1PHRASAL VERB 振作…的精神;使受到鼓舞 If you buck someone up or buck up their spirits, you say or do something to make them more cheerful. 振作…的精神;使受到鼓舞 [British, informal]
Anything anybody said to him to try and buck him up wouldn't sink in. [VERB noun PREP.]
任何人对他说的任何劝他振作起来的话都不会起作用。
The aim, it seemed, was to buck up their spirits in the face of the recession. [VERBPREP. noun]
其目的好像是为了给面临经济衰退的他们鼓劲儿打气。
2PHRASAL VERB 振作;积极行动起来 If you tell someone to buck up or to buck up their ideas, you are telling them to start behaving in a more positive and efficient manner. 振作;积极行动起来 [informal]
People are saying if we don't buck up we'll be in trouble. [VERBPREP.]
人们说,如果我们再不积极行动起来,我们就会有麻烦。
Buck up your ideas or you'll get more of the same treatment. [VERBPREP. noun]