be well up in/on something1 (also be up on something American EnglishAmE) informal to know a lot about something 非常熟悉某事;精通某事 I’m not all that well up in musical matters. 音乐方面我不太懂。
Conrad’s really up on his geography, isn’t he? 康拉德地理学得非常好,是吗?
2 informal especially British EnglishBrEKNOW something to know a lot about a particular subject 对〔某个科目〕非常熟悉 Geoff’s always been well up on the internet. 杰夫对因特网一直都懂得很多。
be well up in/on something• By eight o'clock, when the first pair was due to tee off, the sun was well up in a clear sky.• But deep inside there was a brooding that was welling up in him.