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

• I think the writers should buck up their ideas and bring Marian back somehow because otherwise I'm not going to watch it next season.
  我觉得编剧们无论如何都应该想办法让Marian回来，否则我不会看下一季的。
• When they buck me up to assistant manager.
  然后当我升到经理助理的时候。
• Come on, buck up.
  得了，振作起来。
• 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! Things aren't as bad as you think.
  打起精神来！事情并非像你想的那麽糟。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。