动词短语
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| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (total) | SCSimplified Chinese 加起来总和是 |
| | The opposite sides of a die add up to seven. |
| | 骰子对边加起来为七。 |
| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (indicate, lead to) | SCSimplified Chinese 意味着 yì wèi zhe
TCTraditional Chinese 意味著 / 意味着 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等同于 yì wèi zhe ，děng tóng yú
TCTraditional Chinese 等同於 |
| | The evidence adds up to a clear attempt to steal the goods. |
| | 证据显示确实有人企图偷窃货物。 |
| buddy up to vtr phrasal insep | US, informal (curry favor of, befriend) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...友好
TCTraditional Chinese 對…友好 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 亲近 qīn jìn |
| build up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (work gradually towards [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 逐渐达到
TCTraditional Chinese 逐漸達到 |
| | The race was building up to an exciting finish. |
| | 比赛即将迎来令人激动的最终时刻。 |
| cast up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, regional (reproach [sb] with [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 责怪 zé guài |
| | Jock cast up to Mary that she was to blame for their situation. |
| | 乔克责备玛丽，说她应该为他们的处境负责。 |
catch up with [sb/sth],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (go as fast as) | SCSimplified Chinese 追上 zhuī shàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 赶上 zhuī shàng ，gǎn shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 趕上 |
| | I walk faster than he does, so I wait at each corner for him to catch up with me. |
| | 我走得比他快，所以我在每个转角都会等他赶上来。 |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (join, reach) | SCSimplified Chinese 追上, 赶上 |
| | You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here. |
| | 你先走，我一完成这里的工作就去找你。 |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (repay: with [sth] bad) (过去造成的问题带来麻烦) | SCSimplified Chinese 找上 |
| | Finally, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick. |
| | 最后，他那些不健康的坏习惯来找他麻烦了：他病得非常严重。 |
| chalk [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (attribute, ascribe [sth] to [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 将...归咎于 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 将...归因于 |
| | Don accidentally ran a red light; he chalked it up to tiredness. |
| come up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (approach [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 接近某人 |
| | He came up to me in the street and tried to bum a dollar. |
| | 他从街上向我走来，想讨要一块钱。 |
| come up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reach as high as) | SCSimplified Chinese 变得跟…一样高，到…的高度 biàn de gēn yí yàng gāo |
| | Don't worry if you can't swim; the water will only come up to your knees. |
| | 即便不会游泳也不用担心，那里的水只会到你的膝盖那么高。 |
| come up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (meet: standards, expectations) (标准、要求等) | SCSimplified Chinese 达到 dá dào
TCTraditional Chinese 達到 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 达成 dá dào，dá chéng
TCTraditional Chinese 達成 |
| | No matter what he did, he wasn't able to come up to his father's expectations. |
| | 无论做什么，他都无法达到父亲的预期。 |
cozy up to [sb] (US),
cosy up to [sb] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (ingratiate yourself) | SCSimplified Chinese 讨好 tǎo hǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 巴结 tǎo hǎo ，bā jie |
| | He's trying to get a promotion and has been cosying up to the boss. |
| face up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | colloquial (acknowledge: [sth] unpleasant) | SCSimplified Chinese 正视 zhèng shì |
| | You need to face up to reality, and deal with the matter swiftly. |
| | 你需要正视事实，并且迅速处理问题。 |
| face up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | colloquial (confront) | SCSimplified Chinese 面对，直面 miàn duì
TCTraditional Chinese 面對 |
| | If you face up to bullies, they usually leave you alone afterwards. |
| | 如果你直面霸凌者，往往事后他们就不来招惹你了。 |
fess up to [sth],
'fess up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, abbreviation (admit) | SCSimplified Chinese 承认 chéng rèn
TCTraditional Chinese 承認 |
| | Jonny fessed up to pranging his dad's car. |
| gear up to do [sth] vi phrasal | figurative, informal (increase work rate) | SCSimplified Chinese 提高效率以做某事 |
