise lest they should affect others’ rest.
孩子们在院中喧闹，他们的父母们要求他们别这样吵闹，以免影响别人休息。
kick up one’s heels 1
(指人)欢笑;活跃一阵：
After examination，teachers allow their pupils to kick up their heels so as to relax their keyed up mind.
考试完了以后，老师们允许小学生们欢笑一阵，以放松一下紧张的神经。
2
(指马)(在工作以后)踢跳嬉戏：
When carts have been unloaded，horses are allowed to kick up their heels.
马车卸完货物后，马被允许踢跳嬉戏。
knock sth up 1
匆匆建造(房屋等); 匆匆做好(饭)：
Peasants knocked up some wooden houses before the rainy season to keep their grain.
农民们在雨季到来以前匆匆建造木屋以存放他们的粮食。
2
赚(钱)：
Settling up a stall in the market，the pedlar managed to knock up some money.
在市场里摆摊售货，那个商贩得以赚了一些钱。
knock sb up 1
敲门唤醒;敲门招呼：
Tourists asked the hotel waiters to knock them up early next morning，for they wanted to catch an early train.
旅游者们请旅馆侍者转天早晨早早唤醒他们，因为他们想赶一趟早车。
2
使筋疲力尽：
After taking a long-distance train day and night，passengers were all knocked up.
在日日夜夜搭乘一辆长途列车以后，旅客们都筋疲力尽。
laugh up/in one’s sleeve 偷笑;暗自发笑：
When a drunkard sang and danced in the street，pedestrians all laughed up their sleeves.
当一个醉汉在大街上唱歌跳舞时，行人们都暗自发笑。
lay sth up 1
贮存;贮蓄：
It is interesting to say that some little animals also know they must lay up some grain for rainy days.
说来有趣，有些小动物也知道，它们必须贮存一些粮食以备不时之需。
2
搁置：
Such a complicated problem cannot be easily solved，so it has been laid up.
这样复杂的问题不容易解决，所以它被搁置起来。
3
暂时不用(指需要修理的船只)：
They laid up their ship for repair，for it had been damaged in a storm.
他们把他们的船只暂时送去修理，因为该船在一次暴风雨中受了损伤。
lay sb up (用被动动态)使卧病在床：
Ellen caught a bad cold and was laid up for a week.
爱伦患了重感冒，卧床一个星期。
lead sb up the garden path (把某人)引入歧途;欺骗;使迷惑：
Inexperienced persons should be vigilant not to be led up the garden path in conducting themselves.
缺乏经验的人们在为人处事时要注意不要走入歧途。
lead up to 导致;渐渐引到：
Pride and self-contentment may lead up to failure，this we should avoid.
骄傲自满可能导致失败，我们应当避免这种情况。
let up 1
减小;逐渐减弱：
The downpour began at midnight，it did not let up until dawn.
倾盆大雨在半夜开始，一直到拂晓时才逐渐减弱。
2
停止;中止：
That noveltist has kept on writing all day long，he lets up only for supper.
那位小说家已经写作一整天，只是在吃晚饭时才中止。
let up on 对待(某人)比较宽容：
Our teacher is strict with us，but he lets up on some younger students.
我们老师对我们很严格，但是他对一些年龄小的学生宽容一些。
lick up 舔掉;舔尽：
My cat must be hungry，it licks up all milk in the dish.
我的猫一定是饿了，它把碟子里的牛奶都舔尽了。
lie up (人)卧病在床;(船)停止使用：
Daisy has a high fever and a bad cough，she has to lie up for some days.
黛西发高烧，咳嗽很利害，她必须卧床数日。
lifted up in spirit 高兴;快乐：
David is lifted up in spirit today，he asks his friends to have an excursion in the countryside.
大卫今天很高兴，他邀请他的朋友们到郊外野游。
lift up one’s hand 发誓;立誓：
When we doubt his words，he lifts up his hand and says that he has told the exact truth.
当我们怀疑他所说的话时，他发誓说，他所说的完全确实。
lift up one’s head 振作起来：
Although Adam has been embittered by numerous frustrations，he has now lifted up his head.
虽然亚当屡遭挫折，他现在已经振作起来了。
lift up one’s heel against 冷待;不以礼待之：
A child lifts up his heel against others，his parents educate him the importance of politeness at once and ask him to correct his behaviour.
一个小孩不以礼待人，他的父母立刻教育他礼貌的重要性，要求他改正。
lift up one’s horn 趾高气扬;盛气凌人：
A man should be modest and prudent and never lifts up his horn no matter what achievement he has acquired.
一个人无论获得多么大成就，也应当谦虚谨慎，绝对不要趾高气扬。
lift up one’s voice 高声喊叫：
The mother is hot-tempered，she often lifts up her voice scolding her son.
妈妈脾气暴躁，时常高声责骂她的孩子。
light up 1
点灯;开(电)灯：
It is already evening，every house has lighted up.
已经到了晚上了，家家都开了灯。
2
〈口语〉点火抽烟：
An old man filled up his pipe，struck a match and lit up.
一位老人装满了他的烟斗，划一根火柴点着了它。
light sth up 1
照亮;使明亮：
When travellers hurried on with their journey at night，there suddenly appeared a huge bright shooting star，which lighted up the whole dark sky.
旅行者们在夜间赶路时，天空忽然出现一个巨大明亮的流星，它照亮了整个黑暗的天空。
2
有喜色;变快乐：
When Mary heard the good news，a smile lighted up her face.
玛丽听到这好消息时，面呈喜色。
line up (使)排队;(使)排列起来：
A flock of wild birds fly high up in the sky and they line up very regularly.
一群野鸟在高空飞翔，它们排列得非常整齐。
look up 1
仰视;向上看：
When we entered the magnificent hall，we all looked up to see how high its ceiling was.
当我们进入那宏伟的大厅时，我们都仰视看一看它的天花板有多么高。
2
好转：
The depression has passed and business is looking up.
不景气时期过去了，商业呈现起色。
look sth up (在词典中)查;(在书中)找(字、资料等)：
Mary has to look up some difficult words in the dictionary before she can read the text.
玛丽在读这课的课文时，必须先要在词典中查一些难字。
look sb up 看望;拜访(某人)：
My friends often look me up when they come here on errand.
当我的朋友们出差到这里时，他们时常来看望我。
look sb up and down 上下打量某人;仔细端量某人：
A man in rags went into a luxurious restaurant，people all looked him up and down.
一个衣衫褴褛的人走进一家豪华的饭店，人们都上下打量他。
loosen up 使肌肉放松;松弛下来;信口开河：
Runners are advised to take some exercise to loosen themselves up before the race begins.
赛跑运动员被建议在比赛以前做些运动使自己肌肉放松。
loose up 〈美俚语〉弄糟;搅坏：
Rose did not obey our rule and arrived late，thus she loosed up our work.
罗丝不遵守我们的规则，来迟了，因而她搅乱了我们的工作。
lucky up 〈美俚语〉走运;交好运：
My friend was born under a fortunate star，he is always lucky up whatever he does and wherever hs goes.
我的朋友福星高照，他无论做什么和无论走到哪里都交好运。
make it up to 补偿、报偿(某人)：
This gentleman has helped us a lot，we will bear this in mind and make it up to him afterwards.
这位先生给了我们大量的帮助，我们将牢记在心，以后一定要报偿。
make it up with (争吵之后)与(某人)和解：
The twin brothers are very interesting，they often quarrel and then make it up with each other soon afterwards.
这对孪生弟兄非常有趣，他们时常互相争吵，不一会儿后，又互相和解。
make sb/oneself up 给某演员(给自己)化装：
A girl made herself up for the part of Juliet and a young man made himself up for that of Romeo.
一位姑娘化装成朱丽叶，一个小伙子化装成罗密欧。
make sth up 1
组成;构成：
A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom.
一个水分子是由二个氢原子和一个氧原子所组成的。
2
捏造;虚构(故事、事实等)：
When others ask us about something，we should tell them the truth，it is immoral to make up a story.
