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PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES

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1. PREP If a person or thing goes up something such as a slope, ladder, or chimney, they move away from the ground or to a higher position. 向上
They were climbing up a narrow mountain road. 他们正爬上一条狭窄的山路。
I ran up the stairs and saw Alison lying at the top. 我跑上楼梯，看见艾莉森躺在顶上。
2. ADV Up is also an adverb. 向上地
Finally, after an hour, I went up to Jeremy's room. 一个小时后，我终于上楼去了杰里米的房间。
Intense balls of flame rose up into the sky. 炙热的火球冲上天空。
3. PREP If a person or thing is up something such as a ladder or a mountain, they are near the top of it. 靠近…顶端
He was up a ladder sawing off the tops of his apple trees. 他在梯子上锯苹果树的树冠。
4. ADV Up is also an adverb. 靠近顶端[ADV after v]
...a research station perched 4,000 metres up on the lip of the crater. …位于海拔4000米，靠近火山口的一个研究站。
5. ADV You use up to indicate that you are looking or facing in a direction that is away from the ground or toward a higher level. 朝上[ADV after v]
Keep your head up, and look around you from time to time. 抬起头来,不时地环顾四周。
6. ADV If someone stands up, they move so that they are standing. 起来[ADV after v]
He stood up and went to the window. 他站了起来，走向窗户。
7. PREP If you go or look up something such as a road or river, you go or look along it. If you are up a road or river, you are somewhere along it. 沿着[v PREP n]
A line of tanks came up the road from the city. 一排坦克由市里沿路开过来了。
We leaned on the wooden rail of the bridge and looked up the river. 我们靠在桥的木栏杆上，沿河望去。
8. ADV If you are travelling to a particular place, you can say that you are going up to that place, especially if you are going toward the north or to a higher level of land. If you are already in such a place, you can say that you are up there. 向上 (尤指向北方或向高处); 在 (北方或高处)[口语]
I'll be up to see you tomorrow. 我明天上来看你。
He was living up North. 他当时正住在北方。
9. ADV If you go up to something or someone, you move to the place where they are and stop there. 往
The girl ran the rest of the way across the street and up to the car. 那个女孩穿过街道，跑完剩下的一段路，来到那辆车旁。
On the way out a boy of about ten came up on roller skates. 在出去的路上，一个大约十岁的男孩穿着旱冰鞋滑了过来。
10. ADV If an amount of something goes up, it increases. If an amount of something is up, it has increased and is at a higher level than it was. 增多; 上涨
The total budget went up almost $300 million. 总预算几乎增加了3亿美元。
Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up. 旅游火了，职位多了，个人收入涨了。
11. ADJ If you are up, you are not in bed. 起床的[v-link ADJ]
Are you sure you should be up?
你肯定你该起床了吗?
These days they were up at the crack of dawn. 这些天他们在破晓时就起床。
12. ADJ If a period of time is up, it has come to an end. (时间) 到点的[v-link ADJ]
The moment the half-hour was up, Brooks rose. 半小时一到,布鲁克斯就起来了。
13. ADJ If a computer or computer system is up, it is working. Compare down. (计算机或计算机系统) 工作的[v-link ADJ]
The new system is up and ready to run. 新系统工作了，可以开始运行了。
14. PHRASE If someone who has been in bed for some time, for example because they have been sick, is up and about, they are now out of bed and living their normal life. 已下床从事正常活动的
How are you Lennox? Good to see you up and about. 伦诺克斯你好吗? 真高兴看到你恢复正常活动了。
15. PHRASE If you say that something is up, you mean that something is wrong or that something worrying is happening. 出问题[非正式]
What is it then? Something's up, isn't it?
那么这是怎么回事？出问题了，是不是？
16. PHRASE If you say to someone "What's up?" or if you tell them what's up, you are asking them or telling them what is wrong or what is worrying them. 出了什么事？[非正式]
"What's up?" I said to him.—"Just tired," he answered. “出了什么事？”我对他说。— “只是累了，”他答道。
17. PHRASE If you move up and down somewhere, you move there repeatedly in one direction and then in the opposite direction. 上下地; 来来回回
I used to jump up and down to keep warm. 我过去常常上下跳动来保暖。
I strolled up and down thoughtfully before calling a taxi. 叫出租车前,我若有所思地来回踱步。
18. up in arms→see arm

