| 单词 | ups |
| 释义 | UPS in American English United Parcel Service All related terms of 'UPS'up If a person or thing goes up something such as a slope , ladder , or chimney , they move away from the ground or to a higher position. upper You use upper to describe something that is above something else. sit-ups an exercise designed to strengthen the stomach muscles by repeatedly moving from a lying to a sitting position lace-ups Lace-ups are shoes which are fastened with laces . warm-ups preparatory exercises done to warm up the muscles re-up to re-enlist ups and downs If you have ups and downs , you experience a mixture of good things and bad things. abdominal crunch to raise (oneself or another) from a recumbent to an upright or alert sitting posture back up If someone or something backs up a statement , they supply evidence to suggest that it is true . ball up to muddle or bungle beat up If someone beats a person up , they hit or kick the person many times. beer-up a drinking bout blow up If someone blows something up or if it blows up , it is destroyed by an explosion. brew up If someone brews up or if they brew up some tea, they make tea by pouring hot water over tea leaves. burn-up If something burns up or if fire burns it up , it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat. bust-up A bust-up is a serious quarrel, often resulting in the end of a relationship . call up If you call someone up , you telephone them. chin-up an exercise in which a person grips an elevated bar and pulls himself or herself up until the chin is level with the bar cock up If you cock something up , you ruin it by doing something wrong . cook up If someone cooks up a dishonest scheme , they plan it. cut up If you cut something up , you cut it into several pieces. dustup a quarrel; argument ; row dust-up A dust-up is a quarrel that often involves some fighting. fill up If you fill up or fill yourself up with food, you eat so much that you do not feel hungry . fit up If someone fits another person up , they try to make it seem that that person is responsible for a crime. foul up If you foul up something such as a plan, you spoil it by doing something wrong or stupid . fry-up If you fry up food, you fry it, especially in order to make a quick , casual meal . fuck up If you fuck something up , you make a mistake or do something badly . get up When someone who is sitting or lying down gets up , they rise to a standing position. hang up If you hang up or you hang up the phone , you end a phone call . If you hang up on someone you are speaking to on the phone, you end the phone call suddenly and unexpectedly. high up If something is high up , it is a long way above the ground, above sea level, or above a person or thing. holdup a stoppage ; delay or hindrance hold-up If you hold up your hand or something you have in your hand, you move it upwards into a particular position and keep it there. hookup the arrangement and connection of parts, circuits, etc. in a radio, telephone system, network of radio stations , etc. hook-up When someone hooks up a computer or other electronic machine , they connect it to other similar machines or to a central power supply . jack up If you jack up a heavy object such as a car, you raise it off the ground using a jack. jump-up (in the Caribbean) an occasion of mass dancing and merrymaking , as in a carnival kick up If you kick up a fuss about something, you make it very obvious that you are annoyed or dissatisfied . lace up to tighten or fasten ( clothes or footwear ) with laces lash-up a temporary connection of equipment for experimental or emergency use lead-up The lead-up to an event is the things connected to that event that happen before it. leg up a push to help someone to climb an obstacle upwards let up If an unpleasant , continuous process lets up , it stops or becomes less intense . line-up If people line up or if you line them up , they move so that they are standing in a line. link up If you link up with someone, you join them for a particular purpose . lock up If you lock something up in a place or container , you put or hide it there and fasten the lock. look up If you look up a fact or a piece of information , you find it out by looking in something such as a reference book or a list . make-up The people or things that make up something are the members or parts that form that thing. mark-up If you mark something up , you increase its price. meet up to meet by prior arrangement |
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