当别人向我们打听什么事的时候，我们应当将实际情况告诉人家，捏造事实是不道德的。
3
(按照药方)配制(药品)：
After the doctor wrote a prescription，I went to a pharmacy and asked them to make up my medicine according to it.
医生给我开出药方以后，我就去到一家药房，请他们给我按照该药方配药。
4
凑足;补足;补考：
A man wanted to engage in trade，his friends made up some money for him to use as his capital.
一个人想经商，他的朋友们凑足一些钱给他来作本钱。
5
弥补;补偿：
After recovering from a illness，he studied even harder to make up for the lost time.
病好以后，他更加努力学习以弥补失去的时间。
6
缝制成;做成(衣物)：
Winter draws near，mother stays up late to make up padded clothes for her children.
冬天快到了，妈妈晚上熬夜给她的孩子们做棉衣。
7
加燃料于炉火(使不熄灭)：
It became chilly towards midnight，we made up the stove to keep warm.
快到半夜时，天变冷了，我们给炉火加煤以便保暖。
8
编辑;编排(版面)：
Some young editors made up the literature pages，they did a good job at it.
几个青年编辑编排文艺版，他们做得很好。
9
包装：
The shopkeeper made up his goods into pretty packages so as to sell well.
那店主人把他的货物用好看的包装装起来，以便更好地销售。
10
准备(床铺)：
Some friends have to stay overnight，we make up beds for them.
一些朋友必须在这里过夜，我们给他们准备床铺。
make up a fire 添加燃料：
We made up the fire in the store，for it burned low after midnight.
半夜以后炉火不旺了，我们往它里面添加燃料。
make up a lip 噘嘴(表示生气、不满等)：
The little child made up his lip when he could not get more candy than his brother.
当那小孩不能得到比他哥哥更多的糖果时，他噘嘴了。
make up a purse 募捐;筹款：
Some African countries are suffering from flood，people make up a purse to relieve them.
一些非洲国家发生水灾，人们募捐救济他们。
make up for 弥补;补偿(某事物)：
This beautiful autumn makes up for the wet summer.
今年秋色宜人，补偿了夏天的潮湿天气。
make up for lost time 补回失去的时间：
Alice has been on sick leave for half a month，she must work hard to make up for her lost time.
爱丽丝因病请了半个月的假，她必须努力用功以补回她失去的时间。
make up leeway (航海)纠正航差;(比喻)弥补失去的时间：
A ship drifted off her course owing to thick fog，she has made up leeway now.
一艘轮船因浓雾偏离了航道，现在它已经纠正了航差。
make up one’s mind 下决心;决意：
A student likes animals very much，he makes up his mind to become a zoologist in the future.
一个学生特别喜欢动物，他决心将来当动物学家。
make up to 逢迎;献媚：
My neighbour wants to associate with rich men，so he makes up to them.
我的邻人想跟富人们交往，所以他就向他们献媚。
make up to sb for 因(某事)而向某人补偿或报答：
How can we make it up to them for what they have suffered? 我们如何才能补偿他们所遭受的损失呢?
mark up 涨价(指商品、货品等);标高价格：
In order to make more money，the shopkeeper often marked up his goods stealthily.
为了赚更多的钱，店主人时常把他的货品偷偷涨价。
measure up 合格;符合标准：
Taking the man’s experience and ability into consideration，we do not think he measures up to the post.
考虑那个人的经验和能力，我们认为他对那个职位不合格。
meet up with 偶然遇见：
As luck would have it，he meets up with a girl in the street，who is to be his wife afterwards.
恰如命中注定，他在大街上偶然遇到一位姑娘，她以后将成为他的妻子。
mess up 弄糟;搅坏：
Some of the workshops cannot provide qualified parts，so the quality of end products is messed up.
一些车间不能提供合格的部件，所以整个成品的质量被搅坏。
mix up 混淆;拌和;搞乱：
As the twin sisters are alike so much，we often mix one up with the other.
由于这两个孪生姐妹太相像了，我们时常把其中的一个弄混成另外一个。
mop up 1
用墩布擦洗：
Our room is small，it does not take much time to mop it up.
我们的房间很小，用墩布擦洗它用不了多少时间。
2
〈口语〉清理(未竟的工作)：
There is still something to mop up in our work，we will finish it these few days.
我们的工作还有一些尚待清理，我们将于近日把它做完。
move up 往上移动;使上升;提前;提升：
As the young man is both able and honest，his post moves up quickly until he becomes deputy manager of our corporation.
由于那青年既能干又忠实，他的职务很快地提升，一直到成为我们公司的副经理。
muddle up或muddle together 混淆;搞乱;弄得一塌糊涂：
These new hands have muddled up their work completely because no one guides them how to do it.
因为没有人指导，这些新手们把他们的工作完全搞乱。
nail up 钉牢;钉死;把钉在较高处：
This is a deserted garden，its gate has been nailed up.
这是个荒废的花园，它的大门已被钉死。
nose up (飞机机首朝上)升起：
Our plane met with a flock of large eagles in the high sky，in order not to disturb them，we nosed up and avoided them.
我们的飞机在高空遇到一群大鹰，为了不惊扰它们，我们机首升起躲开它们。
not come up to sb’s expectation未达到某人的理想：
The coefficient of certified products did not come up to our chief engineer’s expectation，it reached only 90% instead of 95%.
产品的正品率没有达到我们总工程师的理想，它仅达到90%而不是95%。
not up sb’s street 不在某人的知识或兴趣的范围内：
He is an architect and mechanics is not up his street.
他是个建筑师，机械学不在他的知识范围内。
open up 打开(某物);开发;开始：
These young people have decided to go to the northwest，they will open up undeveloped land there.
这些年轻人决定到西北去，他们将开发那里未开垦的土地。
own up to 完完全全地坦白承认(错误、罪过等)：
They have owned up to their crime and expressed repentance.
他们已经完全承认自己的罪过并表示悔改。
pack up 包装;捆扎(衣服等);停止：
He packed up his baggage and set off on his journey.
他把他的行李捆好，出发旅行。
pass up 〈口语〉放过;错过：
These people like to show off，they never pass up any chance to do that.
这些人们喜好表现他们自己，他们从不放过表现自己的机会。
paste up (用糨糊)粘贴;贴起：
My family has pasted up beautiful New Year pictures，for the Spring Festival is drawing near.
我家已经贴上美丽的年画，因为春节快到了。
pay up 付清;偿清：
Our company have paid up all loans we have made in the bank.
我们公司已经偿清了我们向银行借的全部贷款。
pen up/in 把(家畜)关进(围栏等)：
They penned up their sheep and cattle in the evening and drove them out the next morning.
他们晚上把他们的牛羊关进栏中，转天早晨再把它们赶出来。
pick oneself up (跌倒以后)自己爬起来：
The baby could not walk well，he often fell down and picked himself up again.
那婴儿不会走路，他时常跌倒了又爬起来。
pick sth up 1
捡起;拾起：
Children picked up a penny coin in the street，they sent it to a policeman at once.
孩子们在大街上拾了一个一分硬币，他们立刻把它交给警察。
2
(偶然)获得(消息等);(自然地)学会(语言)：
The boy made friends with some American children，so he picked up English quickly and easily.
那个男孩跟一些美国孩子交了朋友，所以他很快和很容易地学会了英语。
3
(靠雷达、无线电等)测知;看到;收听到：
Astronomers have picked up a new crab nebula in the far-away sky through their radioactive telescope.
天文学家们通过射电望远镜在遥远的天空中测到了一个新的蟹状星云。
4
恢复(精神、健康等)：
Through recuperation in a seaside sanatorium，the patient soon picked up his health.
通过海滨疗养院疗养，那病人不久就恢复了健康。
pick sb up 偶然地结识：
Henry picked up many new friends in his journey to Lisbon.
亨利在去里斯本的旅途中结识了许多新朋友。
pick up bargains 买到便宜货：
Alice is a clever girl，she often picks up bargains in the market.
爱丽丝是个伶俐的姑娘，她时常在市场中买到便宜货。
pick up the pieces (戏言)(跌倒以后)自己爬起来：
When a drunkard stumbled and fell，he picked up the pieces clumsily.