USED IN COMBINATION AS A PREPOSITION

up /ʌp/

PHRASE
1. PHRASE If you feel up to doing something, you are well enough to do it. 能胜任
Those patients who were up to it could move to the adjacent pool. 身体状况允许的病人可以到旁边的那个游泳池去。
His fellow directors were not up to running the business without him. 没有他，其他主管管理不了这家企业。
2. PHRASE To be up to something means to be secretly doing something that you should not be doing. 捣鬼[非正式]
Why did you need a room unless you were up to something?
除非你要捣什么鬼，不然为什么需要一个房间呢？
They must have known what their father was up to. 他们一定已经知道他们的父亲在暗地里做什么。
3. PHRASE If you say that it is up to someone to do something, you mean that it is their responsibility to do it. 是…的责任
It was up to him to make it right, no matter how long it took. 不管需要花多长时间，把事情摆平是他的责任。
I'm sure I'd have spotted him if it had been up to me. 要是换了我，我肯定已经认出他了。
4. PHRASE Up until or up to are used to indicate the latest time at which something can happen, or the end of the period of time that you are referring to. 直至
Please feel free to call me any time up until 9:30 at night. 晚上9:30之前随时都可以给我打电话。
5. PHRASE You use up to to say how large something can be or what level it has reached. 多达; 高达
Up to twenty thousand students paid between five and six thousand dollars. 多达2万名学生支付了5000到6000美元。
6. PHRASE If someone or something is up for election, review, or discussion, they are about to be considered. 将被考虑
A third of the Senate and the entire House are up for re-election. 1/3的参议员和全体众议员将重新选举。
7. PHRASE If you are up for something, you are willing or eager to do it. 愿意做; 急于做[非正式]
I'm starved. Who's up for pizza?
我快饿死了。谁想吃比萨饼？
8. PHRASE If you are up against something, you have a very difficult situation or problem to deal with. 面临 (困境或困难)
The chairwoman is up against the greatest challenge to her position. 女主席面临她职位的最大挑战。
9. up to par→see par

VERB USES

up /ʌp/ (upping,upped,ups)

PHRASE
1. V-T If you up something such as the amount of money you are offering for something, you increase it. 增加; 提高
He upped his offer for the company. 他提高了对该公司的出价。
Drug stores upped sales by 63 percent. 药店的销售额增加了63%。
2. V-I If you up and leave a place, you go away from it, often suddenly or unexpectedly. 突然行动
One day he just upped and left. 有一天他突然离开了。

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剑桥词典

up adverb (HIGHER)

A coil of thick blue smoke rose up from his pipe .
Transatlantic airfares are going up.
Although long-distance phone calls are going up, the charge for local calls will not alter .
Share prices moved up slowly yesterday .
She filled the jug up with cream .

up adverb (VERTICAL)

Putting up some new wallpaper has made all the difference to the place .
Hang the clothes up to dry .
His trousers were held up with a piece of elastic .
The children's work had been put up on the walls of the classroom .
I stuck the notice up on the board .

up adverb (TOP)

He tilted his chair backwards and put his feet up on his desk .
I need you to hold it steady while I'm up the ladder .
Dad is up on the roof clearing the guttering .
The sugar is up on that shelf behind you.
Luckily, my toast landed on the carpet with the buttered side up!

up adverb (NEAR)

A car drove up alongside (ours).
He went up to a complete stranger and started talking .
She strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager .
A young girl came up to me and asked for money .
We crept up behind her and yelled "Boo!"

up adverb (INCREASE)

It was rainy this morning , but it brightened up after lunch .
I might just warm up the leftovers from yesterday's meal in the microwave .
Guide dogs open up the lives of the blind or visually impaired .
His time in the army certainly toughened him up.
My foot swelled up to three times the normal size when it was stung by a wasp .

up adverb (NOT IN BED)

On a working day I tend to get up around seven o'clock.
I'm unused to getting up so early.
I was up until three o'clock trying to get it finished !
My sister was up most of the night with her baby who's teething .
We stayed up (late) to watch a film .

up adverb (EXIST)

They're planning to set up their own business .
Could we set up a meeting for next week ?
We were discussing who would be suitable for the job , and your name came up.
A job in the sales department has come up - would you be interested ?
There are several things I'd like to bring up at the meeting tomorrow .

up adverb (EQUAL)

I need a couple of days in the office to catch up with some paperwork .
We've received so many orders that we're finding it difficult to keep up with the demand .
I'm planning to catch up on some sleep this weekend .
Jack finds it difficult to keep up with the rest of the class .
My Italian friends speak so fast that I find it really difficult to keep up with what they're saying.

up adverb (TOGETHER)

if you put a little money aside each week , it's surprising how quickly it adds up.
if you add those four figures up, it comes to £400.
Collect up your things and follow me.
She gathered up the newspapers that were scattered around the floor .
I just need to gather up a few things and then we can go.

up adverb (TIGHTLY)

She wrapped the vase up carefully before packing it in the suitcase .
I found a bundle of letters tied up with a red ribbon at the back of her drawer .
Can you help me do up my dress ?
Do your laces up or you'll trip over.
Wrap him up in a blanket and give him a hot drink .