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

• When they buck me up to assistant manager.
  然后当我升到经理助理的时候。
• Look here, Horse," he said, "if you don't buck up, do you know what I'll do? I'll dig my heels into you.
  听着，马儿，他说，如果你再不快跑，你可知道我要干什么？我要用脚跟戳到你的两胁里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Buck up! Lots of people fail their driving test first time.
  别灰心，许多人首次参加驾驶考试都没通过。
• 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？
• If you don't buck up we'll be late.
  如果你不快些，我们就会迟到了。
• Buck up or we'll be late for school!
  快点，不然我们上学要迟到了！