当一个醉酒的人绊倒以后，他摇摇晃晃地又站了起来。
pick up the tab 付账;承担费用：
John is a generous youth，he often picks up the tab when he takes dinner with his friends.
约翰是个慷慨的青年，他跟他的朋友们吃饭时，时常由他付账。
pick up the thread of acquaintance重新结交：
These two good friends picked up the thread of acquaintance after several years’ break-off.
这两个好朋友在断绝友谊几年以后又重新结交了。
pick up with 结识;与……交朋友：
When Douglas removed to a new place，he soon picked up with many boys.
当道格拉斯搬到一个新地方时，他很快就结识了许多男孩。
pile up 1
堆积;聚积：
There are many old desks and chairs piling up in the courtyard，some of them can still be up to use.
院子中堆积着许多旧桌椅，它们当中有一些仍可使用。
2
(好几辆车)互撞;碰撞在一起：
A number of cars piled up on the motorway during thick fog.
浓雾中一些汽车在高速公路上互相碰撞在一起。
pin up 钉上;(用图钉等)别上：
The secretary has pinned up a notice on the notice-board，let’s see what it is about.
秘书把一个通知钉在布告栏上，让我们看看它是关于什么事。
pipe up 1
开始(以管乐器)吹奏：
When an orchestra piped up an old Scottish folk song，we sang in chorus at once.
当乐队吹奏起一支古老的苏格兰民歌时，我们立刻就合唱起来。
2
开始以尖细声音说或唱：
A little girl piped up a nursery rhyme，her parents listened with smile and interest.
一个小女孩用尖细的声音唱起民谣，她的父母微笑并有兴趣地听着。
play up 〈口语〉1
(比赛时)加油;使劲：
“Play up，boys!”shouted the audience.
观众们高呼：<“伙计们，加油!”
2
淘气;恶作剧：
These boys often play up but their mothers pretend not to know.
这些男孩们时常恶作剧，但是他们的母亲们都假装不知道。
play sth up 过分看重;过度重视：
We never play up Peter’s shortcoming，we believe he can overcome it quickly.
我们从来不过分看重彼得的缺点，因为我们相信他很快就能克服它。
play sb up 使某人困扰;使某人痛苦：
A chronic illness often plays him up，he must find some remedy to cure it thoroughly.
一种慢性病时常折磨他，他必须找一些药把它彻底治愈。
play up to sb 1
担任另一角色的配角：
A clever boy often plays up to some adult actors as their child in the drama.
一个聪明的男孩时常担任成年演员的配角，在戏中给他们充当孩子。
2
巴结;逢迎;讨好：
Our manager asks us to accomplish our tasks excellently，this is the best way to play up to him.
我们经理要求我们卓越地完成我们的工作，这是向他讨好的最好方法。
pluck/summon up one’s spirits 鼓起勇气;振作精神：
Jim has suffered repeated failures，but he plucks up his spirits and tries even harder.
吉姆虽然屡遭失败，但是他鼓起勇气，更努力地干下去。
pluck up by the roots 灭绝;根除：
Bad habits are detrimental to the health of our mind and body，we should pluck them up by the roots.
不良习好有害于我们的身心健康，我们要彻底除掉它们。
pluck up one’s courage 鼓起勇气：
No one dare to climb this high snowy mountain which towers into the clouds，but a young man plucks up his courage and climbs to the top at one try.
没有人敢于爬这座高耸入云的雪山，但是一位青年鼓起勇气，一举爬上它的顶峰。
pluck up one’s heart 鼓起信心;鼓起勇气：
That chemist has failed many times in his experiment，but he plucks up his heart and makes persistent efforts.
那位化学家在他的试验上多次失败，但是他鼓起信心，再接再厉。
polish up 1
擦亮(器具、金属等);抛光(金属制品)：
Lily is a diligent girl，she polishes up all cooking utensils when she stays at home.
丽莉是一位勤勉的姑娘，当她在家中逗留时，她把家中所有的厨房用具都擦亮。
2
刷新(功课、技能等)：
Our engineer will go to Germany on business，he makes the best use of his time polishing up his German.
我们的工程师因公将要赴德国，他抓紧一切时间刷新他的德语。
pony up 〈俚语〉付款;算清账目：
That firm denies buying on credit，they ask their customers to pony up their accounts immediately after their purchase.
那家商号概不赊账，他们要求顾客们购货以后立刻结清账目。
post up (以招贴等形式在公开场所)公布：
School authorities post up new regulations on the bulletin board，students all gather and see.
学校在布告栏上公布了新的规章条例，学生们都去观看。
preach up 鼓吹;倡导;吹捧：
Diligence and frugality are beneficial to us，we should spare no effort to preach it up.
勤俭节约是对我们有益的，我们应当不遗余力地倡导它。
prick up one’s ears (警觉地)竖耳静听：
It is interesting to say that each time Peter talked with others，his pet dog would prick up its ears listening aside.
说起来很有趣，每当彼得跟别人说话时，他的爱犬就在旁边竖耳静听。
pull sth up (使)停下;(使)停止：
A peasant pulled up his cart by the roadside and began to unload the farm products on it.
一位农民把他的马车停在路旁，开始卸车上的农产品。
pull sb up 阻止;制止(犯错或做不正确事情的人)：
When a naughty child was going to play a mischievous trick，his mother pulled him up.
当一个顽皮孩子正要去淘气时，他的母亲制止了他。
pull up at the door/gate 在门口停下：
A carriage pulled up at the gate and an old lady got down with the help of her daughter.
一辆马车在门口停下，一位老太太在她女儿的搀扶下走下马车。
pull up by the roots 灭绝;根除：
Smoking is harmful to the health of both old and young people，we should pull it up by the roots.
吸烟对老年人和年轻人的健康都有害，我们应当杜绝它。
pull up one’s slacks 〈口语〉振作起来：
A tradesman failed in his business，he pulled up his slacks，summed up his experience and engaged in his trade again.
一位商人经商失败了，他振作起来，总结经验，又去经商。
pull up to/with (在赛跑中)赶上;追上：
A strong sportsman fell behind at first，but he soon pulled up with other runners and got to the finishing-line first.
一位健壮的运动员起初落在别人的后面，但是不久他就赶上其他赛跑者，第一个到达终点线。
Pull up your socks! 〈英口语〉鼓起劲来! Pull up your socks! You will soon get ahead in your class.
鼓起劲来!你不久就将在你的全班名列前茅。
put one’s feet up 〈口语〉将脚平放着休息：
Tom often puts his feet up after doing a hard task.
汤姆在做完累活以后时常把脚平放着休息。
put one’s hair up 将头发挽在头上：
Alice put her hair up so as to work conveniently.
爱丽丝将头发挽在头上以便干活方便。
put sth up 1
举起;抬起：
It is surprising that Henry can put up a large stone with a single hand.
亨利能单手举起一块巨石，这实在惊人。
2
建造(房屋等);搭起(帐篷等)：
Adventurers put up a tent to rest when they stay in a forest.
当探险者们在森林中停留时，他们搭起一个帐篷休息。
3
张贴(布告等);公布：
A notice has been put up，people gather round to look at it.
公布了一个通知，人们都在围观。
4
提高;抬高(租金、价格等)：
All tenants decided to remove，for the landlady put up her rent again.
由于房东太太又提高了房租，所有房客都决定搬家。
5
(把食品等)包装;装罐：
Food products factories often put up ham and bacon in small packets so that customers can take them conveniently.
食品厂时常把火腿和咸肉包装在小盒里便于顾客们携带。
6
提供(资金等)Some industrialists want to put up money for the factory on certain terms.
一些实业家想在某些条件下向该厂提供一笔钱。
7
表现出;显示出(精神、态度等)：
Whenever Tom meets with difficulty，he would put up an indefatigable spirit and try best to overcome it.
每当汤姆遇到困难时，他就显示出不屈不挠的精神，努力克服困难。
8
把(猎狩的禽兽)赶离巢穴：
Hunters often put up wild fowls first and then shoot at them.
猎人们时常先把野禽赶出巢穴，然后向它们射击。
9
把(某物)搁起不用：
People put up their raincoats when the rainy season has passed.
