| 单词 | buck up |
| 释义 | buck up 1. phrasal verb If you buck someone up or buck up their spirits, you say or do something to make them more cheerful. [British, informal] Anything anybody said to him to try and buck him up wouldn't sink in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The aim, it seemed, was to buck up their spirits in the face of the recession. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for buck If you tell someone to buck up or to buck up their ideas, you are telling them to start behaving in a more positive and efficient manner. [informal] People are saying if we don't buck up we'll be in trouble. [VERB PARTICLE] Buck up your ideas or you'll get more of the same treatment. [VERB PARTICLE noun] |
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