| | This business needs to gear up to beat our competitors. |
| | 这项业务需要提高效率以打败我们的竞争对手。 |
| get up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (do: [sth] mischievous) (常指不好的事情) | SCSimplified Chinese 做，干 zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 做，乾 |
| | Katie has locked her bedroom door; what's she getting up to in there? |
| | 凯蒂锁了卧室的门。她在里面干什么呢？ |
hook [sth/sb] up to [sth],
hook [sb/sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (connect, attach) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…连接到 |
| | I had to hire an expert to hook up my computer to the office network. |
| | 我需要请一位专家将我的电脑连上办公室的网络。 |
| kiss up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, slang (be obsequious towards) | SCSimplified Chinese 拍马屁 pāi mǎ pì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 讨好 pāi mǎ pì，tǎo hǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 巴结 pāi mǎ pì，bā jie |
| | You can kiss up to your boss but you're still not guaranteed a pay rise. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (events: come before) | SCSimplified Chinese 作为…的先导 zuò wéi de xiān dǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 引起 zuò wéi de xiān dǎo，yǐn qǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 引起 |
| | The days leading up to the wedding were so busy, with many details to finalise. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (events: culminate in) | SCSimplified Chinese 导致 dǎo zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 導致 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 致使 dǎo zhì，zhì shǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 致使 |
| | In court, the police officer recounted the events leading up to the defendant's arrest. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (introduce: a subject) (话题等) | SCSimplified Chinese 引入，导入 yǐn rù，dǎo rù
TCTraditional Chinese 引入 |
| | The speaker led up to the topic by telling the audience about some of the historical background. |
| | Tessa kept beating about the bush and her brothers wondered what she was leading up to. |
| live up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (be as good as) | SCSimplified Chinese 达到…标准 dá dào biāo zhǔn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不辜负 |
| | She made every effort to live up to her ideals. |
| | 她尽一切努力来达到自己的理想。 |
| look up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (admire and respect [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 敬爱
TCTraditional Chinese 敬愛 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 尊敬 zūn jìng
TCTraditional Chinese 尊敬 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 崇敬 chóng jìng |
| | Ideally, children should look up to their parents. |
| | 理想情况下，孩子们应该敬爱自己的父母。 |
| make up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US, informal (fawn) | SCSimplified Chinese 巴结 bā jie |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 讨好 bā jie ，tǎo hǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 奉承 bā jie ，fèng cheng |
| | That guy makes me sick; he's always making up to the boss. |
| match up to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, figurative, informal (be as good as) | SCSimplified Chinese 比得上 bǐ de shàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 和…一样好 |
| | Sadly, the reality of modelling did not match up to Tracy's dreams. |
| | 遗憾的是，真实的模特职涯与特雷西的梦想千差万别。 |
| measure up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (match, be equal to) | SCSimplified Chinese 达到…的要求 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 符合…的标准 |
| | Rodgers has proved that he is capable of measuring up to the demands of the job. |
| put [sb] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (persuade [sb] to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 唆使某人做某事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 怂恿某人做某事 |
| | Rick was questioned by police but would not reveal who put him up to the crime. |
| | 里克遭到警方的审问，不过就是不透露出唆使他犯罪的元凶。 |
roll up to [sth],
roll up at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (arrive somewhere) | SCSimplified Chinese 到达 dào dá
TCTraditional Chinese 到達 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 出现在 |
| | The drivers rolled up to the starting line and waited for the race to begin. |