雨季过去以后，人们把雨衣搁起不用。
10
上演(剧本等)：
Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It”is put up in the theatre.
莎士比亚的戏剧《如愿以偿》在剧院上演。
put sb up 供以食宿：
Some tramps have no place to stay，the charities put them up.
有些流浪者无处栖身，慈善机构就供他们食宿。
put up a good show 干得漂亮;做出好成绩：
Our football team put up a good show at the match，they beat the rival team with a score of great disparity and won championship.
我们的足球队在比赛上做出好成绩，他们以悬殊比分胜了对方，赢得冠军。
put up at a hotel 在一个旅馆过夜：
After a whole day’s toilsome jouraney，the travellers put up at a hotel.
经过一整天的劳累旅程以后，旅行者们在一家旅馆中过夜。
put sb up for 推荐某人担任(某工作)：
They have put up an able man for the position of director in our factory.
他们已经推荐了一位能干的人担任我们厂的厂长职位。
put sth up for auction 把某物交付拍卖：
A man needed money urgently，so he put up his house for auction.
有一个人急需用钱，所以他把房子拿出拍卖。
put sth up for sale 把某物出售：
An old lady put up some of her jewels for sale so as to make donation to charities.
一位老太太把她的一些首饰拿出出售以便向慈善机构捐助。
put up one’s plate (在某地)挂牌行医：
After Mr Brown graduated from a medical college，he put up his plate in a city.
布朗先生在一个医科大学毕业以后，在一个城市行医。
put up the shutters (商店)关店;打烊：
Some shops put up the shutters late at midnight，for many people do shopping in the evening，especially those who work at night shift.
一些商店晚到半夜才关店，因为许多人在晚间才到商店购物，特别是那些上夜班的人。
put sb up to 把(某事)告诉某人;把(某事)通知某人：
Our exhibition has been put off，we must put people up to this so that they do not come in vain.
我们的展览会已经延期举行，我们必须把这件事通知大家，以免他们白来一趟。
put up with 容忍;忍受：
We prefer staying at home to travelling，for there are many inconveniences we will put up with when we are outside.
我们宁愿在家中呆着而不愿出去旅行，因为在外面有许多不方便的事情我们要忍受。
rack up 彻底击败：
As our football team is by far superior to other teams in skill and sportsmanship，we rack up all other teams and win championship at the athletic meeting.
由于我们足球队在球技和竞赛精神上都比所有的队优越得多，所以我们在运动会上彻底击败所有的球队，赢得冠军。
rake up 1
勉强拼凑：
The sports meeting is drawing near，our school rakes up some players to form a basketball team.
运动会将要召开了，我们学校勉强拼凑一些运动员组成一支篮球队。
2
重新翻起(令人不愉快的事)：
Please don’t rake up the old quarrel，it will do no good to reconciliation.
请不要重新翻起过去争吵的事，那对于和解没有好处。
read up 系统地研究;专攻(某科目)：
After Henry read up the computer course in a university，he became an office worker in a computer company，亨利在一所大学专攻计算机科目以后，在一家计算机公司充当职员。
rig up 拼凑;仓促凑成：
As there is no furniture in their new house，they rig up some desks and chairs to be used for the time being.
因为他们的新房子没有家具，他们拼凑一些桌椅临时使用。
ring up 1
打电话给：
Please ring me up whenever you need my help.
请你在需要我帮助时给我打电话。
2
鸣铃开幕：
When we get to the theatre，the opera has just rung up.
当我们到达剧场时，那歌剧刚好鸣铃开幕。
rip up 扯成碎片：
The little girl is very wilful，she often rips up pictures she thinks not beautiful.
那小女孩非常任性，她时常把她认为不美丽的图画扯成碎片。
rip up old sores/wounds 触痛旧伤：
Each time we talk with him about the past，it will rip up his old sores.
每当我们跟他谈起过去的事情时，就触痛他的旧伤。
rip up the back 背后攻击;背后说人坏话：
It is a base act to rip up the back against others，if we have some complaints about someone，we may tell them out in his presence.
背后说人坏话是一种卑鄙的行为，如果我们对某人有意见，我们可以跟他当面明言。
rise up 1
起来：
The moment we entered his office，he rose up from his seat to welcome us.
我们一走进他的办公室，他立即从座位上站起来欢迎我们。
2
升起：
At night，the moon rises up from the southwest sky，it shines over the open country as bright as daylight.
夜间，月亮从西南天空升起，照耀着原野像白天一样光亮。
3
起义;叛变：
Colonial people will surely rise up against the colonists and drive them away from their territory.
殖民地人民将一定起义反抗殖民主义者，把他们逐出他们的领土。
roll up 1
(烟雾等)袅袅上升：
Since there is no wind，smoke from every house’s chimney rolls straight up to the sky.
由于没有风，家家烟囱冒出的烟袅袅上升，直到高空。
2
卷起;将某物绕成球形或圆柱形：
He rolled up his carpet and cleaned it out of his house.
他把地毯卷起，拿到屋子外面清扫。
3
裹起：
It is very cold and he rolls himself up in a blanket.
天气很冷，他把自己裹在毛毯里。
4
〈口语〉抵达(尤指以迟到、喝醉等方式到达)：
Tom and Jim did not roll up until the bell rang.
汤姆和吉姆一直到开幕铃声响了时才姗姗来迟。
5
(用于祈使句)进来(请人进来观看表演等)：
Please roll up and see the wonderful performance of our circus! 请进来观看我们马戏团的精彩表演吧!
rub sth up 把某物擦光亮或磨光滑：
Mother has a clean and tidy habit，she often asks her daughter to rub her shoes up before she goes out.
妈妈有整洁的习惯，她时常要求她的女儿把鞋擦亮以后再出门。
rub sb up the right way 安抚某人;讨好某人：
After failure，his friends all rubbed him up the right way and asked him not to give up.
失败以后，他的朋友们都安抚他，叫他不要灰心。
rub sb up the wrong way 激怒某人：
We should pay atlention to our action，proper acts make others pleasant，improper acts are apt to rub up others the wrong way.
我们应当注意我们的行为，适当的行为使别人高兴，不适当的行为则易于激怒别人。
run up 1
(使)向上跑;升(旗)：
Many colourful flags are run up above the high building.
许多面彩旗在高楼上空升起。
2
匆匆搭起(房舍等);匆匆缝制(衣物等)：
The raing season draws near，we run up a cottage to keep our grain.
雨季临近了，我们匆匆搭起一个小舍以存放粮食。
3
迅速积累(债务等)：
Owing to inappropriate management，the debt of that firm runs up to a considerable amount.
由于不适当的经营，那家商号的债务迅速积累到相当大的数量。
4
加起(数量)：
An accountant ran up a column of figures to get the sum.
会计员把全栏数字加起，求出总数。
run up against 偶然遇到;意外地碰见：
John ran up against an old friend whom he had not seen for years.
约翰偶然遇到一个多年未见面的老朋友。
run up from a shoestring 〈美口语〉以小本经营发财;白手起家：
That rich man owes several big enterprises，but he runs up from a shoestring.
那个富人拥有好几个大企业，但是他是白手起家的。
rustle up 凑集;弄到(食物等)：
They have not taken dinner，we have to rustle up some food for them.
他们还没有吃饭，我们必须给他们张罗一些食物。
sail up the coast 沿海岸航行：
We sailed up the coast to see if we could find some fishing villages.
我们沿海岸航行，看看是否能找到一些渔村。
scale up 按比例放大;按比例增加：
The engineer scaled up the blueprint to calculate the machine’s real dimensions.
该工程师将蓝图按比例放大以计算该机器的真实尺寸。
scare up (费力地)张罗;拼凑：
Children scared up a kennel for their little dog from bits of wood they could find.
孩子们用他们所能找到的碎木块给他们的小狗搭了一个窝。
score up 记下;记住：
When they played cricket，they often asked someone to score up runs for them.
当他们打板球时，时常请一个人给他们记分。
score sth up against 记下某事以便将来跟(某人)算账：
We should practise benevolence to others and never score grudge against them.
