| 单词 | bump-up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbump-up bump-up n. †(a) slang (apparently) a murder; = bump-off n. (obsolete. rare); (b) a sudden increase (cf. sense 11 and to bump up 1 at bump v.1 Phrasal verbs 1). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > rapid or sharp increase mushroom growth1727 skyrocketing1821 wave1851 jump1883 mushrooming1916 bump-up1927 upsurgence1934 upsurge1935 explosion1953 surge1964 quantum jump1975 quantum leap1977 1927 Sat. Rev. 26 Feb. 306/1 A surfeit of small arms,..show-downs, bump-ups, and other atmospheric conditions of..New Mexico. 1938 North-China Herald 2 Nov. 215/5 The real value of a successful novel is the bump-up that it gives to the author's price with magazine editors. 1955 Wichita Falls (Texas) Times 25 Dec. 6 a/3 Defense outlays..won't give business a bump up, but they won't be a drag either. 2000 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 June c21/3 By deferring payments, that same person would earn a retirement credit that amounts to a bump-up of 6% a year. < as lemmas |
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