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These are the Most common IDIOMS with UP and DOWN used in English:

以下是英語中最常用的含有up和down俚語：

UP

關於up的俚語

act up = to misbehave

行爲不當

My son used to act up every day when he was little.

我兒子小的時候，每天都要調皮搗蛋。

bottle up = stay hidden

避而不談

He would rather bottle up rather than solve the problems at work.

他寧願避而不談也不願解決工作中的問題。

break up = end a relationship

分手

Jessica just broke up with her boyfriend.

傑西卡剛和男朋友分手。

back up = to copy something as a security measure

安全備份

My computer crashes three times this week, so I need to back up all my data now.

這周我的電腦死機三次，所以我現在需要備份所有數據。

blow up = to get angry very fast

發脾氣

Mr. Moore blows up almost every class because Jack is always late.

因爲傑克總是遲到，摩爾先生幾乎把每節課都搞砸了。

brighten up = to make cheerful, happy

使高興；使高興

My sister tried to brighten up my day when I was feeling said.

當我感覺有人說的時候，我姐姐試圖讓我的一天變得愉快。

butter up = to flatter

奉承

She always butters up her boss when the new job position is available.

當新的工作職位空缺時，她總是奉承她的老闆。

catch up = to share news with someone

跟某人分享新聞

I haven’t seen him for such a long time, and it was great to catch up.

我好久沒見他了，能趕上他真是太好了。

chat up = to have a light, friendly conversation

聊天=輕鬆友好的交談

She went to that bar only because she liked chatting up with the handsome bartender.

她去那家酒吧只是因爲她喜歡和英俊的酒保聊天。

come up with = think of something, a plan or an idea

想出某物、計劃或想法

We have to come up with a plan!

我們必須想出一個計劃！

cover up = to hide, conceal

遮掩

Even in court, he still tried to cover up everything that he did.

即使在法庭上，他仍然試圖掩蓋他所做的一切。

doll up = to dress formally, to dress for a special occasion

打扮

My mom needs to doll up before her birthday party.

我媽媽需要在生日聚會前打扮一下。

dress up = to have very nice clothes on

穿上漂亮的衣服

Alicia always liked to dress up for her dates.

艾麗西婭總是喜歡盛裝赴約。

eat up = to believe immediately

立刻相信

He ate up everything that his psychologist told him.

他相信心理學家告訴他的一切。

end up – to turn out, conclude

最後——結果是，得出結論

He ended up working at his father’s company.

他最後在他父親的公司工作。

fix up = to make right, adjust

糾正

Melissa fixed up her dress before going out.

梅麗莎出門前把衣服整理好。

give up = surrender, admit failure

放棄=投降，承認失敗

I will never give up.

我永遠不會放棄。

head up = to lead, to take charge

領導，負責

You have to head up all the meetings today.

你今天必須主持所有的會議。

hold up = to wait, to delay

等待，延遲

What’s holding up the presentation?

什麼阻礙了演示？

hung up = thinking or worrying about someone/something

掛掉，掛掉

She was too hung up about her wedding.

她太沉迷於婚禮了。

juice up = to charge

充電

I have to juice up my laptop because the battery is dead.

我得給筆記本電腦充電，因爲電池沒電了。

keep up = to continue

繼續

Keep up the good work everyone!

大家繼續努力！

kiss up to = to show false flattery

親吻

Everyone knew she was kissing up to the boss to get a better job.

每個人都知道她是爲了找一份更好的工作而和老闆接吻。

line up = have something/someone ready

排隊=準備好東西/某人

Do you have any food lined up?

你有排隊的食物嗎？

loosen up = to relax

放鬆

You have been very stressed lately – you have to loosen up.

你最近壓力很大，你必須放鬆。

make up = to reconcile after a quarrel/fight

和解

I can’t stay mad at you anymore, let’s make up?

我不能再生你的氣了，我們和好嗎？

mess up = to make a mistake, to ruin

弄糟

He totally messed up the cake.

他把蛋糕弄得一團糟。

roll up one’s sleeves = to prepare to work

捲起袖子=準備工作

He rolled up his sleeves, and started packing.

