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[英] [ˌʌpˈɡreid] [美] [ˈʌpˌɡred] 生词本

n.

vt.

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The verb is pronounced /ʌp'greɪd/. The noun is pronounced /'ʌpgreɪd/. 动词读作/ʌp'greɪd/，名词读作/'ʌpgreɪd/。
1. VERB 改良；更新；升级 If equipment or services are upgraded, they are improved or made more efficient. 

  • Helicopters have been upgraded and modernized...

    直升机已经更新换代，装配了现代化设备。

  • Medical facilities are being reorganized and upgraded.

    正在对医疗设施进行重组和升级。

  • ...upgraded catering facilities.

    更新换代的餐饮设施

  • Upgrade is also a noun.

    • ...equipment which needs expensive upgrades.

      更新费用高昂的设备

    • ...upgrades in the level of security.

      安全级别的升级

2. VERB 擢升；晋升；提升；提拔 If someone is upgraded, their job or status is changed so that they become more important or receive more money. 

  • He was upgraded to security guard.

    他被擢升为保安。

3. VERB (使)升级到更高待遇;(使)升舱 If you upgrade or are upgraded, you change something such as your air ticket or your hotel room to one that is more expensive. 

  • You can upgrade from self-catering accommodation to a hotel.

    您可以将自理膳食旅店升级为酒店。

Noun

1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road);

  • "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

2. software that provides better performance than an earlier version did

3. a reservation that is upgraded;

  • "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"

4. the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

5. hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did

6. the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components);

  • "the power plant received a new upgrade"
Verb

1. rate higher; raise in value or esteem

2. to improve, especially something that was old or outdated;

  • "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"
  • "The company upgraded their personnel"

3. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;

  • "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"
  • "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"
  • "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

4. get better travel conditions;

  • "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"

5. give better travel conditions to;

  • "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"

计算机

  • 1.升级；提高质量