buck up phrasal verbphr v a) HAPPYto become happier, or to make someone happier (使)振作精神,(使)快活起来 Come on, buck up, things aren’t that bad! 好啦,打起精神,事情还没那么糟糕!
buck somebody ↔ up You need something to buck you up. 你需要点刺激。
b) buck up!HURRY British EnglishBrE old-fashioned used to tell someone to hurry up 赶快! 快点! Buck up, John! We’ll be late. 快点,约翰! 我们要迟到了。
c) informal to improve, or to make something improve (使)好转 It’ll be a long time before the situation starts to buck up. 这种情形要过很久才会好转。
buck something ↔ up a company that is looking to buck up its networking capabilities 一家正在设法扩大其网络容量的公司
d) buck your ideas upIMPROVE British EnglishBrE informal used to tell someone to improve their behaviour or attitude 〔用于告诫别人〕规矩起来,端正态度 buck your ideas up• Meanwhile, both Severiano Ballesteros and Jose-Maria Olazabal had bucked their ideas up.