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[ʌp] 1. prep

1) (to higher point on) [+ hill, slope, ladder, stairs] 沿...向上 [yán...xiàngshàng]

* he went up the stairs/the hill/the ladder — 他上了楼/山/梯子

2) (along) [+ road, river] 沿着 [yánzhe]

* a bus came/went up the road — 一辆公共汽车沿着路开过来/去

3) (at higher point on) [+ hill, ladder, tree] 在...高处 [zài...gāochù]; [+ road] 在...高远处 [zài...gāoyuǎnchù]; [+ river] 在...上游 [zài...shàngyóu]

* the cat was up a tree — 猫在树上

* they live further up the street — 他们住在这条街那边儿

2. adv

1) (towards higher point) 往上 [wǎngshàng]

* the lift only goes up to the 12th floor — 电梯只到12层楼以上

* to pace up and down — 走来走去

2) (at higher point) 高高地 [gāogāo de]

* up in the sky — 在天上

* up here/there — 这/那上面

* up above — 再往上

3)

* to be up — (be out of bed) 起床 [qǐchuáng]; (be at an end) [+ time] 结束 [jiéshù]; (be on the increase) [+ price, level, amount] 上升 [shàngshēng]

* what's up? — (inf) 怎么了？

* what's up with him? — 他怎么了？

4) (to/in the north) 在/向北方 [zài/xiàng běifāng]

* he often comes up to Scotland — 他常北上去苏格兰

* how long are you staying up here? — 你在那儿住了多久了？

5) (approaching)

* to go/come/run up (to sb) — (朝某人)走去/过来/跑去 [(cháo mǒurén) zǒuqù/guòlái/pǎoqù]

6)

* up to — (as far as) 直到 [zhídào]; (in approximations) 多达 [duōdá]

* the water came up to his knees — 水到他的膝盖了

* I can spend up to £100 — 我可以花到100英镑

* up to 100 people — 多达100人

7)

* up to or until — 直到 [zhídào]

* I'll be here up to or until 5.30 pm — 我会一直呆到下午5点30分

* up to now — 直到现在

8)

* it is up to you (to decide) — 随便你（ 决定 ） [suíbiàn nǐ (juédìng)]

9)

* to be up to sth — (inf) (be doing) 忙于做某件坏事 [máng yú zuò mǒu jiàn huàishì]

* what is he up to? — 他在捣什么鬼？

10)

* to be up to sth — (adequate for) [+ task] 足够某事 [zúgòu mǒushì]; [+ standard] 达到某事 [dádào mǒushì]

* his work is not up to the required standard — 他的工作未能达到要求的标准

* to be up to doing sth — 胜任做某事

11)

* to feel up to sth/to doing sth — 感到能胜任某事/感到有力气做某事 [gǎndào néng shèngrèn mǒushì/gǎndào yǒu lìqi zuò mǒushì]

12) (in other expressions)

* to be up against sb/sth — 面临某人/某事 [miànlín mǒurén/mǒushì]

* to be up for discussion — 即将讨论

3. vt

(increase) 增加 [zēngjiā]

4. vi; (inf)

* she upped and left — 她突然起身离开了 [tā tūrán qǐshēn líkāi le]

5. n pl

* ups and downs — (in life, career) 起起伏伏 [qǐqǐ fúfú]

* we all have our ups and downs — 我们都有盛衰浮沉