英语词组jack up是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

jack upjack up (something)

to increase something steeply.

Credit card companies have jacked up interest rates on most of their accounts.The company decided to jack up the amount of protein in its animal feed.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of jack up something (= to raise something using a special device called a jack)

Phr V

jack up

jacks, jacking, jacked

jack up sth or jack sth up

to lift a heavy object {esp. car} off the ground by using a jack (= a piece of equipment for lifting)

We had to jack up the car to change the tyre.

informal to increase a price or rate suddenly and by a large amount

Once tourists start visiting a place, the restaurant owners jack up their prices.The Chancellor jacked up interest rates by 4.5%.

jack up

Australian informal to refuse to do something or go somewhereoften + on

I asked Mary to clean my car but she jacked up on me and told me to do it myself.My aunt's invited us for dinner - I only hope the kids don't jack up.

jack up

1. To increase sharply. Please stop jacking up the volume on the TV. I can barely hear myself think.

2. To raise something through the use of a jack, a simple machine used to lift things. We'll need to jack up the car before we can change this tire.

3. To stimulate, excite, or motivate, often but not always through the use of drugs. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is sometimes used between "jack" and "up." By the way he was flitting around, you could tell the guy was jacked up on something. This soundtrack jacks me up so much when I'm working out.

4. To inflict damage upon, physically or otherwise. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is sometimes used between "jack" and "up." Yikes, that car wash really jacked up your car's exterior. I'm not going to lie, that horror movie jacked me up for weeks.

jack someone up

1. Sl. to excite or stimulate someone, possibly with drugs. Tom jacked up his buddy by talking to him. Tom jacked up Fred with a lot of encouragement.

2. Sl. to motivate someone; to stimulate someone to do something. The mail is late again today. We'll have to jack those people up at the post office. I guess I'll have to jack up the carpenter again to repair my stairs.

jack something up

1. Lit. to raise something up on a mechanical lifting device. Now I have to jack the car up, so I can change the tire. Please jack up the car.

2. Fig. to raise the price of something. The store keeps jacking prices up. The grocery store jacked up the prices again last night.

jack up

Raise or increase, as in The cartel is jacking up oil prices again. This term alludes to the literal meaning of jack up, that is, "hoist with a jack." [Colloquial; c. 1900]

jack up

1. To lift something, especially a vehicle, using a jack: We jacked up the car to change the tire. I hurt my arm when I jacked the van up.

2. To raise some price or value by increments: Because of the drought, the stores jacked up the price of lettuce. That candidate is going to jack taxes up after the election.

3. To stimulate someone with or as if with a drug: My friend jacked me up on caffeine the night before exams. The coach jacked up the team with a pep talk before the game.

jacked up

1. and jacked mod. excited. I was so jacked I almost passed out. Don was really jacked up about the election.

2. mod. arrested. (Underworld.) What time did Sam get himself jacked up?

3. mod. upset; stressed. I was really jacked up by the bad news.

4. mod. high on drugs. He’s jacked up, and he may have ODed.

词组	jack up
释义	Idiom jack upjack up (something) to increase something steeply. Credit card companies have jacked up interest rates on most of their accounts.The company decided to jack up the amount of protein in its animal feed. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of jack up something (= to raise something using a special device called a jack) Phr V jack up jacks, jacking, jacked jack up sth or jack sth up to lift a heavy object {esp. car} off the ground by using a jack (= a piece of equipment for lifting) We had to jack up the car to change the tyre. informal to increase a price or rate suddenly and by a large amount Once tourists start visiting a place, the restaurant owners jack up their prices.The Chancellor jacked up interest rates by 4.5%. jack up Australian informal to refuse to do something or go somewhereoften + on I asked Mary to clean my car but she jacked up on me and told me to do it myself.My aunt's invited us for dinner - I only hope the kids don't jack up. jack up verb 1 to inject drugs US, 1975. 2 to raise US, 1904. 3 (of the surf ) to increase in swell AUSTRALIA, 1987. 4 to rob with force US, 1965. 5 to arrest or detain for questioning by police US, 1967. 6 to be uncooperative; to object, to refuse to comply AUSTRALIA, 1898 phrasejack up1. jack up sth • *jack sth* up** informal to increase prices, rates etc by a large amount, especially suddenly and in a way that seems unreasonable: All the hotels in town jack up their prices for the festival week. The standard manager's fee then was 10 percent, but Parker jacked it up to 50 percent.■ SIMILAR TO: increase2. *jack sth* up** • jack up sth to lift a vehicle or other heavy object off the ground using a special piece of equipment that you put under the vehicle to support it: If you had a flat tyre, would you know how to jack the car up and take the wheel off?3. jack up BrE informal to take an illegal drug by putting it into your body using a needle: If kids are jacking up and sharing needles, there's the added risk of them catching HIV or hepatitis.■ SIMILAR TO: shoot up informal jack up 1. To increase sharply. Please stop jacking up the volume on the TV. I can barely hear myself think. 2. To raise something through the use of a jack, a simple machine used to lift things. We'll need to jack up the car before we can change this tire. 3. To stimulate, excite, or motivate, often but not always through the use of drugs. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is sometimes used between "jack" and "up." By the way he was flitting around, you could tell the guy was jacked up on something. This soundtrack jacks me up so much when I'm working out. 4. To inflict damage upon, physically or otherwise. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is sometimes used between "jack" and "up." Yikes, that car wash really jacked up your car's exterior. I'm not going to lie, that horror movie jacked me up for weeks. jack someone up 1. Sl. to excite or stimulate someone, possibly with drugs. Tom jacked up his buddy by talking to him. Tom jacked up Fred with a lot of encouragement. 2. Sl. to motivate someone; to stimulate someone to do something. The mail is late again today. We'll have to jack those people up at the post office. I guess I'll have to jack up the carpenter again to repair my stairs. jack something up 1. Lit. to raise something up on a mechanical lifting device. Now I have to jack the car up, so I can change the tire. Please jack up the car. 2. Fig. to raise the price of something. The store keeps jacking prices up. The grocery store jacked up the prices again last night. jack up Raise or increase, as in The cartel is jacking up oil prices again. This term alludes to the literal meaning of jack up, that is, "hoist with a jack." [Colloquial; c. 1900] jack up v. 1. To lift something, especially a vehicle, using a jack: We jacked up the car to change the tire. I hurt my arm when I jacked the van up. 2. To raise some price or value by increments: Because of the drought, the stores jacked up the price of lettuce. That candidate is going to jack taxes up after the election. 3. To stimulate someone with or as if with a drug: My friend jacked me up on caffeine the night before exams. The coach jacked up the team with a pep talk before the game. jacked up 1. and jacked mod. excited. I was so jacked I almost passed out. Don was really jacked up about the election. 2. mod. arrested. (Underworld.) What time did Sam get himself jacked up? 3. mod. upset; stressed. I was really jacked up by the bad news. 4. mod. high on drugs. He’s jacked up, and he may have ODed.
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