| | 车手们汇集在起跑线上，等待比赛开始。 |
| round [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (express as next whole number) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…取整为 |
| | Round the answer up to the nearest 10. |
| | 将答案取整为10。 |
| run up to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (run to [sth/sb] and stop) | SCSimplified Chinese 跑向 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 奔向 bēn xiàng |
| | The boys ran up to the front of the church. |
| | 男孩子们跑向教堂前面。 |
| square up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (prepare to fight [sb/sth]) (指为了打架) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...摆好架势，对...摩拳擦掌 |
| | The wrestler squared up to his opponent. |
| square up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (prepare to solve a problem) (指解决问题) | SCSimplified Chinese 正视 zhèng shì |
| stand up to [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (confront) | SCSimplified Chinese 对抗 duì kàng
TCTraditional Chinese 對抗 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 抵抗 duì kàng，dǐ kàng
TCTraditional Chinese 抵抗 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 反抗 duì kàng，fǎn kàng
TCTraditional Chinese 反抗 |
| | Kate stood up to the bully by telling her loudly to stop. |
| | 凯特反抗那个恶霸，大声叫她停下来。 |
| stand up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (withstand: wear, stress) | SCSimplified Chinese 经久耐用 jīng jiǔ nài yòng
TCTraditional Chinese 經久耐用 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 经得起 jīng jiǔ nài yòng，jīng de qǐ |
| | They ran many trials to ensure the fabric would stand up to the extreme weather conditions. |
| | 他们做了许多测试以确保这种织物能经得起极端气候条件。 |
| suck up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, slang (be obsequious to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 奉承 fèng cheng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 巴结 fèng cheng ，bā jie |
| | The man sucks up to his boss because he wants a raise. |
| | 那人巴结他的老板，因为他想要加薪。 |
| wake up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (become aware of) | SCSimplified Chinese 有所察觉 yǒu suǒ chá jué
TCTraditional Chinese 有所察覺 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 开始了解 yǒu suǒ chá jué，kāi shǐ liǎo jiě |
| | After seeing the note in his pocket, Marsha woke up to the fact that her husband was having an affair. |
| | 发现口袋里的纸条后，玛莎察觉到她丈夫有了婚外情。 |
warm up to [sth] (US),
warm to [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (become more in favor of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 适应 shì yìng
TCTraditional Chinese 適應 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 慢慢习惯 |
| | Alice is warming to the idea of getting a dog after looking after a friend's puppy for a week. |
warm up to [sb] (US),
warm to [sb] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (come to like [sb] better) | SCSimplified Chinese 慢慢喜欢上 |
| | I didn't like my new boss at first, but I'm slowly warming up to her. |
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| bring [sb] up to date v expr | (give [sb] the most recent information) | SCSimplified Chinese 告诉...最新消息 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 给...最新消息 |
| | Alice brought me up to date with all her news. |
buildup,
build-up,
buildup to [sth],
build-up to [sth] n | figurative (gradual approach to an event) | SCSimplified Chinese 造势 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 造势活动 |
| | I'll be watching the build-up to the big game on the sports channel. |
count up to [sth],
count to [sth] v expr | (recite numbers) | SCSimplified Chinese 合计 hé jì
TCTraditional Chinese 合計 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 数到 |
| | I can count up to ten in Chinese. |
be all it's cracked up to be,
be what it's cracked up to be v expr | (be as good as claimed) | SCSimplified Chinese 并没有所说的那么好 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 徒有虚名 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 名不副实 |
| 备注: Often used in the negative. |
| | That film's not all it's cracked up to be; I didn't enjoy it at all! |
dressed to the nines,
dressed up to the nines adj | informal (dressed formally or elegantly) (习惯表达) | SCSimplified Chinese 盛装的 shèng zhuāng de
TCTraditional Chinese 盛裝的 |
| | Everyone was dressed to the nines at the inauguration ball. |
