动词与up一起构成的短语可真不少，例如第一单元出现的短语give up(放弃),而且即使是一个短语，它所表示的含义也很多。现将部分up短语归纳如下，以供同学拓展知识之用。

　　1. come up上升；发生；参加；中奖

　　I expect something to come up soon. 我预料很快就要出事的。

　　My number will never come up.我的号码永远不会中奖。

　　2. cut up 切碎；伤心；歼灭

　　This news had cut him up.这消息使他心烦意乱。

　　The enemy were badly cut up in the battle.在战斗中敌人死伤惨重。

　　3. eat up 吃光；耗尽；消灭；全盘接受

　　That vacation ate my savings up.那次假期我花光了积蓄。

　　He was eaten up with pride.他狂妄自大。

　　4. get up 上升；增强；学习；激发

　　The train was getting up. 火车在提速。

　　I must start getting up my lecture notes.我应该开始温习听课笔记了。

　　5. give up 放弃；投案；献出；泄露

　　I'll give up offering to go.我不打算再提要去的事了。

　　He's given himself up to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。

　　6. go up 上涨；响起；攀登；报考

　　The goods have gone up in price.商品价格已经上涨。

　　He has gone up for the exam.他已经报考。

　　7. stay up 熬夜; 漂浮;不倒

　　He stayed up reading until midnight.他看书看到半夜。

　　These houses stayed up in the earthquake.这些房子在地震中没有倒塌。

　　8. take up 占用；从事；采纳；学习

　　All his evenings were taken up with study.他晚上的时间都被学习占去了。

　　My proposal has not been taken up so far.我的建议目前还未被采纳。

　　(文/朱孔仁； 英语辅导报高二版 04~05学年度第3期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)