buck up

英 [bʌk ʌp]

美 [bʌk ʌp]

振作…的精神; 使受到鼓舞; 振作; 积极行动起来

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 振作…的精神；使受到鼓舞
  If youbucksomeoneuporbuck uptheir spirits, you say or do something to make them more cheerful.
  1. Anything anybody said to him to try and buck him up wouldn't sink in...
     任何人对他说的任何劝他振作起来的话都不会起作用。
  2. The aim, it seemed, was to buck up their spirits in the face of the recession.
     其目的好像是为了给面临经济衰退的他们鼓劲儿打气。
• PHRASAL VERB 振作；积极行动起来
  If you tell someone tobuck upor tobuck uptheir ideas, you are telling them to start behaving in a more positive and efficient manner.
  1. People are saying if we don't buck up we'll be in trouble...
     人们说，如果我们再不积极行动起来，我们就会有麻烦。
  2. Buck up your ideas or you'll get more of the same treatment.
     打起精神来，否则你会吃更多苦头。

英英释义

verb

• gain courage
  Synonym:take heart

双语例句

• Buck up! We'll be late if you do not get a move on.
  赶快！要是你不赶紧，我们就要迟到了。
• Freda cried: "buck up& it spoils everything."
  弗蕾达嚷着说：“上劲儿呀&这样糟啦！”
• The good news made all of us buck up.
  这条好消息使我们大家倍受鼓舞。
• So I buck up and admit it. OK, I think you're probably right.
  于是我赶紧承认好吧，我想你可能说得没错。
• So, Buck goes up to the counter of this coffee shop and the woman working there was talking to her friend, another customer.
  因此，巴克到咖啡厅柜台，而那个女员工在和她的朋友，另一个顾客，聊天。
• The aim, it seemed, was to buck up their spirits in the face of the recession.
  其目的好像是为了给面临经济衰退的他们鼓劲儿打气。
• When they buck me up to assistant manager.
  然后当我升到经理助理的时候。
• He'll have to buck up, if he wants to catch that train.
  如果他想赶上那班火车，那么他就得快点。
• Come on, buck up.
  得了，振作起来。
• The mere prospect of a deal seems to be forcing both sides to buck up their business, though.
  然而，仅仅是这笔交易的可能性，似乎就正迫使双方加强自身业务。