| 释义 |
re-up, v. U.S. Services' slang.|ˈriːʌp|
[f. re- 5 a + up v.: see quots. 1930, 1942.]
intr. To re-enlist. Also as n., one who re-enlists. Hence re-ˈupping vbl. n.
1906Soldier Slang in C. M'Govern Sarjint Larry an' Frinds, Re-up, to re-enlist. 1913[see hitch n. 8]. 1930W. H. Waldron Old Sergeant's Conferences vii. 122 To ‘Re-up’ is to reenlist on the day following discharge... The ‘Up’ refers to holding up his hand to receive the oath of enlistment. 1942E. Colby Army Talk 174 When enlisting and being sworn in, a man is said to ‘hold up his right hand’ for three years. So when he does it after being discharged, he ‘re-ups’. 1955Air Force Times (U.S.) (Eastern ed.) 31 Dec. 13/1 Despite the surprising success of the re-up efforts, the problem of getting qualified replacements for the still critical ‘hardcore’ skills remains. 1958Ibid. 2 Aug. 1/4 (heading) Re-Upping Quickly Pays Off. 1970Times 28 May 7/7 The person they are likely to meet is the recruiting officer with his ‘re-up’ quota to fill. 1972J. Gores Dead Skip xi. 75 If he'd re-upped when his two years in the army were finished, he'd have been a sergeant by now. 1974Black Panther 9 Feb. 22/1, I was told to talk to a recruiter on base about re⁓enlisting... He told me that if I re-up for the four-year reserve commitment he would fix it up so that I had a job waiting for me. |