对别人要宽仁，不要积累怨恨。
scrape up an acquaintance with(抱有某种目的)极力与(某人)接近以结识之：
If a person scrapes up an acquaintance with others，there must be a particular purpose in his mind，and it cannot be pure friendship.
如果一个人极力与别人接近以便跟人结交，他的内心一定怀有别的目的，而不是友谊。
scratch up (以爪)挖寻;艰辛地积蓄：
Dogs often scratch up some bones from the dumps and pull them away.
狗时常从垃圾堆中掘出一些骨头，把它们拖走。
screw up 拧紧(瓶盖、琴弦等)：
The drunkard poured out some wine from a bottle and then screwed it up.
那个喝醉了的人从瓶中倒出一些酒，又把瓶盖拧紧。
screw up one’s courage 鼓起勇气：
It took the little boy much time to screw up his courage to enter into the dark room.
那小男孩用了很长时间才鼓起勇气走进黑暗的屋中。
screw up one’s features 皱起面孔：
Father screwed up his features when he heard his naughty boy making much noise outside the window.
当听到他的淘气男孩在窗外吵闹时，父亲皱起了面孔。
screw up one’s eyes 眯着眼睛：
Helen screwed up her eyes when she went out into bright sunshine from a dark room.
当海伦从黑暗的房间走入强烈的阳光时，她眯起了眼睛。
seize up (机器等)轧住;无法转动：
Something goes wrong with the mixing machine，it suddenly seizes up and would not work.
搅拌机出毛病了，它忽然轧住不动了。
sell sb up 为偿债而变卖某人财物：
When a shopkeeper went bankrupt，his creditors sold him up to repay his debts.
当一个商店主人破产时，他的债权人变卖他的财物以清偿他的债务。
send sb/sth up 模仿某人、某事物使得滑稽可笑：
Children often send up a man’s miserly attitude in spending money.
孩子们时常模仿一个人在花钱时的吝啬样子逗大家发笑。
send sth up 使(价格等)上升;呈递(报告等)：
Some goods have been out of stock in the markets，this sends their prices up.
有些货物在市场上脱销了，这使得它们的价格上升。
serve up 开出(餐饭);上(菜)：
Immediately after we sat down，all dishes we want have been served up.
我们刚刚坐下，我们所要的菜就都上齐了。
set sb’s back up 〈口语〉触怒某人;惹恼：
Little Tom often disobeys his mother’s words，thus he sets her back up.
小汤姆时常违背他母亲的话，因此触怒了母亲。
settle up account with 与……清账;与……结算：
We settle up account with that company by the end of each month.
我们每月月底跟那家公司结清账目。
set sth up 1
设立;创立;成立：
Several large research institutes have been set up to improve scientific study.
已经建立了几个大型研究所以促进科学研究工作。
2
安装(仪器、机械等)：
Our factory has set up advanced electrical brains in its laboratory.
我们工厂已经在它的试验室中安装了先进的电脑。
3
造成;引起：
If a man is not modest and prudent，his pride and self-satisfaction will set up his mistakes.
如果一个人不谦虚谨慎，他的骄傲自满将使他犯错误。
4
大声喊出;大声发出：
When Mary saw a large dog following her，she set up a cry.
当玛丽看到一只大狗紧跟着她，她高声喊叫起来。
5
排(铅字)：
Today’s newspaper has been set up and put to print.
今天的报纸已经排好了版并送去印刷了。
set sb up 1
使恢复健康;使体格健壮：
Proper recuperation and nutritious food have set the patient up quickly.
适当的疗养和有营养的食物已经使那病人迅速恢复健康。
2
(使)开始从事某种职业;帮助某人创业：
His rich father has set him up as a real estate dealer.
他的富有的父亲已经扶持他成为房地产商人。
set(oneself)up as 1
开业当;执业当：
He has set himself up as a car dealer.
他已经充当了汽车销售商。
2
自称为;以……自居：
He set himself up as an artist though he knew nothing about fine arts.
他对美术一窍不通，但他竟自称为画家。
set up sb’s bristles 触怒;激怒：
When talking to others，one should be gentle and polite in his expression，rude and insulting remarks are apt to set up other’s bristles.
当与别人谈话时，在用词上要文雅有礼貌，粗暴侮辱人的言词容易激怒别人。
set up house 开始住在自己房子里(不住在租赁的房子里)：
Our friend set up house after he bought a two-storyed building.
我们的朋友买了一所两层的楼房以后，他就开始住在自己的房子里。
set up one’s bristles 勃然大怒：
One should be tolerant with others，if he sets up his bristles，his health will be harmed.
一个人对于别人要容忍，如果他勃然大怒，他的健康将受到伤害。
set up one’s rest 定居;安居：
After retirement，he removed to a mountainous village and set up his rest there.
退休以后，他迁到一个山村并在那里定居。
set up shop 开设商店;开始营业：
The businessman set up shop in his middle age，later his shop became a large company.
那商人在他中年时开设商店，后来他的商店扩充成一家大公司。
sew up 1
缝入;缝合：
Mother sewed up the torn place on her son’s trousers and told him to be careful not to tear it again.
妈妈把她儿子裤上的破洞缝好，嘱咐他小心别再扯了。
2
独占(某人)的感情;独占(选票等)：
I want to sew up as many votes as possible.
我想尽可能多地掌握一些选票。
shake up 1
摇匀;摇松：
Patients are told to shake up their liquid medicine before they take it.
病人们被告知，在服用药水以前，要把药水摇匀。
2
摇醒：
Dick has slept too long，so we shake him up.
狄克睡的时间太长了，所以我们把他摇醒。
3
使振作：
Henry sticks to old ways in his work，our criticism has shaken him up to carry out innovation.
亨利工作中因循守旧，我们的批评已经使他振作起来实行革新。
shape up 〈口语〉成形;成型;形成：
Through several hours’ discussion，a plan of equipment renewal in our factory has shaped up at the meeting.
经过数小时的讨论，一个在我们工厂进行设备更新的计划已经在会议上形成。
sheer up (两个船只)并驶：
The two big ships sheered up when entering the harbour.
进入港口时，这两只大轮船并列行驶。
shine up to 〈美俚语〉百般讨好(某人)：
They want to make acquaintance with us，so they always shine up to us.
他们想跟我们结识，所以总是百般讨好我们。
shoot up 1
射出;喷出：
After a great explosion，magma and flame shot up from the crater.
在一次巨大的爆发以后，熔岩和火焰从火山口中喷出。
2
发芽;长大：
Numerous green twigs shoot up from willow trees in spring.
春天时柳树上发出许多新枝来。
show up 1
露出;显出：
That old man’s kindness showed up when he dealt with poor people.
那位老人与穷人们交往时，他的和善是显而易见的。
2
出席;到场：
They often show up at public meetings because they are ardent in public affairs.
他们时常出席公共集会，因为他们热心于公共事务。
show sb/sth up 揭穿;揭露：
Bad things can be corrected only when they have been shown up，they can never be corrected if not exposed.
不好的事情只有揭露出来才能纠正，如果不显露出来，就不会得到纠正。
shuffle up 马马虎虎地做;随便地做：
A pupil often shuffles up his lesson without paying any attention，thus he lags behind in his class.
一个小学生时常马马虎虎做功课，毫不用心，所以他在班中落在后面。
shut up one’s mouth/face/head不作声;闭嘴：
When mother asked her naughty boy who had broken the window，the naughty boy shut up his mouth and did not say anything.
当妈妈问她那淘气孩子是谁打破窗子时，那个淘气孩子闭嘴不作声。
shut up shop 关店;停业;〈口语〉停止做某事：
That shopkeeper has found a better job for himself，so he shuts up shop.
那位商店主人找到了一个更好的工作，所以他就关店不干了。
sign up 签约参加某工作;签约承担某项义务：
Through his friends’ introduction，Andrew has signed up in a certain company as office worker.
通过朋友们的介绍，安德鲁已经签约受雇于某个公司当职员。
sign sb up 签约雇用某人：
A factory expands production，it has signed up many people as technical workers.
