up for something

a) INTENDavailable for a particular process 用于…

The house is up for sale.

此房出售。

This week 14 of Campbell’s paintings were put up for auction.

本周有14 幅坎贝尔的画被拍卖。

Even the most taboo subjects were up for discussion.

连最忌讳的话题也拿出来讨论了。

b) being considered for election or for a job 被考虑，被提名〔当候选人，做某一工作等〕

Senator Frank Church was coming up for re-election that year.

那一年参议员弗兰克·丘奇被提名竞选连任。

She is one of five candidates up for the chief executive’s job.

她是总经理职位的五位候选人之一。

c) GO TO/ATTENDSCTappearing in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime 出庭受审

Ron’s up for drinking and driving next week.

罗恩因酒后驾车将于下周出庭受审。

d) spoken willing to do something or interested in doing something 愿意做某事；对某事感兴趣

We’re going to the pub later – are you up for it?

我们等一会儿要去酒吧，你愿意来吗？

Examples from the Corpus

up for something• Even the most personal subjects were up for discussion.• The house is up for sale.

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