我们都知道单词up作介词时意思是“向上”,而当它作前缀时,意思也是“上,向上”,如upgrade(升级)。
upheaval [ʌpˈhiːvl]
n. 激变,剧变,动乱
记 up(向上)+heav(e)(举起)+al(表名词)→举起来→动乱
例 As the Indo-Europeans encroached on Old Europe from the east, the continent underwent upheavals. 随着印欧人从东方侵占古欧洲,欧洲大陆经历了剧变。
uphold [ʌpˈhoʊld]
v. 支持,拥护,维护;维持(原判、裁决等)
记 up(向上)+hold(举起)→举起来→支持,拥护
同 support v. 支持
uproot [ˌʌpˈruːt]
v. 根除;(使)离开久住之处
记 up(向上)+root(根)→向上拔出根→根除
upset [ˌʌpˈset] / [ʌpˈset] / [ˈʌpset]
adj. 沮丧的;心烦意乱的
v. 使心烦意乱;打乱,扰乱;打翻
n. 困扰;烦闷;肠胃病
记 up(向上)+set(放)→放个底儿朝天→打翻;使心烦意乱
例 It could be that the baby felt empathy for the other babies and that was why he got upset when he heard them crying. 有可能是这个婴儿对其他婴儿产生了同理心,因此他在听到其他婴儿哭的时候也感到难过。
upsurge [ˈʌpsɜːrdʒ]
n. 高涨,飙升;急剧增长
记 up(向上)+surge(升起)→高涨
历年真题考点
1 uphold
在阅读中曾出现过uphold表示“支持,维护”的用法:The guilds were created to support workers and to uphold principles of high-quality craft production.(行业协会建立的目的是支持工人,并且维护高质量手工生产的原则。)
常见搭配:uphold the principle(维护原则)
2 upset
upset经常被用于表达心情,在口语部分的听力材料中曾出现过:My daughter started to get quite upset during the argument, which wasn't like her at all.(我女儿在争论中开始变得非常烦躁,这根本不像她。)