词组 | look up |
释义 | look up 1. look up sth • look sth up to try to find information about something in a book, in a list, in computer records etc: ▪ If you don't know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary. ▪ She looked up his number in the phonebook. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑consult formal 2. look sb up • look up sb to visit someone, especially someone that you have not seen for a long time, when you are visiting the area where they live: ▪ If you're ever in Atlanta, look me up. ▪ He thought he'd stay on a few more days and try to look up a few old friends. 3. look up usually progressive if a situation is looking up, it is improving and you are starting to feel more hopeful about the future: ▪ In Cuba the economy is looking up. things are looking up (=the situation is improving) ▪ They had a lot of problems last year, but now things are looking up. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑improve, get better |
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