be fed up to the back teeth of doing [sth],
be sick to the back teeth of doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated by [sth] repeated) | SCSimplified Chinese 烦透了 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 失望透顶 |
| 备注: also "with doing sth" |
| | She said angrily that she was fed up to the back teeth of hearing us bicker. |
feel up to [sth],
feel up to doing [sth] v expr | (have health, energy for [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 感觉有精力… |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 感觉有力气… |
| | I'm so tired that I don't even feel up to going to the party. |
gather up courage to do [sth],
gather up the courage to do [sth],
gather the courage to do [sth] v expr | (be brave enough to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 鼓起勇气做某事 |
| | Jane is gathering up the courage to ask her boss for a pay rise. |
| gear up to do [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (mentally: get ready) | SCSimplified Chinese 做好心理准备做某事 |
| | Palmer is gearing up to play in the Denver Broncos' season opener vs. the Indianapolis Colts. |
| | 帕尔默正在做好心理准备去参加丹佛野马队对战印第安纳波利斯小马队的赛季首场。 |
give [sb] a heads-up,
give [sb] a heads up,
give a heads-up to [sb],
give a heads up to [sb] v expr | informal (inform, warn [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 提前通知 tí qián tōng zhī |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 警告 tí qián tōng zhī ，jǐng gào
TCTraditional Chinese 警告 |
give [sb] a leg up,
give a leg up to [sb] v expr | (lift [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 帮忙将某人抬起来 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 帮忙托举某人 |
give [sb] a leg up,
give a leg up to [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (give [sb] an advantage) | SCSimplified Chinese 给某人优势 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 帮某人获得优势 |
| go up to [sb/sth] v expr | (approach, accost) | SCSimplified Chinese 靠近 kào jìn
TCTraditional Chinese 靠近 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 接近 kào jìn，jiē jìn
TCTraditional Chinese 接近 |
| | Don't be shy, just go up to him and say hi! |
| go up to [sth] v expr | (reach as high as) | SCSimplified Chinese 上升至 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 长及 |
| | I want some boots that go up to my knees. |
| have had it up to here v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated) | SCSimplified Chinese 受够了 shòu gòu le |
have had it up to here with [sth/sb],
be up to here with [sth/sb] v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...受够了 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对...很反感 |
| | I've had it up to here with all your excuses! |
| hitch [sth] up to [sth] v expr | (animal: fasten to [sth]) (牲畜) | SCSimplified Chinese 把...套在车上 |
| | He hitched his horse up to the post and went into the saloon for some whiskey. |
| hold a mirror up to [sth] v expr | figurative (reveal [sth] as it truly is) | SCSimplified Chinese 用镜子映照 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 揭开...的本色 |
| in the lead-up to [sth] expr | (in the period before) | SCSimplified Chinese 在...之前 |
| | This change was reflected in the opinion polls conducted in the lead up to the election. |
| It's up to you interj | informal (it is your decision) | SCSimplified Chinese 由你来定 yóu nǐ lái dìng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 你说了算 yóu nǐ lái dìng，nǐ shuō le suàn |
| | We can get Mexican or Chinese food tonight - it's up to you. |
| keep [sb] up to date v expr | (inform regularly) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…了解最新消息 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使…跟上时代 |
| | We'll keep you up to date with the latest business news. |
| keep [sth] up to date v expr | (update) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…保持更新 |
| | It's important to keep your business website up to date. |
| keep up to date v expr | (stay informed) | SCSimplified Chinese 了解最新消息 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 跟上时代 |
| | I read Vogue magazine to keep up to date with all the latest fashions. |
| leading up to prep | (preceding) | SCSimplified Chinese 通往 tōng wǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 通往 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一路通向 tōng wǎng，yí lù tōng xiàng |
