| 释义 |
rack sth up rack sth up — phrasal verb with rack /ræk/ verb [T often passive]
1 F0 MAINLY US INFORMAL to gradually get more points, profits, etc.: » He has racked up 450 points in three months.» Astronomical profits/losses were racked up by airlines last year.→ SYNONYM ACCUMULATE(Cf. ↑accumulate)Thesaurus+: ↑Increasing and intensifying2 F0 to increase something such as a rent or price, especially by an amount that is considered to be too much: » Our landlord racked up the rent by 15 percent this year.Thesaurus+: ↑Increasing and intensifyingThesaurus+: ↑Value and price increases |