他捲起袖子，開始收拾行李。

round up = to collect or gather something

收集某物

Round up the employees for the meeting!

召集員工參加會議！

screw up = to ruin, to make a mess

搞砸，弄亂

He totally screwed up on his exam.

他考試考砸了。

sign up = to commit oneself to a period of employment/education

致力於一段就業/教育時期

Kevin signed up for his first Psychology course online.

凱文在網上報名參加了他的第一個心理學課程。

speed up = to make something go faster

加速

You have to speed up your car if you want to be there on time.

如果你想準時到那兒，你必須加快車速。

split up = to separate, to break apart from the group

分開

They had to split up in order to find Jimmy.

爲了找到吉米，他們不得不分開。

suck up = flatter someone excessively

過分奉承

He sucked up to the teacher only to get a better grade.

他爲了得到更好的成績而向老師討好。

take up = occupy time, space, attention

佔用時間、空間、注意力

It’s going to take up too much time.

要花太多時間。

tied up = very busy

非常忙碌

He is always tied up with work.

他總是忙於工作。

think up = to invent or imagine something

思考

We have to think up an excuse for why we didn’t go to school.

我們得想出一個不上學的理由。

up the creek = to be in serious trouble

遇到嚴重麻煩

If I don’t pay the bill by tomorrow, I will be up the creek.

如果我明天不付款，我就要麻煩了。

wind up = end up in a specific situation, place

在特定情況下結束，地點

I never thought I would wind up in Australia.

我從來沒想過我會去澳大利亞。

DOWN

關於down的俚語

back down = to take a less aggressive position

採取不那麼激進的立場

I was about to win the argument, but I had to back down.

我本來想贏得這場爭論，但我不得不放棄。

break down = to become unstable due to stress

因壓力而變得不適

She broke down today at work, so she took a day off.

她今天上班時身體不適，所以請了一天假。

calm down = to become less excited

冷靜下來

Please, calm down before you hurt somebody.

請在你傷害別人之前冷靜下來。

clamp down on = to end something

結束某事

We have to clamp down on illegal businesses.

我們必須取締非法生意。

close down = to stop trading as a business

關閉=停止作爲企業進行交易

Their company will close down soon.

他們的公司很快就會倒閉。

cool down = to become less agitated

冷靜下來

Wait till he cools down, and then apologize to him.

等他冷靜下來，然後向他道歉。

dress down = to scold

盛裝訓斥

Jessica was just dressing down the employees.

傑西卡只是敷衍員工。

dumb down = to convey something in simple words

用簡單的語言表達某物

She couldn’t understand the teacher, so he had to dumb down the explanation for her.

她聽不懂老師的話，所以他只好把解釋給她聽。

flag down = to get someone’s attention

引起某人的注意

You really have to flag down; otherwise, she won’t even look at you.

go down = to change from greater value to lesser

從較大值變爲較小值

The prices really went down this month.

這個月物價真的下跌了。

hands down = easily, without too much effort

容易，不需要太多的努力

He finished the test in 10 minutes hands down.

他在10分鐘內親手完成了測試。

hunt down = to find with difficulty

很難找到

It was hard to hunt down all the suspects.

很難找到所有的嫌疑犯。

jot down = to make a note

記下

Can you jot down the main ideas from the meeting, please?

請你把會議的主要想法記下來好嗎？

keep down = to stay quiet

保持安靜

Jack, can you keep it down, we are trying to sleep?

傑克，你能不能小聲點，我們在睡覺？

man down = to lose courage

失去勇氣

You cannot man down when it comes to you family.

當涉及到你的家庭時，你不能屈服。

I cannot understand your main idea, can you narrow it down, please?

我不能理解你的主要想法，請你縮小範圍好嗎？

settle down = to establish a lifestyle, to marry

安定下來

Julie and Jack finally settled down.

朱莉和傑克終於安頓下來了。

shut down = to end, to close

關閉

We have to shut down the party, because it’s getting late.

我們得把聚會關掉，因爲天要晚了。

turn down = to refuse, to decline

拒絕

Unfortunately, they turned down our offer.

不幸的是，他們拒絕了我們的報價。