These are the most common IDIOMS with UP and DOWN used in English:以下是英语中最常用的含有up和down俚语:
UP关于up的俚语
act up = to misbehave行为不当
My son used to act up every day when he was little.我儿子小的时候,每天都要调皮捣蛋。
bottle up = stay hidden避而不谈
He would rather bottle up rather than solve the problems at work.他宁愿避而不谈也不愿解决工作中的问题。
break up = end a relationship分手
Jessica just broke up with her boyfriend.杰西卡刚和男朋友分手。
back up = to copy something as a security measure安全备份
My computer crashes three times this week, so I need to back up all my data now.这周我的电脑死机三次,所以我现在需要备份所有数据。
blow up = to get angry very fast发脾气
Mr. Moore blows up almost every class because Jack is always late.因为杰克总是迟到,摩尔先生几乎把每节课都搞砸了。
brighten up = to make cheerful, happy使高兴;使高兴
My sister tried to brighten up my day when I was feeling said.当我感觉有人说的时候,我姐姐试图让我的一天变得愉快。
butter up = to flatter奉承
She always butters up her boss when the new job position is available.当新的工作职位空缺时,她总是奉承她的老板。
catch up = to share news with someone跟某人分享新闻
I haven’t seen him for such a long time, and it was great to catch up.我好久没见他了,能赶上他真是太好了。
chat up = to have a light, friendly conversation聊天=轻松友好的交谈
She went to that bar only because she liked chatting up with the handsome bartender.她去那家酒吧只是因为她喜欢和英俊的酒保聊天。
come up with = think of something, a plan or an idea想出某物、计划或想法
We have to come up with a plan!我们必须想出一个计划!
cover up = to hide, conceal遮掩
Even in court, he still tried to cover up everything that he did.即使在法庭上,他仍然试图掩盖他所做的一切。
doll up = to dress formally, to dress for a special occasion打扮
My mom needs to doll up before her birthday party.我妈妈需要在生日聚会前打扮一下。
dress up = to have very nice clothes on穿上漂亮的衣服
Alicia always liked to dress up for her dates.艾丽西娅总是喜欢盛装赴约。
eat up = to believe immediately立刻相信
He ate up everything that his psychologist told him.他相信心理学家告诉他的一切。
end up – to turn out, conclude最后——结果是,得出结论
He ended up working at his father’s company.他最后在他父亲的公司工作。
fix up = to make right, adjust纠正
Melissa fixed up her dress before going out.梅丽莎出门前把衣服整理好。
give up = surrender, admit failure放弃=投降,承认失败
I will never give up.我永远不会放弃。
head up = to lead, to take charge领导,负责
You have to head up all the meetings today.你今天必须主持所有的会议。
hold up = to wait, to delay等待,延迟
What’s holding up the presentation?什么阻碍了演示?
hung up = thinking or worrying about someone/something挂掉,挂掉
She was too hung up about her wedding.她太沉迷于婚礼了。
juice up = to charge充电
I have to juice up my laptop because the battery is dead.我得给笔记本电脑充电,因为电池没电了。
keep up = to continue继续
Keep up the good work everyone!大家继续努力!
kiss up to = to show false flattery亲吻
Everyone knew she was kissing up to the boss to get a better job.每个人都知道她是为了找一份更好的工作而和老板接吻。
line up = have something/someone ready排队=准备好东西/某人
Do you have any food lined up?你有排队的食物吗?
loosen up = to relax放松
You have been very stressed lately – you have to loosen up.你最近压力很大,你必须放松。
make up = to reconcile after a quarrel/fight和解
I can’t stay mad at you anymore, let’s make up?我不能再生你的气了,我们和好吗?
mess up = to make a mistake, to ruin弄糟
He totally messed up the cake.他把蛋糕弄得一团糟。
roll up one’s sleeves = to prepare to work卷起袖子=准备工作
He rolled up his sleeves, and started packing.他卷起袖子,开始收拾行李。
round up = to collect or gather something收集某物
Round up the employees for the meeting!召集员工参加会议!
