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! Things are getting better!
  别灰心！情况会好起来的！
• 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。
• If you don't buck up we'll be late.
  如果你不快些，我们就会迟到了。
• My friends tried to buck me up after I lost the contest.
  我在竞赛中失败后，我的朋友们想使我打起精神来。
• Come on, buck up.
  得了，振作起来。
• You'd better buck up your ideas if you want to pass the exam.
  如果你想通过考试，就得加把劲。
• So would buying a brand with a reputation as one of the safest cars in the world buck up a Chinese buyer or tarnish Volvo?
  因此，收购沃尔沃这个享有全球最安全汽车之一盛誉的汽车品牌是会提振中国收购方，还是会令沃尔沃的荣耀蒙羞？
• Hurry [ Buck] up or we will miss the train.
  快点，不然我们就赶不上火车了。
• 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。
• Buck up or we'll be late for school!
  快点，不然我们上学要迟到了！