词汇 | up to |
释义 | up to 1 a : capable of performing or dealing with (something)能胜任;能出演;能应付 She feels she is up to her role in the play.她感觉自己能够胜任剧中的角色。 She feels up to the challenge.她感觉能够应对挑战。 The patient is not up to seeing visitors. [=is not healthy enough to see visitors]这个患者现在可以接受探视了。 b : good enough for (something)可达到… Her performance wasn't up to her usual standards. [=wasn't as good as it usually is]她的表演没有达到她平常的水平。 The hotel wasn't up to our expectations. [=wasn't as good as we expected it to be]这家酒店没有达到我们的预期。 (Brit) My Spanish isn't up to much. [=my Spanish is not very good]我的西班牙语不怎么好。 2 : doing something especially in a way that is secret and with intentions that are bad正在干,从事着(尤指秘密的、居心不良的事) What are they up to?他们正在搞什么? I know they're up to something, but I don't know what.我知道他们在密谋什么事,但不知道具体内容。 I'm sure he is up to no good.我敢肯定他不怀好意。 3 — used to say who is responsible for making a choice or decision由(某人)决定 “Do you want Chinese food tonight or Italian?” “It doesn't matter to me, so it's up to you.”“今晚你想吃中餐还是意式餐?”“我怎么都行,你决定吧。” The amount of your donation is entirely up to you.你的捐款数额完全由你自己定。 It is up to you to decide.这事由你来决定。 4 a — used to indicate the place or level that is reached by something已达到某水平…已接近某地方 The water was up to our knees. = We were in water up to our knees.水到我们膝盖了。 b : to or at (a specified amount, level, etc.)达到(某数量);处于(某程度) Estimates for repairing the car ran from $500 up to $1,000.修理这辆车估计要花500到1000美元。 The lottery is up to five million dollars.彩票抽奖奖金达到了五百万美元。 c : as many or as much as (a specified number or amount)多达(某一数字或某一数量);至多有 Up to eight people can play the game.凑够八个人才能玩这个游戏。 The car holds up to six people.这辆车最多可容纳六人。 The ship can carry up to 10 tons.这艘船的运载量高达10吨。 5 : during the time or period before直到(某一时间或某段时期) Up to this point, we have been discussing our long-term goals.到现在为止,我们一直在讨论我们的长期目标。 Up to [=until] that time they had been fairly successful.在那以前,他们一直相当成功。 up |
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