up [ ʌp ]

• v. raise

  "up the ante"

• adj.
  • being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

    "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

  • getting higher or more vigorous

    "its an up market"

    同义词： improving

  • extending or moving toward a higher place

    "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

    同义词： upward(a)

  • (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness

    "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"

  • open

    "the windows are up"

  • (used of computers) operating properly

    "how soon will the computers be up?"

  • used up

    "time is up"

  • out of bed

    "up by seven each morning"

    同义词： astir(p)

• adv.
  • spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

    "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"

    同义词： upwards upward upwardly

  • to a higher intensity

    "he turned up the volume"

  • nearer to the speaker

    "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"

  • to a more central or a more northerly place

    "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"

  • to a later time

    "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

    同义词： upwards upward

以上来源于: WordNet