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向上、往上

She looked up at the birds circling above the field.

她抬头往上看著在田野上方盘旋的鸟。

起床、起来

He gets up at six every morning to swim.

他每天早上六点起床去游泳。

上涨、增加

Rent has gone up again in this neighborhood.

这个社区的房租又涨了。

完全、彻底加强语气

Finish up your soup before it gets cold.

趁汤还没冷，把它喝完。

靠近、走近

A stranger came up and asked me for directions.

一个陌生人走过来向我问路。

北上、往城里

We drove up to the mountains for the long weekend.

我们趁著连假开车上山。

沿著…向上、往…上面

They carried the heavy boxes up the narrow stairs.

他们把沉重的箱子搬上狭窄的楼梯。

沿著

The post office is just up the road from here.

邮局就在这条路再过去一点。

醒著的、起床的

Are you still up? It's almost two in the morning.

你还没睡吗？都快凌晨两点了。

上涨的、提高的

Sales are up nearly ten percent this quarter.

这一季的销售额成长了将近一成。

运作中的、正常的

The network should be up again within an hour.

网路应该一小时内就会恢复正常。

领先的

Our team was two goals up at halftime.

我们的球队在中场休息时领先两分。

结束的、到期的

Time's up, so please hand in your papers now.

时间到了，请现在交卷。

有兴趣的、愿意的口语

We're going bowling later; are you up for it?

我们晚一点要去打保龄球，你想去吗？

提高、调涨口语

The landlord upped the rent without any warning.

房东没有事先通知就调涨了房租。

起伏、盛衰常用复数

Every long marriage has its ups and downs.

每段长久的婚姻都有起有落。

取决于、由…决定

It's up to you whether we eat in or out.

我们在家吃还是出去吃，由你决定。

多达、高达

The theater can hold up to eight hundred people.

这间剧院最多可容纳八百人。

在搞、在做口语

The kids are far too quiet; they're up to something.

孩子们安静得不对劲，一定在搞什么鬼。

怎么了、有什么事口语

You look upset. What's up?

你看起来很难过，怎么了？