新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

upgrade

英  [ʌpˈgreɪd]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • upgrades

    1[C 可数名词] 升级

    If equipment or services receive an upgrade, they are improved or made more efficient.

    双语例句

    例:

    equipment which needs expensive upgrades.

    需要进行昂贵升级的设备。

    VERB. 动词
  • upgrades , upgrading , upgraded

    1[T 及物动词] 使升级

    If equipment or services are upgraded, they are improved or made more efficient.

    双语例句

    例:

    Helicopters have been upgraded and modernized.

    直升机已经更新换代,并装配了现代化设备。

    例:

    Medical facilities are being reorganized and upgraded.

    医疗设施正在被重组和升级。

    2[T 及物动词] 提升

    If someone is upgraded, their job or status is changed so that they become more important or receive more money.

    近义词

    promote

    双语例句

    例:

    He was upgraded to security guard.

    他被提升为保安。

    3[I 不及物动词] (使)升舱 , 使(旅馆房间等)升级 , 升舱 , 升级

    If you upgrade or are upgraded, you change something such as your plane ticket or your hotel room to one that is more expensive.

    双语例句

    例:

    His family was upgraded from economy to business class.

    他的家人从坐经济舱升级到坐商务舱。