含有up的动词短语
1
表示增值
①to put up 上升
We'll have to put our prices up to compete.
我们也会提高价格来参与竞争。
Have they put the price of corn up recently?
最近他们的玉米涨价了吗？
②to go up 增加
The price of gas went up in March.
三月份油价上涨了。
Our rent went up in January.
一月份我们的租金上涨了。
2
表示大小上变大
①to bring up 抚养（通常是小孩）
They brought their children up to be responsible adults.
他们将孩子养大成人。
We're bringing up two children.
我们会把两个孩子抚养长大。
②to grow up 年纪增长
You've grown up since I last saw you.
你比我上次见到你时长大了。
The children grew up so fast.
孩子们长得真快。
3
表示速度上加快
①to speed up 交通工具行驶速度加快
He quickly sped up to sixty miles an hour.
他很快将速度加到每小时六十英里。
His motorcycle can speed up to 100 quickly.
他的摩托车速度可以很快达到100英里每小时。
②to hurry up 做某事速度放快，快点做准备
Could you please hurry up?!
你能快点吗？！
I'll hurry up and finish this report.
我会加快速度完成这篇报告。
4
表示温度上升
①to heat up 加热
I'll heat the soup up for lunch.
我会把汤热一热作为午餐。
What should I heat up for dinner?
晚餐我该热点什么吃呢？
②to warm up 加热
I'll warm this soup up for lunch.
我会把汤热一热当午餐。
Would you like me to warm your tea up?
我来帮你把茶热一下吧？
5
表示更加快乐、兴奋
①to cheer up 使某人更快乐
Can you cheer Tim up?
你能为蒂姆鼓鼓劲吗？
I think we need to cheer them up with a song or two.
我觉得，咱们应该用一两首歌为他们加油。
②to liven up 使某事更加有趣
Let's liven this party up with a game.
我们来玩玩游戏，为聚会更有气氛吧。
We need to liven this meeting up.
我们要使会议更有趣味性。
6
表示音量加大
①to turn up 调大音量
Please turn the radio up.
请把收音机音量调大点。
I like to turn the stereo up when nobody is home.
家里没人时，我会把音响声音调大。
②to speak up 说话音量加大
You need to speak up for people to understand you.
你说话声音要大点，好让别人听清。
Please speak up in this room.
在这里说话声音要大点。
7
表示力度上加大
①to build up 逐渐增加
It's important to build your muscle strength up over time.
慢慢锻炼肌肉很重要。
They've built up an impressive stock portfolio.
他们已经加大了股票投资。
②to pick up 逐渐改善
My health has picked up over the past few days.
这段时间以来，我的身体慢慢好转了。
The stock market has picked up recently.
最近股票市场逐渐走热。
含有down的动词短语
1
表示贬值
①to bring down 减少
They bring down prices after Christmas.
圣诞节后，他们降价了。
The summer brought heating oil prices down.
这个夏天，燃料油价格下降了。
②to go down 减少
The value of the house went down during the recession.
经济萧条期间，房价下跌了。
Gas prices have gone down dramatically over the past few months.
这几个月以来，油价剧烈下跌。
③to cut down 贬值
We've cut our research and development budget down significantly.
我们已经大大减少了研究和发展的预算。
They've cut their investments down to half.
他们已经将投资减少了一半。
2
表示速度放慢
to slow down 减速
Slow down when you drive into town.
在城镇行驶时，注意减速。
My car slowed down and stopped at the intersection.
我的车慢慢减速，停在了市镇。
3
表示温度降低
to cool down 降温
You'll cool down after you stop exercising.
兴奋过后，你的体温会降下来。
This cool towel will cool you down.
冷毛巾会让你的体温降下来。
4
表示冷静、平静
①cool down还有冷静、放松下来的意思。
I need to take a moment to cool down.
我需要一会儿时间放松下来。
Tom should cool his friend down so we can continue the meeting.
汤姆应该让他的朋友放松下来，我们才能继续会议。
②to calm down 平静下来
I calmed the children down with a movie.
我用看电影的方式让孩子们安静下来。
It took him a while to calm down after the meeting.
开完会后片刻，他才安静下来。
5
表示音量减少
①to turn down 调小音量
Could you please turn that music down?
能请你把音乐声音调小一点吗？
I think you should turn the volume down on the radio.
我觉得你应该把收音机的音量调小一点。
②to keep down 保持柔和
Please keep your voices down in the library.
图书馆里要保持安静。
I'd like you to keep it down in this room.
我想请你在这里保持安静。
③to quieten down 让某人安静一点
Could you please quieten your children down?
你能让你的孩子们安静一点吗？
I'd like you to quieten the class down.
我想请你管好班上的纪律。
6
表示浓度减少
to water down 降低某物的浓度（经常是在酒后）
Could you water this martini down?
你能在马蒂尼里加点水吗？
You need to water down your argument.
你需要淡化你的观点。