一家工厂扩大生产，它已经签约雇用了许多人充当技术工人。
sing up 使劲唱;更用力唱：
When mother praised her chubby baby singing so nicely，the baby sang up all the more.
当妈妈夸奖她的圆胖的婴儿唱得很好听时，那婴儿就更用力地唱起来。
sit up 熬夜不睡：
The manager works hard for his company，he often sits up at night arranging and planning for his business.
那位经理为他的公司操劳，他时常熬夜不睡，安排和筹划公司业务。
sit sb up 使坐起;使坐直：
A patient asked nurses to sit him up，he wanted to take medicine.
一位病人请护士们扶他坐起来，他要吃药。
sit up and take nourishment 〈口语〉病好了;复原了：
Through doctors’ careful treatment，his old mother has sat up and taken nourishment.
经过医生们的细心治疗，他的老母亲已经康复了。
sit up late 深夜不眠;熬夜：
Students all sit up late reviewing their lessons，for the finals are drawing near.
学生们都深夜不眠复习功课，因为期末考试临近了。
sit up straight 坐直;坐正：
Children should be told to sit up straight even when they are watching TV programs.
应当告诉孩子们要坐直了，即使他们看电视节目时也要坐直。
size sb/sth up 〈口语〉品评;估量：
He often sizes up other’s behaviour but neglects to pay attention to his own.
他时常对别人的行为品头论足，却忽视注意自己的行为。
Snap it up! 〈美俚语〉赶快!Snap it up! We will be late for the train.
赶快! 否则就赶不上火车了。
snap sth up 急切地买;抢购：
Some mountain products are very cheap in the market，many people snap them up for their children.
一些山货在市场上非常贱，许多人急切地给他们的孩子买。
snap sb up 突然打断某人的话;抢白某人：
The young man has no manners at all，he often snaps others up.
那青年毫无礼貌，他时常打断别人的话。
soak up 吸入;吸收(指对于液体)：
When it rained，the dry ground soaked rainwater up quickly.
当天下雨时，干旱的土地很快地吸收了雨水。
sober up (使)清醒;(使)不醉：
They threw a basin of cold water on a drunkard so as to sober him up.
他们把一盆凉水浇在一个醉汉身上让他清醒。
soften up (使)软化;削弱：
When the angry man calmed down，his attitude became softened up and he did not scold others any longer.
当那发怒的人冷静下来以后，他的态度软化了，不再责骂别人。
speak up 大声地说;理直气壮地说：
Please speak up your views，I cannot hear you clearly.
请大声地说你的意见，我听不清。
speed up (使)加快速度：
We asked our driver to speed up so that we could get to our destination before dark.
我们请我们的司机加快速度，使我们能在天黑以前到达目的地。
spring up 1
跳起来：
Jean is as timid as a mouse，once she sprang up from her seat for alarm when she saw a chicken coming to her.
简胆小如鼠，有一次她看见一只小鸡向她走来时，她吓得从座位上跳起来。
2
萌芽：
Wild grass springs up everywhere，the open countryside has turned green，for spring has come.
野草到处萌芽，野外已经变成绿色，因为春天已经来了。
3
出现;茁出：
Owing to teachers’ earnest instruction，a habit of diligence and frugality has sprung up among students.
由于老师们的谆谆教导，学生当中已经出现了勤俭节约的风尚。
spring up like mushrooms 像雨后春笋般地涌现：
When the district becomes busy，shops and stalls spring up like mushrooms.
这个区域变得繁华起来时，商店和货摊像雨后春笋般地涌现出来。
square sth up with 与……清账;向 …… 报仇：
Our company has squared up its yearly account with all firms we deal with.
我们公司已经跟所有与我们往来的商号结清年度账目。
stack up 较量高低;总起来;(车辆等)大排长龙：
Traffic was stacked up for miles because of the accident.
由于交通事故，车辆排成长龙达数英里之长。
stand up 站得住脚;(使)竖立：
They have accused the young man of many crimes in court，but none of them can stand up.
他们在法庭上控告那个青年许多罪名，但是这些罪名没有一项站得住脚。
stand sb up 〈口语〉不遵守与……订好的约会(指异性)：
Alice often stands up her boyfriend，this makes her friend much disappointed.
爱丽丝时常不遵守她跟男朋友订的约会，这使得她男友非常失望。
stand up for 支持;拥护;维护(某人)：
We all stand up for that benevolent old lady，for she devotes herself to social charities enthusiastically.
我们都支持那位仁慈的老太太，因为她热心地致力于社会慈善事业。
stand up to 经得起;耐用：
This new material stands up well to hard and long-term friction，it has been widely used in industrial and mineral enterprises.
这种新材料能够很好地经受剧烈和长时间的磨擦，它已被广泛地用于各工矿企业。
start up 惊跳;惊起：
A little cat started up and ran away when it saw a large dog come up and stare at it.
一只小猫看见一只大狗走到它的近前并且瞪着它的时候，它惊跳起来，立即跑开。
start sth up 开动;发动(机器、引擎等)：
Their motorcycle can be easily started up，but it cannot run a long journey.
他们的摩托车很容易发动，但是不能跑长距离。
stay up 不睡觉;不就寝：
Some students even stay up the whole night to prepare for the finals.
一些学生甚至整夜不睡觉为期末考试做准备。
steam up 1
被蒸气遮住;蒙上蒸气：
We have to wipe the glass with a piece of dry cloth，for it has been steamed up.
我们必须用一块干布擦玻璃，因为它被蒸气蒙住了。
2
使发怒;使激动：
The man is steamed up because some people hold him in contempt and make fun of him.
那人发怒了，因为有些人看不起他，拿他开玩笑。
step sth up 1
增加;促进：
We must find some way to step up production or we will be unable to fulfil the order in time.
我们必须想办法增加生产，否则我们将不能按期完成订货。
2
登上(舞台、讲台、台阶等)：
When that famous singer stepped up the stage，she was greeted with warm applause from her audience.
那位著名的歌手登上舞台时，观众给她报以热烈的鼓掌。
stick up 直立;竖立;抢劫：
Hard grass sticks up on the ground so that your feet will be hurt if you walk barefoot.
地面上硬草直立，如果你赤脚在上面走，一定会扎伤你的脚。
stick sth up 竖起某物：
When Peter talks with others，his pet dog would stick up his ears listening aside.
彼得跟别人谈话时，他的爱犬总是在旁边竖起耳朵听着。
stick up for 维护;支持：
People all stick up for righteousness and appose evil.
人们都维护正义，反对邪恶。
stir up a nest of hornets 捅马蜂窝;惹麻烦：
Children unintentionally offend a drunkard，thus they stir up a nest of hornets.
孩子们无意中触怒了一个醉汉，因而惹了麻烦。
stop up late 熬夜;迟睡：
This sculptor stopped up late to carve a statue for an exhibition.
这位雕塑家熬夜给一个展览会雕刻塑像。
strike up 开始演奏;开始歌唱：
At our request the famous band strikes up an old Scottish folk song and we sing up to it at once.
在我们的请求下，那著名的乐队开始演奏一首古老的苏格兰民歌，我们立刻跟着合唱起来。
strike up a friendship with 与(某人)开始交友：
I struck up a friendship with the doctor when he was still a student in a medical college.
那位医生还是医科大学学生时，我跟他就开始交友。
string sth up 绑或悬于绳子等之上：
Children are so happy that colourful lanterns are strung up on the Christmas tree.
彩色的灯笼悬在圣诞树上，孩子们太高兴了。
strung up (指人、感觉、神经等)紧张的;兴奋的：
The applicant was strung up when he was called to see the general manager.
当求职者被叫去会见总经理时，他心情紧张起来。
sum up 1
算出总数：
It took the accountant a whole weak to sum up the yearly gains of the company.
计算该公司的年度总盈余占用了该会计员整整一个星期的时间。
2
总结：
People who are good at summing up past experiences will have more chance to succeed.
善于总结过去经验的人有更多的成功机会。
3
当机立断地对……下断语作评判：
When Mary met her boy friend for the first time，she summed him up quickly.
当玛丽第一次遇见她的男朋友时，她很快就对他的人品作出评判。
sweep up 清扫;清除：
The whole family swept up dead leaves and dust from their garden on Sunday.
