look up

phrasal verbphr v

a) IMPROVEif a situation is looking up, it is improving 〔形势〕好转，改善 SYN improve, get better

Now the summer’s here things are looking up!

夏天到了，情况好起来了！

b) FIND OUT look something ↔ up if you look up information in a book, on a computer etc, you try to find it there 〔在书、计算机等中〕查找，查阅

Look the word up in your dictionary.

翻翻词典查一下这个词。

I’ll just look up the train times.

我来查一下火车时刻表。

c) VISIT look somebody ↔ up to visit someone you know, especially when you are in the place where they live for a different reason 顺便看望

Don’t forget to look me up when you come to Atlanta.

你来亚特兰大时，别忘了来看看我。

Examples from the Corpus

look up• There was a loud bang outside the classroom, and we all looked up.• I looked up a few old friends while I was in Birmingham.• "Goodbye, then, " she said, without even looking up from her book.• If you don't know what it means, look it up in the dictionary.• If you look up the title of the book, you should then find the author.• I'll give you my address so you can look me up whenever you're in London.

things are looking up• However, following the campaign of certain organisations and individuals like Jaqueline Drake, things are looking up.• Some industry analysts are convinced that things are looking up for the business.• Things are looking up - I've got a new job and a new boyfriend.• As we said, things are looking up in these parts.

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词汇	look up
释义	look up look up phrasal verbphr v a) IMPROVEif a situation is looking up, it is improving 〔形势〕好转，改善 SYN improve, get better Now the summer’s here things are looking up! 夏天到了，情况好起来了！ b) FIND OUT look something ↔ up if you look up information in a book, on a computer etc, you try to find it there 〔在书、计算机等中〕查找，查阅 Look the word up in your dictionary. 翻翻词典查一下这个词。 I’ll just look up the train times. 我来查一下火车时刻表。 c) VISIT look somebody ↔ up to visit someone you know, especially when you are in the place where they live for a different reason 顺便看望 Don’t forget to look me up when you come to Atlanta. 你来亚特兰大时，别忘了来看看我。 Examples from the Corpus look up• There was a loud bang outside the classroom, and we all looked up.• I looked up a few old friends while I was in Birmingham.• "Goodbye, then, " she said, without even looking up from her book.• If you don't know what it means, look it up in the dictionary.• If you look up the title of the book, you should then find the author.• I'll give you my address so you can look me up whenever you're in London. things are looking up• However, following the campaign of certain organisations and individuals like Jaqueline Drake, things are looking up.• Some industry analysts are convinced that things are looking up for the business.• Things are looking up - I've got a new job and a new boyfriend.• As we said, things are looking up in these parts. → look up at look1(PHRASAL VERB)
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