up·grade /ʌpˈɡreɪd/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TDIMPROVE to make a computer, machine, or piece of software better and able to do more things 使〔计算机、机器、软件〕升级upgrade (something) to something You’ll need to upgrade your hard drive to 120Mb before running this software. 运行这个软件之前你需要把硬盘升级到 120 兆。
2 [transitiveT] to improve something and make it more modern, especially in order to provide a better service 提高;改善〔尤指服务〕 The hotel has recently been refurbished and upgraded. 这家酒店最近重新装修过,设施更加完善了。
3 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TTA to give someone a better seat on a plane or a better room in a hotel than the one they paid for 给〔飞机乘客或宾馆客人〕升级upgrade (somebody) to something We can upgrade you to business class. 我们可以为您升级到商务舱。
4. [transitiveT]BEC to give someone a more important job 擢升〔某人〕,给〔某人〕升职 5 [transitiveT] to change the official description of something to make it seem better or more important 使升格,提高〔某事物的〕地位 OPP downgradeupgrade something to something Four of the regions were upgraded to the status of republic. 其中四个地区升格为共和国。
6. upgrade your skills to learn new and more modern ways of doing a particular job 提高技能 —upgrade /ˈʌpɡreɪd/ noun [countableC]