星期日全家清扫他们花园中的枯叶和尘土。
tail (或tails) up 兴致勃勃;情绪高涨：
Grandma’s riddles are very interesting，children are guessing at them tails up.
祖母的谜语非常有趣，孩子们正在兴致勃勃地猜它们。
take sth up 1
拿起;举起;抬起：
School is over，pupils take up their satchels and return home for dinner.
放学了，小学生们拿起他们的书包回家吃饭。
2
认购(股份);承兑(汇票)：
At the preparatory stage of the company，some enterprisers have taken up all its shares.
一些企业家在该公司筹备阶段就把它的股份全部认购了。
3
吸收(液体)：
A sponge will take up the remnant water from its surface and make it dry more quickly.
海绵将从它的表面把残余的水分吸收，使它干得更快。
4
溶解(固体)：
It needs a kind of new solvent to take up this new substance.
需要一种新的溶剂来溶解这种新物质。
5
从事于;专注于：
The youth took up stamp-collecting at his leisure.
那个青年闲暇时从事集邮。
6
继续(已经停顿的事)做下去：
Many sculptors gave up the carving halfway，but a young sculptor took it up until it was finished.
许多雕刻家都中途停止不再刻了，但一个青年雕刻家继续刻下去，一直到把作品完成。
7
占用(时间、空间、费用等)：
It took up three years’ time for the artist to draw this large picture.
画这幅大画占用了该画家三年的时间。
take sb up 照顾;帮助：
That poor student was taken up by a kind old lady，who paid for his study until graduation.
那个穷学生得到一位和善老太太的帮助，她为那学生付学费一直付到毕业。
take up a berth 停泊;抛锚：
A large ship stopped and took up a berth in a small harbour to avoid the violent storm.
一只大轮船停止航行，在一个小港口停泊来躲避凶猛的暴风雨。
take up arms for 起来捍卫;为(某事)辩护：
People all over the world take up arms for peace and justice.
全世界人民都起来捍卫和平与正义。
take sb up on 接受某人的提议、挑战、打赌等：
George took his friend up on a bet that the local football team would win championship.
乔治接受朋友的打赌——本地的足球队将赢得冠军。
take up one’s abode 居住;择定住所：
The poet likes tranquillity by nature，when he removes to our place，he takes up his abode on the seashore.
那位诗人天性好静，当他移居到我们这个地方时，他就在海滨择定住所。
take up one’s quarters 住下来;(航海)进入岗位：
When we found a hotel，which was not far from the busiest section of the town and had convenient communications，we decided to take up our quarters there.
我们找到一家旅馆，它距离城市最繁华地区不远并且交通方便，我们就决定住在这家旅馆。
take up one’s residence 居住;择定住所：
After retirement，the old man took up his residence at a mountain village because he liked the beautiful scenery there.
退休以后，那位老人定居于一个山村，因为他喜欢那里的美丽景色。
take up sb’s refrain 为某人帮腔说话：
When the boy quarrelled with his sister，mother took up his sister’s refrain，this made the boy very angry.
那男孩跟他的姐妹争吵时，妈妈帮助他的姐妹说话，这使得那男孩很生气。
take sb up sharp/short 打断某人讲话：
We should not take others up short when they are speaking，it is an act of impoliteness.
别人谈话时，我们不应打断他们的讲话，这是不礼貌的举动。
take up the ball 接下来讲;轮到;接替：
After the headmaster’s address，our teacher took up the ball.
校长致词以后，我们的老师接着发言。
take up the glove/gauntlet 应战;答应参加比赛：
Our football team gives challenge to the former champion team and they have taken up the glove.
我们足球队向前冠军队提出挑战，他们已经答应跟我们比赛。
take up the hatchet/tomahawk 宣战;开战端：
In the beginning of World War Two，the United Kingdom and France took up the hatchet against Nazi Germany owing to the latter’s aggression.
第二次世界大战开始时，由于纳粹德国侵略别国，英国和法国向它宣战。
take up the position that 主张;认为：
Our company takes up the position that the contract should be kept by both sides.
我们公司认为双方面都应当遵守合同。
take up the running 带头;率先：
If you want to make friends with others，you will have to take up the running.
如果你想跟别人交朋友，你就得主动一点。
take up time 费时间;需要时日：
It takes up time to solve such a deeprooted problem thoroughly.
彻底解决这样一个根深蒂固的问题需要时日。
take sth up with 向(某人)提出某事：
That company takes up an unreasonable demand in business with our company and asks us to accept.
那家公司在业务上向我们公司提出一项不合理要求，叫我们接受。
take sth up with one’s fingertips用手指尖捡起或夹起某物：
Children can often take up with their fingertips such minute things as adults cannot see clearly.
孩子们时常能把大人们不能看清的微小东西用手指尖捡起来。
tank up 〈口语〉给……灌满油箱;喝醉酒(尤指啤酒)：
We tank up our car so that it need not be replenished on the way.
我们给汽车灌满油箱，半路上就不用加油了。
team up 协力工作;搭配：
Your fashionable hat and shoes team up nicely with your fur coat.
你的裘皮外衣配上这时髦的帽子和鞋格外生色。
The jig is up/over.〈美俚语〉一切都完了;事情失败了。
The jig is up and the bankrupt banker has committed suicide.
一切都完了，那破产的银行家也已自杀了。
think up 〈口语〉想出;发明;设计出：
He can always think up a way to complete the task which others consider impossible to perform.
别人认为不能做的事他总能想出办法去完成。
throw/toss up the sponge (指比赛)承认失败;认输：
Their team threw up the sponge even in the middle of the match.
他们队甚至在比赛中途就承认失败了。
throw up 1
呕吐(食物)：
A patient threw up all that he had taken at supper.
一个病人把他晚饭吃的东西都吐出来了。
2
辞去(工作);辞(职)：
The clerk has thrown up his post owing to disagreement with his superiors.
由于跟上级意见不和，那职员已辞去他的职位。
3
产生(名人)：
Our country has thrown up many great thinkers and scientists both in ancient times and at present.
我国在古代和现在都出了许多伟大的思想家和科学家。
throw up in/into the wind 〈美〉弃置不顾;半路上丢开不管：
His defect is that he would throw up into the wind anything he has lost his interest in.
他的缺点是对已失去兴趣的事总是弃置不顾。
throw up the tab 赊卖：
The company has a large stock of goods and cannot sell them out for cash，they have to throw up the tab.
那家公司有大量存货但没有人愿意用现金购买，他们只好赊卖。
Thumbs up! 太好了! 好极了!When people saw that our team kicked a goal，they cried，“Thumbs up!”当人们看到我们队踢进一个球时，他们高喊“好极了!”
tie up 1
束缚;包扎：
Adam is an able young man，he ought to be able to develop his ability to the full，but his large family ties him up，he has to earn money to support it.
亚当是个有才能的青年，理应大有作为，但是他必须挣钱赡养他的大家庭，这就把他束缚住了。
2
有关联;有联系：
These two companies are tied up with each other，they are under the administration of the same board of directors.
这两家公司互有关联，他们属于同一个董事会管理。
Time is up 时间到了;没有时间了：
Time is up，please give in your examination papers.
时间到了，请将你们的试卷交上来。
tone up 1
加强;提高：
We do morning exercise everyday because it tones up the muscles and makes us healthy.
我们每日做晨练，因为它能增强肌肉，使我们健康。
2
使(色调等)更光亮：
When we put a dark background to the colourful picture，its tint was much toned up.
我们将那张彩色图画放在一个暗背景时，图画的色调显得更加明亮。
top up 加满;装满(一部分尚空的容器)：
As the bag is only half filled，he tops it up with more grain.
那条口袋只装了一半，他就放入更多的粮食把它加满。
toss up 掷硬币;掷铜板(以决定某一件事)：
Two boys are of different opinions about which cinema to go to，they toss up to decide it.
上哪个电影院去看电影两个男孩意见不一致，于是他们就掷硬币来决定它。
to sum up (作插入语)总而言之;总之：
To sum up，it is always wise to take the advice of old people.