screw up = to ruin, to make a mess搞砸,弄乱
He totally screwed up on his exam.他考试考砸了。
sign up = to commit oneself to a period of employment/education致力于一段就业/教育时期
Kevin signed up for his first Psychology course online.凯文在网上报名参加了他的第一个心理学课程。
speed up = to make something go faster加速
You have to speed up your car if you want to be there on time.如果你想准时到那儿,你必须加快车速。
split up = to separate, to break apart from the group分开
They had to split up in order to find Jimmy.为了找到吉米,他们不得不分开。
suck up = flatter someone excessively过分奉承
He sucked up to the teacher only to get a better grade.他为了得到更好的成绩而向老师讨好。
take up = occupy time, space, attention占用时间、空间、注意力
It’s going to take up too much time.要花太多时间。
tied up = very busy非常忙碌
He is always tied up with work.他总是忙于工作。
think up = to invent or imagine something思考
We have to think up an excuse for why we didn’t go to school.我们得想出一个不上学的理由。
up the creek = to be in serious trouble遇到严重麻烦
If I don’t pay the bill by tomorrow, I will be up the creek.如果我明天不付款,我就要麻烦了。
wind up = end up in a specific situation, place在特定情况下结束,地点
I never thought I would wind up in Australia.我从来没想过我会去澳大利亚。
DOWN关于down的俚语
back down = to take a less aggressive position采取不那么激进的立场
I was about to win the argument, but I had to back down.我本来想赢得这场争论,但我不得不放弃。
break down = to become unstable due to stress因压力而变得不适
She broke down today at work, so she took a day off.她今天上班时身体不适,所以请了一天假。
calm down = to become less excited冷静下来
Please, calm down before you hurt somebody.请在你伤害别人之前冷静下来。
clamp down on = to end something结束某事
We have to clamp down on illegal businesses.我们必须取缔非法生意。
close down = to stop trading as a business关闭=停止作为企业进行交易
Their company will close down soon.他们的公司很快就会倒闭。
cool down = to become less agitated冷静下来
Wait till he cools down, and then apologize to him.等他冷静下来,然后向他道歉。
dress down = to scold盛装训斥
Jessica was just dressing down the employees.杰西卡只是敷衍员工。
dumb down = to convey something in simple words用简单的语言表达某物
She couldn’t understand the teacher, so he had to dumb down the explanation for her.她听不懂老师的话,所以他只好把解释给她听。
flag down = to get someone’s attention引起某人的注意
You really have to flag down; otherwise, she won’t even look at you.你真的要退缩,否则她甚至不会看你。
go down = to change from greater value to lesser从较大值变为较小值
The prices really went down this month.这个月物价真的下跌了。
hands down = easily, without too much effort容易,不需要太多的努力
He finished the test in 10 minutes hands down.他在10分钟内亲手完成了测试。
hunt down = to find with difficulty很难找到
It was hard to hunt down all the suspects.很难找到所有的嫌疑犯。
jot down = to make a note记下
Can you jot down the main ideas from the meeting, please?请你把会议的主要想法记下来好吗?
keep down = to stay quiet保持安静
Jack, can you keep it down, we are trying to sleep?杰克,你能不能小声点,我们在睡觉?
man down = to lose courage失去勇气
You cannot man down when it comes to you family.当涉及到你的家庭时,你不能屈服。
I cannot understand your main idea, can you narrow it down, please?我不能理解你的主要想法,请你缩小范围好吗?
settle down = to establish a lifestyle, to marry安定下来
Julie and Jack finally settled down.朱莉和杰克终于安顿下来了。
shut down = to end, to close关闭
We have to shut down the party, because it’s getting late.我们得把聚会关掉,因为天要晚了。
turn down = to refuse, to decline拒绝
Unfortunately, they turned down our offer.不幸的是,他们拒绝了我们的报价。
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