upgrade

英 [ˌʌpˈɡreɪd , ˈʌpɡreɪd]

美 [ˌʌpˈɡreɪd , ˈʌpɡreɪd]

v. 使(机器、计算机系统等)升级; 提高; 改进; 提升; 提拔; 提高(飞机乘客、旅馆住客等的)待遇; 优待
n. 向上的斜坡

过去分词：upgraded　现在分词：upgrading　复数：upgrades　过去式：upgraded　第三人称单数：upgrades　

Collins.2 / BNC.6186 / COCA.5927

牛津词典

verb

使（机器、计算机系统等）升级；提高；改进
to make a piece of machinery, computer system, etc. more powerful and efficient
提升；提拔
to give sb a more important job
提高（飞机乘客、旅馆住客等的）待遇；优待
to give sb a better seat on a plane, room in a hotel, etc. than the one that they have paid for
提高（设施、服务等的）档次；改善；使升格
to improve the condition of a building, etc. in order to provide a better service
1. to upgrade the town's leisure facilities
  改善镇里的休闲设施

The verb is pronounced /ʌp'greɪd/. The noun is pronounced /'ʌpgreɪd/. 动词读作/ʌp'greɪd/，名词读作/'ʌpgreɪd/。

VERB 改良；更新；升级
If equipment or servicesare upgraded, they are improved or made more efficient.
1. Helicopters have been upgraded and modernized...
  直升机已经更新换代，装配了现代化设备。
2. Medical facilities are being reorganized and upgraded.
  正在对医疗设施进行重组和升级。
3. ...upgraded catering facilities.
  更新换代的餐饮设施
4. Upgradeis also a noun.
5. ...equipment which needs expensive upgrades.
  更新费用高昂的设备
6. ...upgrades in the level of security.
  安全级别的升级
VERB 擢升；晋升；提升；提拔
If someoneis upgraded, their job or status is changed so that they become more important or receive more money.
1. He was upgraded to security guard.
  他被擢升为保安。
VERB (使)升级到更高待遇;(使)升舱
If youupgradeorare upgraded, you change something such as your air ticket or your hotel room to one that is more expensive.
1. You can upgrade from self-catering accommodation to a hotel.
  您可以将自理膳食旅店升级为酒店。

noun

the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
1. the power plant received a new upgrade
hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
Synonym:riserising slope
a reservation that is improved
1. I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full
software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
1. the car couldn't make it up the rise
Synonym:ascentacclivityriseraiseclimb

verb

to improve what was old or outdated
1. I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software
2. The company upgraded their personnel
give better travel conditions to
1. The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full
get better travel conditions
1. I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked
rate higher
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
1. John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
2. Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
3. I got promoted after many years of hard work
Synonym:promoteadvancekick upstairsraiseelevate

Macintosh users are accustomed to using Software Update in System Preferences to upgrade the operating system and system software.
Macintosh用户习惯使用系统偏好设置中软件更新来升级操作系统和系统软件。
Easy installation and upgrade.
可以轻松地安装和升级。
This feature eliminates down time during the upgrade process.
这个特性消除了升级过程中的停机时间。
Medical facilities are being reorganized and upgraded.
正在对医疗设施进行重组和升级。
They upgrade, install, and virtualize servers and applications.
他们升级、安装和虚拟化服务器与应用程序。
We need to upgrade the pay and status of doctors.
我们需要提高医生的工资和地位。
To upgrade the overall level and capacity of China's launch vehicles.
－－全面提高中国运载火箭的整体水平和能力。
This file can be sent to developers to upgrade source code to the newest version.
可以将该文件发送给开发人员以将源代码升级到最新版本。
It has also helped Mongolia upgrade its trading system and exported its advanced bond trading system to Malaysia.
它还帮助蒙古升级了交易系统，向马来西亚输出了其先进的债券交易系统。
This packaging and dynamic loading provides a flexible upgrade, maintenance, and licensing strategy.
这一打包和动态装入提供了灵活的升级、维护、以及许可策略。