| | Investigators are attempting to piece together the events leading up to the murder. |
| leading up to prep | (preparatory to) | SCSimplified Chinese 作为…的准备 zuò wéi de zhǔn bèi |
| | Leading up to Christmas, the shops are heaving with customers. |
link [sth] up with [sth],
link [sth] up to [sth] v expr | (connect: two things) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…与…连接起来 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 将…连接到…上 |
| | We were able to link the computer up to a huge TV screen. |
live up to [sb]'s expectations,
live up to expectations v expr | (be as good as anticipated) | SCSimplified Chinese 不负所望 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 满足期望 |
| | I fear I will never live up to my parents' expectations. |
| live up to your billing v expr | figurative (be as good as expected) | SCSimplified Chinese 不负期待 |
| | Let's hope their new player lives up to his billing and scores a few goals! |
| make it up to [sb] v expr | informal (make amends) | SCSimplified Chinese 弥补所受的伤害等 mí bǔ suǒ shòu de shāng hài děng |
| | George wanted to make it up to Andrea for being so bad-tempered towards her earlier. |
| not up to prep | informal (not fit enough for) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有达到 méi yǒu dá dào
TCTraditional Chinese 沒有達到 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不能胜任 méi yǒu dá dào，bù néng shèng rèn
TCTraditional Chinese 不能勝任 |
| | He tried hard, but he was not up to the challenge. |
| | Your performance is not up to the standards we are looking for. |
| open [sth] up to [sb] v expr | figurative (extend to include) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…打开，对…开放 |
| | Email was opened up to the public in the early 1990s. |
| own up to [sth] v expr | (confess responsibility for) | SCSimplified Chinese 承认，坦白 chéng rèn，tǎn bái
TCTraditional Chinese 承認，坦白 |
| | Nobody owned up to the theft, so the teacher gave the whole class a detention. |
pluck up courage to do [sth],
pluck up the courage to do [sth] v expr | (be brave enough to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 鼓起勇气做某事 |
| | Tina plucked up the courage to tell her parents that she was pregnant. |
| sidle up to [sb/sth] v expr | (move furtively) | SCSimplified Chinese 悄悄的走 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 侧身而行 |
| | The cowboy sidled up to the bar and ordered a whiskey. |
| sign [sb] up to do [sth] v expr | (enrol [sb] to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 为某人报名做某事 |
| | Amanda signed her mother up to do a six-week computer course for beginners. |
| | 阿曼达为母亲报名参加一个为期六个月的电脑初学者课程。 |
| sign up to do [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (agree to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 同意做某事 |
| | Brian signed up to take part in a sponsored bike ride for charity. |
| | 布莱恩同意参加为慈善机构赞助的自行车骑行。 |
| snuggle up to [sb] v expr | (curl up close to) | SCSimplified Chinese 依偎着 yī wēi zhe
TCTraditional Chinese 依偎著 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 紧贴着 yī wēi zhe ，jǐn tiē zhe |
| | Little Bess snuggles up to her favorite teddy bear when she naps. |
| square up to do [sth] v expr | (prepare to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 准备好 zhǔn bèi hǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 準備好 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做好...的准备 |
| up to a point adv | (to a limited extent) | SCSimplified Chinese 在一定程度上 zài yí dìng chéng dù shàng |
| | I liked the film, up to a point, but the gratuitous violence spoiled it for me. |
up to date,
up-to-date adj | (current, modern) | SCSimplified Chinese 现代的 xiàn dài de
TCTraditional Chinese 現代的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 先进的 xiàn dài de ，xiān jìn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最新的 xiàn dài de ，zuì xīn de |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Is your operating system up to date? |
| | 你的操作系统是最新的么？ |
up to date,
up-to-date adj | (person: informed) | SCSimplified Chinese 最新的 zuì xīn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 随时更新的 zuì xīn de ，suí shí gēng xīn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消息灵通的 |
| | Jen was always up to date on her celebrity gossip. |
| | 对于名人的小道传闻珍总是消息灵通。 |
| be up to no good v expr | (be busy doing [sth] bad) | SCSimplified Chinese 不怀好意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 没干好事 |
