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 aren't as bad as you think.
  打起精神来！事情并非像你想的那麽糟。
• Buck up, bily, buck up.
  打起精神来，比利，打起精神来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Freda cried: "buck up& it spoils everything."
  弗蕾达嚷着说：“上劲儿呀&这样糟啦！”
• If he hopes to keep his job, he'll have to buck up his ideas.
  他若想继续干这份工作，就得更新自己的观念。