英语词组“up to”是一个常用的短语,它的意思取决于上下文,可以表示“至多”、“多亏”、“由…决定”、“靠…而定”等意思。在口语和书面语中,“up to”常常被用来表达某种选择、责任或义务。
读音:/ˈʌp tu/
例句:
1. Who is responsible for cleaning the room? It's up to you. 谁负责打扫房间?这取决于你。
2. The final decision about whether to go or stay is up to you. 去还是留,最终的决定权在你。
3. How much money you earn depends up to your efforts and abilities. 你能赚多少钱取决于你的努力和能力。
4. I'll do my best, but the final result is up to fate. 我会尽我最大的努力,但最终结果由命运决定。
5. Up to you now, I'm tired and need to rest. 现在就看你的了,我累了,需要休息。
6. Up to now, we haven't found any evidence that would help us solve this case. 到现在为止,我们还没有找到任何可以帮助我们解决这个案件的证据。
7. It's up to the teacher to decide whether or not to give you a passing grade. 老师决定是否给你及格取决于他们。
8. How much exercise you do each day is up to your choice and abilities. 你每天做多少运动由你选择和能力决定。
9. We will finish our task today or be up to tomorrow. 我们今天不完成这项任务就会推迟到明天做。
10. She has been busy with her work, but her health is up to poor. 她的工作很忙,但她的身体状况却不太好。
总的来说,“up to”可以用于表示责任、义务、条件或选择等方面,其用法比较灵活,需要根据具体语境来判断其含义和用法。同时,“up to”也可以作为固定搭配来使用,例如“up to date”表示“最新的”,“up to one's ears in debt”表示“负债累累”等。