总而言之，听从老年人的建议永远是明智的。
touch up 润色(文章等);引起(回忆等)：
When the famous artist touched up a picture with only a few strokes，the picture became much more splendid at once.
当那位著名画家只几笔就润色了一张画时，那张画立即变得非常绮丽。
trump up 捏造;假造(理由、事实等)：
It is immortal to trump up false stories when one makes a report，we should tell the truth.
写报告时捏造事实是不道德的行为，我们应当实事求是。
turn/tumble up sb’s heels 〈口语〉把某人打倒在地：
One of the two boxers is much stronger than the other，he tumbles up his opponent’s heels with only a few strokes.
这两位拳击手当中，有一个比对手强得多，他只用几拳就把对手打倒在地。
turn (sth) up 1
出现;出席：
Our director turned up early at the meeting，for he had something to declare to us.
我们主任很早就来开会，因为他有些事要对我们宣布。
2
被发现(偶然地)：
The pen he has lost turns up at the bottom of his drawer.
他丢失的那支钢笔在他的抽屉底部被发现。
3
翻起;把……翻转过来：
Farmers turned up the soil after rain to sow crops.
下雨以后，农民们把土翻起以种植庄稼。
turn up one’s nose at 蔑视;看不起：
One should never turn up his nose at others no matter how able or how learned he is，he should know that for every able person there is always one still abler.
一个人无论多么有才能多么有学问，也不应当蔑视别人，要知道，能人背后有能人。
turn up the thumb (表示)赞成;称赞：
When Douglas helped an old lady up from the ground and saw her home，everyone turned up the thumb.
当道格拉斯把一位跌倒的老太太从地上扶起并送她回家时，大家都极口称赞。
up against the wall 处于极困难的境地：
A stranger fell ill in the hotel，he had no friend here and he had little money left，he was up against the wall，we should help him at once.
一个陌生人在旅馆中病倒，他在这里没有一个朋友，他的钱也没有多少了，处于极困难的境地，我们要立刻帮助他。
up a gum-tree 〈俚语〉有困难;在困境：
Donald is up a gum-tree，his friends all come to help him.
唐纳德处于困境了，他的朋友们都来帮助他。
up hill and down dale 1
翻山越谷：
Geologists go up hill and down dale to survey strata and prospect mines.
地质学家们翻山越谷勘查地层勘探矿藏。
2
拼命地;坚持地：
David is in bad luck but he struggles up hill and down dale against it.
大卫正在走坏运，但他拼命地跟坏运争斗。
up sb’s street 〈口语〉在某人的知识或兴趣范围内：
He is an engineer of mechanics，so machine-manufacturing is up his street.
他是个机械工程师，所以机械制造是在他的知识范围之内。
up the pole 〈俚语〉处于困境;进退维谷：
Mr Brown is up the pole，he has no money to cure his illness，when his friends know this，they send him to hospital at once and settle everything for him.
布朗先生处于困境，他没有钱治病，当他的朋友们知道以后，立刻就把他送进医院，一切事情都给他解决好了。
up the wind 顶着风：
When a ship sails up the wind，she should have all her sails furled or the wind will push her back.
一只船顶着风航行时，它的帆必须全都降下，否则风就要把它往后面推。
used up 〈口语〉筋疲力尽：
Dick is used up in the evening because he has worked hard all day long.
狄克在晚上筋疲力尽了，因为他已经奋力干了一整天的工作。
use up 用尽;用完：
Our car has used up its petrol，we must find a gas station.
我们汽车的油已经用尽了，我们必须寻找加油站。
wait up for 为等(某人)而熬夜;为等(某人)而不睡：
John has not been back late at night，his parents are very anxious and wait up for him.
约翰到深夜还未回家，他的父母很着急，熬夜等着他。
wake up (使)醒;(使)清醒;(使)奋发：
Our friend toiled too much the night before，He slept so soundly the next morning that no one could wake him up，even shouting by his ears.
我们的朋友头天晚上过于劳累，转天早晨他睡得如此深沉——即使在他耳边喊叫也不能把他唤醒。
wake up the wrong passenger〈美口语〉怪错了人;骂错了人：
The naughty boy broke a cup but his mother scolded his little brother，she woke up the wrong passenger.
那淘气男孩打碎了茶杯，他的母亲却责骂他的小弟弟，她骂错了人。
walk up 1
〈口语〉请进(马戏团等招呼人进去观赏的用语)：
Walk up，ladies and gentlemen，wonderful performance inside.
女士们先生们，请进，里面有精彩的表演。
2
沿着……走：
After supper，we often walk slowly up an avenue，enjoying cool air.
晚饭以后，我们时常沿着一条林荫道缓步而行，享受凉爽的天气。
3
走上(楼、山等)：
There is no one downstairs，so we walk up to see if there is anyone upstairs.
楼下一个人也没有，所以我们上楼看看楼上是否有人。
walk up to 走到……的近前：
A stranger walked up to us and asked the way to the post office.
一个陌生人走到我们近前，问我们去邮政局的路。
warm up 1
使温暖;使亲热：
They made a fire to warm themselves up at night.
夜间他们升起火来取暖。
2
温暖起来：
Spring has come and it warms up day by day.
春天已经到了，天气一天一天地暖和起来。
3
兴奋起来;活跃起来：
The audience warmed up as the speaker went on with his speech.
当演讲人继续进行他的演讲时，听众们活跃起来。
wash (sth) up 1
(饭后)洗碗碟刀叉等餐具：
It is a troublesome thing to wash up after dinner.
饭后洗碗碟是件麻烦的事。
2
洗手洗脸：
Mother asks her children to wash up before and after dinner.
妈妈要求她的孩子们饭前饭后要洗手洗脸。
weigh up 过秤;估量;掂量：
His friends asked him to weigh up the whole thing before he made any decision.
他的朋友们请他在作任何决定以前要把整个事情仔细估量。
well up (眼泪、水等)涌出：
She was so sad that tears welled up in her eyes.
她非常悲伤，眼泪从她的眼中涌出。
whoop it/things up 〈美俚语〉热闹庆祝;大事宣扬：
Dick won the first prize in a contest，the whole family decided to whoop it up.
狄克在竞赛中获得一等奖，全家决定热烈庆祝。
wind up 1
卷紧;上……的发条：
It has become Rose’s habit to wind up her watch in the morning before she goes to school.
每天早晨上学以前给表上弦已经成为罗丝的习惯。
2
(用被动语态)使激动;使兴奋：
The student was wound up to a high pitch of excitement when he heard that he had been admitted to a famous university.
当那学生听到他已被一个有名大学录取时，他极度兴奋。
wipe up 擦净(液体等);消灭;歼灭：
After washing dishes and bowls，she wipes them up with a dry cloth.
洗完碟子碗以后，她用一块干布把它们擦净。
work sth up 1
逐步建立起(事业等);逐步发展起：
Their small workshop has been worked up into a large plant.
他们的小作坊已经逐步发展成一个大工厂。
2
逐步引起或激起：
His eloquent speech has succeeded in working up the feelings of his audience.
他的动人的演说已经成功地把听众的情绪逐步鼓动起来。
work up sb/sth into 使逐步发展到;使逐步达到：
Their performance is so moving that it works up the audience into frenzy.
他们的表演如此感人，使得观众们激动得发狂。
write sth up 1
补写到最近日期：
I have not written my diary for many days，I will write it up this week.
我有许多天没写日记了，这个星期我一定要把它补写到最近。
2
把……写成文：
Our director wants to make a speech at a meeting，he asks his secretary to write up his words into a draft for him.
我们主任想在一个会议上发表演说，他请秘书把他说的话给他写成演讲稿。
3
详细描写;费尽心力记述：
It took them a whole month to write up their adventures in an African forest.
他们用了整整一个月的时间来详细记述他们在一个非洲森林中的探险经历。
4
写文章赞扬或抬高：
A friendly newspaperman wrote up the hard working of all our staff members.
一位友善的新闻记者撰文赞扬我们全体职工的辛勤工作。


李士钧 编著.
英语介词用法词典.
天津：
天津科学技术出版社.
2003.
第913-959页.
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