up to 用法小结
up to 的用法较多,同学们在使用这一短语时容易出错。现将 up to 的用法归纳如下,供同学们参考。
1. up to 意为多达。例如:
I can take up to four people in my car. (我的车能载 4 个人。)
2. up to 意为不多于,不迟于。例如:
Read up to page 109. (读到第 100 页。)
3. up to 意为可与某事物相比,比得上。例如:
As a doctor, he is not up to Mr Smith.
(作为一名医生,他不能与史密斯先生相比。)
4. up to 意为有某种能力的,能胜任的。例如:
He's not up to the part of Othello.
(他演不了奥赛罗这个角色。)
5. up to 意为从事于,忙于。例如:
What's he up to? (他要干什么?)
6. up to 意为由决定,由负责。例如:
It's up to you whether we accept the present or not.
(要不要这份礼物由你决定。)
7. up to 意为(时间)直到。例如:
Up to now he's been quiet. (他直到现在还保持沉默。)
8. up to 后面接表示时间、日期的名词时,意为跟得上形势,时髦。例如:
Most of her clothes are up to date. (她的大多数衣服都很时髦。)
9. up to 后面接表示刻度、标准的词语时,意为达到某种要求或水平。例如:
Is their spoken English up to the company's standard?
(他们的英语口语达到公司的水平了吗?)
Strapped for cash 手头紧
A sense of belonging 归属感
Is breast cancer linked to night shifts? 乳腺癌与上夜班有关系吗?
Dictionary and other words 与“词典”相关的近义词
Different types of hats 各种帽子的英文说法
To be on the same wavelength 意气相投
Lose one's shirt 输得一干二净
Accountability, liability and responsibility 的区别
Burn a hole in your pocket 一有钱就想花
Pull your socks up 加把劲儿
Parcel, sack, box 包裹类词语
Shopping for ‘shoes’ 不同种类的“鞋”
Tasmanian devil milk fights superbugs 袋獾乳汁可对抗“超级细菌”
At each other’s throats 唇枪舌战地争吵
Talk nineteen to the dozen 说话很快,喋喋不休
To pop the question 求婚
Different types of ‘tissue’ 不同种类的“纸巾”
Emperor/empress 和 king/queen 的区别
To have deep pockets 资金雄厚
Knock your socks off 叹为观止
Almost, nearly, more or less “差不多”的三个近义词
Infer vs conclude 两个易混词
Retailer, wholesaler, distributor, outlet 几个词的区别和用法
Dirt cheap 非常便宜
Passion and enthusiasm 两个词的区别
Dressed to the nines 衣冠楚楚
Improving your vocabulary 增加词汇量
Pay through the nose for something 出高价,花大价钱
Turn a blind eye 视而不见
Have your feet on the ground 脚踏实地