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●ˌput sth ˈup 🔑1. to raise sth from a lower to a higher position 举起;升起;抬高◆Put your hand up if you want to ask a question. 想提问题就举手。◆It started raining so I put my umbrella up. 下雨了,我撑起了伞。◆I’ve decided to put my hair up for the party. 我决定把头发挽上去参加聚会。◆to put up a flag 升旗OBJ your hand, your hair2. to fix or fasten sth in a place where it will be seen; to display sth 置…于明显处;张贴;展示◆Several warning signs have been put up. 挂起了几块警示牌。◆The exam results haven’t been put up on the noticeboard yet. 布告栏还没有贴出考试成绩。◆Annie’s put posters up all over her bedroom. 安妮在她的卧室挂满了海报。◆They’ve put their Christmas decorations up already. 他们已经把圣诞节装饰品挂起来了。OBJ sign, poster, curtains, notice OPP take sth down3. to build sth; to put sth into a standing position 建起;竖起;搭起◆These apartments were put up in the sixties. 这些公寓楼建于六十年代。◆We had trouble putting the tent up in the dark. 我们摸黑支帐篷很费劲儿。◆We need to put some shelves up for our books. 我们得摆几个书架放书。OBJ tent, shelf, fence OPP take sth down, pull sth down ➡ note at put sth together 4. to increase the price, cost or level of sth 提高(价格、成本或水平)◆The theatre has put up ticket prices. 剧院门票涨价了。◆The banks have put up their interest rates again. 银行再次提高利率。◆The landlord wants to put up the rent by £20 a month. 房东打算把月租提高 20 英镑。OBJ prices SYN raise sth OPP bring sth down ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析put sth up boost sth ◇ increase sth ◇ jack sth up ◇ put sth up ◇ raise sth These verbs all mean to make the amount, number or level of sth bigger or greater. 这些动词都表示增加、增长、提高。 boost sth (often approving) (used especially in newspapers) to make sth increase: (尤用于报章)增加,提升A last-minute rush by Christmas shoppers boosted sales. 圣诞节前最后时刻的抢购使销售量大涨。 increase sth to make sth greater in amount, number, level, degree or value (数量、数目、水平、程度或价值)增多,增大,增强We need to increase productivity. 我们需要提高生产效率。They've increased the price by 50%. 他们提价 50%。increased demand / pressure / spending 上升的需求/增大的压力/增加的消费 jack sth up (informal, disapproving) to increase sth, especially prices, by a large amount (尤指价格)大幅提高Florists always jack up the price of roses just before Valentine's Day. 情人节临近时,花店老板总是大幅抬高玫瑰售价。 put sth up to raise or increase sth 提高;增加They've put up the rent by £20 a month. 他们把月租提高了 20 英镑。 raise sth to increase the amount or level of sth (数量或水平)增长,提升The government has promised not to raise taxes. 政府已经许诺不加税。How can we raise standards of teaching in our schools? 我们怎样才能提高学校的教学水准? WHICH WORD? Increase is slightly more common than raise when talking about numbers, prices and figures; raise is more useful for abstract nouns such as feelings and qualities 指数目、价格和数字时,increase 比 raise 略微常见; raise 更多用于指心情、特质等抽象名词to raise interest / awareness 提高利率/引起注意 Boost is always used about a positive increase * boost 总是用于指积极的增长to boost productivity / sales / spending 提高生产效率/促进销售/刺激消费to boost sb's morale / career / confidence 鼓舞士气/促进事业/增强自信 Jack sth up is nearly always used about an unwanted increase. * jack sth up 几乎总是用于指不乐见的增长。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto increase / raise / boost sth by… / from… / to… to increase / raise / boost / jack up prices to increase / raise / boost your income / profits to increase / raise salaries / taxes to increase / raise / boost awareness / interest / support / confidence 5. (informal) to provide or lend money 提供,借出(资金)◆James put up half the money for the car. 詹姆斯出了一半的买车钱。◆A local businessman has put up the £500 000 needed to save the football club. 一名当地商人拿出了拯救该足球俱乐部所需的 50 万英镑。OBJ money6. ˌput sth ˈup for sth to offer sth to sb else for them to buy, etc. 提供(给别人购买等);兜售◆The house has been put up for sale. 这幢房子已经挂牌出售了。◆Why did Jess put her baby up for adoption? 杰丝为什么要让别人收养她的孩子呢?OBJ house, baby, child1, 2,3, 4 [v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]5 [v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv] [v + n + adv] (less frequent) 6 [v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] (rare) ●put your ˈfeet upto sit down and relax 坐下休息◆I can’t wait to get home and put my feet up for a while. 我恨不得马上回家歇歇脚。●a ˌput-up ˈjob (BrE, informal) a plan or an event that has been arranged secretly in order to trick sb 圈套;欺诈;障眼法◆The kidnapping was a put-up job. 这个绑架事件是个骗局。 |