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up1 /ʌp/ ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv , preposition , adjective  
1  UPto a higher position 朝更高的位置 towards a higher place or position 从下往上地，向上地 OPP down
 We walked slowly up the hill.
我们慢慢地爬上山。
 She picked her jacket up off the floor.
她从地板上捡起外套。
 paths leading up into the mountains
通往山里的小径
 Tim had climbed up a tree to get a better view.
蒂姆爬到了树上，以便看得更清楚。
 Put up your hand if you know the answer.
如果知道答案就举手。
 The water was getting up my nose.
水已经没到了我的鼻子。
 Karen lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling.
卡伦仰卧着，盯着天花板。
2  UPin a higher position 在较高的位置 in a higher place or position 在上面，在高处 OPP down
 John’s up in his bedroom.
约翰在楼上他的卧室里。
 a plane flying 30,000 feet up
在三万英尺高空飞行的飞机
 Her office is just up those stairs.
她的办公室就在那段楼梯上面。
 The doctor’s assistant was up a ladder in the stockroom.
医生的助手正在储藏室的梯子上。
3  VERTICALto be upright 处于直立的位置 into an upright or raised position 竖起；直立；起来
 Everyone stood up for the national anthem.
全体起立，奏国歌。
 Mick turned his collar up against the biting winds.
米克竖起衣领抵挡刺骨的寒风。
4  along 沿着 in or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path 在[向]…的较远处 SYN down
 She lives just up the street.
她就住在这条街的前面。
 We walked up the road towards the church.
我们沿着那条路向教堂走去。
5  SGnorth 北 in or towards the north 在北方；向北
 They live up north.
他们住在北部。
 We’re driving up to Chicago for the conference.
我们正驾车北上芝加哥参加会议。
 a stormy voyage up the east coast from Miami to Boston
沿东海岸从迈阿密到波士顿的一段颠簸的航程
6  NEARclose 接近 very close to someone or something 靠近，上来
 A man came up and offered to buy him a drink.
一名男子走上前来说要请他喝一杯。
up to
 She drove right up to the front door.
她把车一直开到前门口。
up against
 The bed was up against the wall.
床紧靠着墙。
7  to more important place 到更重要的地方 used to show that the place someone goes to is more important than the place they start from 上，到〔更重要的地方〕
 Have you been up to London recently?
你最近去过伦敦吗？
8  river 河 towards the place where a river starts 向〔河流的源头〕 OPP down
9  INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTmore 更高，更多 at or towards a higher level or a greater amount 在，向〔更高水平或更多数量〕 OPP down
10  winning 获胜 British EnglishBrE beating your opponent by a certain number of points 领先于〔对手〕 OPP down
11  not in bed 没睡觉，起床 not in bed 不在床上
12  FINISH/COME TO AN ENDfinishing 完成 used after certain verbs to show that something is completely finished, used, or removed 〔用于某些动词后表示彻底完结、用完或除去〕
13  PIECEPARTcutting/dividing 切割/分成 used after certain verbs to show that something is cut, broken etc into pieces or divided into parts 〔用于某些动词之后表示成为碎片或分成几部分〕
14  TOGETHERcollecting 聚拢，收集 used after certain verbs to show that things are collected together 〔用于某些动词之后表示合在一起〕
15  TOPpart on top 顶部 used to say which surface or part of an object should be on top 〔物体的部位〕朝上
16  ABOVEabove a level 高于某一水平 above and including a certain level, age, or amount 在…及以上〔指水平、年龄或数量〕
17  up and down 
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look somebody up and down• Ron Barton looked her up and down.• She looked him up and down.• The guy looked him up and down and then something clicked.• She stood there, looking Sherman up and down, as if she were angry.• Raul looked him up and down, eyes opened wide with derision.• Every day after the first two weeks I would look anxiously up and down the road, hoping to see their car.• The eaters were lo-cals; they looked us up and down when we went in.
18  up to something 
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up to no good• I think Ken's up to no good.• They were organizing, they were.. up to no good.• When the political right starts appealing to liberty, it is frequently up to no good.
19  be up to somebody 
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be up to somebody• The effect, enhanced in buildings and enclosed spaces, can be up to 16 times more destructive than conventional high explosives.• Here, at least, the level of knowledge should be up to answering more detailed questions.• It is up to Jim and Bess Hunt to investigate the case.• The water is nearly above my waist now and soon it will be up to my neck.• It is up to the parents to be parents.• It is up to the researcher not to damage that trust but to build on it.• If anyone asked what they were up to, they planned to say they were on a fishing expedition.• It is up to us to take advantage of this opportunity and make it a new start for a healthier future.
20  FINISH/COME TO AN ENDfinished time 结束的时间 if a period of time is up, it is finished 〔一段时间〕已结束，已过去
21. TTRroad repairs 道路整修 if a road is up, its surface is being repaired 〔路面〕在整修
22  TDcomputer 计算机 if a computer system is up, it is working 运行中 OPP down
23  up against something/somebody DEAL WITHhaving to deal with a difficult situation or opponent 必须应对某事/某人
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up against it• Gingerly he reached forward, found a wall and levered himself up against it.• Having lost twice to Ards this season, manager Billy Sinclair knows his improving side will be up against it.• However, if it was too successful, it sooner or later found the others lined up against it.• The whole weight of the State would be ganged up against it.• There was another Bentley outside the grey slate Gothic place with a smart yellow Cortina snuggling up against it.• Three Rose was up against it.• Then it returned to the original wagon and backed up against it again.• A state is totally up against it when it wants to kill somebody.
24  up for something 
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up for something• Even the most personal subjects were up for discussion.• The house is up for sale.
