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, bily, buck up.
  打起精神来，比利，打起精神来。
• We're often advised to 'buck up,''talk to someone' ( who is often paid to listen) or take a pill. Wouldn't it also make sense to learn ways to comfort and be supportive of ourselves?
  这个时候，我们得到的建议往往是振作点，找人聊聊（往往是我们付钱让别人听），或者吃片药。
• The fresh morning air makes him buck up.
  早晨新鲜的空气使他精神抖擞。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 are getting better!
  别灰心！情况会好起来的！
• There is not much time, you'd better buck up.
  时间不多了，你最好快点。
• The good news made all of us buck up.
  这条好消息使我们大家倍受鼓舞。
• Hurry [ Buck] up or we will miss the train.
  快点，不然我们就赶不上火车了。