| | When he has that look on his face, I know he's up to no good. |
| | 一看他的神情我就知道，他肯定没干好事。 |
| up to now adv | (thus far, to this point in time) | SCSimplified Chinese 到目前为止 dào mù qián wéi zhǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迄今为止 dào mù qián wéi zhǐ，qì jīn wéi zhǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 迄今為止 |
| | Up to now, I have been successful in my career. No news up to now. |
| | 到目前为止，没有新消息。 |
| | 迄今为止，我的事业都很成功。 |
| up to par expr | (satisfactory) | SCSimplified Chinese 令人满意的 lìng rén mǎn yì de |
| up to par with [sth/sb] expr | (at the same level as) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...标准一致 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 合乎...的标准 |
| up to scratch adj | informal, figurative (meets expected standard) | SCSimplified Chinese 达到标准的 dá dào biāo zhǔn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 符合要求的 dá dào biāo zhǔn de，fú hé yāo qiú de |
| | I didn't get the job as a tour guide because my spoken Spanish wasn't up to scratch. |
| up to snuff adj | slang (acceptably good) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 符合标准的 fú hé biāo zhǔn de |
| | His work's always up to snuff. |
| up to speed expr | figurative, informal (know the current situation) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟上进度 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 保持同步 |
| | The boss scheduled a meeting so that the whole team would be up to speed on the project. |
| bring [sb] up to speed v expr | figurative, informal (update) | SCSimplified Chinese 了解最新情况 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 跟上进度 |
| | When Michelle returned from maternity leave, the colleague who had covered for her brought her up to speed. |
| | 米歇尔休完产假回来后，为她代班的同事为她介绍最新工作进度。 |
| up to standard adj | (acceptably good) | SCSimplified Chinese 合格的 hé gé de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 符合标准的 hé gé de ，fú hé biāo zhǔn de |
| up to the job adj | informal (capable) | SCSimplified Chinese 胜任工作 |
| | Many people believe that our manager isn't up to the job. |
| up to the mark adj | (acceptably good) | SCSimplified Chinese 符合要求的 fú hé yāo qiú de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 达到标准的 fú hé yāo qiú de，dá dào biāo zhǔn de |
| | My teacher told me that my work wasn't up to the mark. |
up to the minute,
up-to-the-minute adj | (extremely current) | SCSimplified Chinese 最新的 zuì xīn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最新式的 zuì xīn de ，zuì xīn shì de |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | This TV network claims to provide the most up-to-the-minute news. |
| up to the present adv | (until now) | SCSimplified Chinese 直到现在 zhí dào xiàn zài
TCTraditional Chinese 直到現在 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 至今 zhí dào xiàn zài，zhì jīn
TCTraditional Chinese 至今 |
| | I've worked for six weeks but haven't been paid up to the present. |
| up to the time of prep | (before or until the era of) | SCSimplified Chinese 截止…时间为止 jié zhǐ shí jiān wéi zhǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到…为止 jié zhǐ shí jiān wéi zhǐ，dào … wéi zhǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 到…為止 |
| up to this time adv | (until now) | SCSimplified Chinese 到此刻为止 dào cǐ kè wéi zhǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到目前为止 dào cǐ kè wéi zhǐ，dào mù qián wéi zhǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到现在为止 dào cǐ kè wéi zhǐ，dào xiàn zài wéi zhǐ |
| up to this time adv | (until a specified point in the past) | SCSimplified Chinese 到那时 dào nà shí
TCTraditional Chinese 到那時 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到（过去的）某个时间为止 dào nà shí，dào guò qù de mǒu gè shí jiān wéi zhǐ |
| wake [sb] up to v expr | figurative (make aware of) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…意识到 |
| | He woke her up to the joys of yoga. |
| | 他让她发现了瑜伽的乐趣。 |
| walk up to [sb/sth] v expr | (approach on foot) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…走去 xiàng … zǒu qù |
| | He walked up to me and told me how much he enjoyed my presentation. |
| What are you up to? expr | (what are you doing now?) | SCSimplified Chinese 你在干什么？ |
| | "What are you up to now?" a voice asked Sara when she answered the phone. |