25  something is up spokenPROBLEM if something is up, someone is feeling unhappy because they have problems, or there is something wrong in a situation 发生了某事，出了什么事
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what’s up?• "Hey Chris, what's up?" "Not much."
26  be well up in/on something  (also be up on something American EnglishAmE) informal to know a lot about something 非常熟悉某事；精通某事
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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.
27  be up before something/somebody informalSCT to appear in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime 出庭受审
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be up before something/somebody• Borrowers on a budget plan have to wait till the year is up before they can reap the benefits.• I had not slept much and was up before dawn.• In November 1987 they were up before the court on badger digging charges - one got off due to inadequate evidence.• Rae was up before dawn all that week.• The women were up before first light and called me over for tea.• We will have to be up before dawn for the Buddhist ceremony.
28  be up to here British EnglishBrE (also have had it up to here) spokenFED UP to be very upset and angry because of a particular situation or person 感到非常气愤
29. up the workers!/up the reds! etc British EnglishBrE spokenSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANSUPPORT A TEAM OR PLAYER used to express support and encouragement for a particular group of people or for a sports team 工人们加油！/红队加油！等
30  up yours! spoken not politeINSULT used as a very rude and offensive reply to someone who has said something that annoys you 去你的！
31. somebody is (so) up himself/herself etc informal if you say that someone is up himself or up herself, you mean that they pay too much attention to themselves and what they do or what they look like – used to show disapproval 某人只有他自己/她自己等；某人很自我〔含贬义〕
→ not be up to much at much2(8)
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up• Larry's hair was sticking straight up.• Make sure this side of the box is facing up.• The helicopter hovered up above us.• He came right up and asked my name.• Caroline looked up and laughed.• I picked up as many of the beads as I could find.• The boy turned and stared up at her.• Everyone stood up for the national anthem.• "Where is Alex?" "He's up in his room."• He was pointing his rifle straight up in the air.• I found some old pictures of my mother up in the attic.• My cousins live up north.• Put the picture higher up on the wall.• Darryl climbed up onto the roof.• Elaine brought up the issue of childcare.• Let's cover up the machinery just in case it rains.• Are you able to see up there or do you need a flashlight?• Let's just add up these figures quickly.• I walked up to the counter and demanded my money back.• The closet's completely filled up with all Mia's old clothes.
up on• Profits are up on last year.
up and about• And counting down. 11.59 High upon the roof of the Butcher Building the boy Jonathan was up and about.• I heard you up and about.• Then he would be up and about, able to apply himself to unfinished business.• He was up and about and shouting at all and sundry.• You probably felt it today because you were up and about at the doctor's.• He likes to be up and about, moving from one place, to another, doing things.• My grandmother thought that when her daughter was up and about she would have to part from the baby.• Somebody out there has thought about of lot of the situations that can come up and about ways to handle them.
and up• The movie is appropriate for children twelve and up.• Often in olden days would I be lifted up, and up, and up, for the sake of my plays.• They watched it fly up and up, gliding over the sea.• We dragged ourselves up the wide, eroded mess of a path that leads to Ben Lawers and up into the storm.• It was then I started doing this form of meditation, walking around the hill and up it.• Each summer, the ferns had grown through and up over the twigs.• Again the enemy pushes through the meadow and up the hill, and the battle is renewed.• She threw the chips into the sand for the predators, and upped the speed.• We reached the muddy cobbles of the city, going through Bowyers Row and up towards Cripplegate.
up and running• Our new factory in Belize is finally up and running.• In the event, the coal crisis didn't materialize, but nuclear power was by that time up and running.• Disruption was minimal with the backing plant up and running again in time for the factory re-opening.• We provide the support to get customers up and running and allow their system to operate over the Internet.• Weather permitting, the telescope could be up and running as early as 1998, he said.• Hopefully, the telescope will be up and running as early as next year.• Joseph says the black advocacy project is unlikely to be up and running before next year.• Once the bank is up and running, children learn how to deal with people and develop working relationships with each other.• The ad says the computer can be up and running in less than an hour.• The Capital Area Training Foundation has had more difficulty getting school-to-work initiatives up and running in other industries.• Once the tank is up and running water quality should be maintained by regular partial water changes of 20-30% each week.
up2 noun  
1  ups and downs informalPROBLEM the mixture of good and bad experiences that happen in any situation or relationship 盛衰；浮沉；苦乐
2  be on the up British EnglishBrE spoken to be improving or increasing 正在好转[增加]
3  be on the up and up 
up3 verb (upped, upping)  
1  INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT[transitiveT] to increase the amount or level of something 提高；增加
2  up and do something SUDDENLYto suddenly do something different or surprising 突然做〔某事〕
→ up the ante at ante1, → up sticks at stick2(12)
Examples from the Corpus
up• We upped periscope, identified it, then downed periscope.• After the families of the two men were contacted, the ransom was upped to $ 1 million.
up- /ʌp/ prefix  
1  UPmaking something higher 使升级，使更高
2  [especially in adverbs and adjectives]TOP at or towards the top or beginning of something 在[向]…高处[源头](的)
3  [especially in verbs]TURNTAKE something FROM SOMEWHERE taking something from its place or turning it upside down 使起来〔离开原位〕；使颠倒
4  [especially in adjectives and adverbs]BETTER at or towards the higher or better part of something 在[向]更高之处(的)；在[向]更好之处(的)
→ down-
Examples from the Corpus
up-• climbing uphill• sailing upriver
From Longman Business Dictionary
upup /ʌp/ adverbadv
if a computer, machine etc is up, it is working normally and not broken
Is the network up now?
→ opposite down1
up1 adverbadv
→10-19
→20-31

→REGISTER1up2 nounup3 verbup- prefix
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