Jack up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈdʒæk/ /ˈəp

JAK-uhp

UK

dʒˈæk/ /ˈʌp

JAK-uhp

التعريف

To lift something heavy using a device called a jack (like a car), or to suddenly increase something sharply, especially prices or numbers.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Jack up' is informal. Literally means lifting with a jack, but is often used figuratively for raising prices or quantities suddenly/hugely ('jack up the price'). Common in business/news, rare in formal writing. Don't confuse with 'jack in' or 'jack out'.

• Spanish: levantar (con gato) - aumentar mucho (precio)
• Portuguese (BR): levantar com macaco - aumentar muito (preço)
• Portuguese (PT): levantar com macaco - aumentar muito (preço)
• Chinese (Simplified): 用千斤顶抬起 - 大幅提高（价格）
• Chinese (Traditional): 用千斤頂抬起 - 大幅提高（價格）
• Hindi: जैक से ऊपर उठाना - बहुत बढ़ा देना (कीमत)
• Arabic: رفع باستخدام رافعة - رفع الأسعار بشكل كبير
• Bengali: জ্যাক দিয়ে তোলা - হঠাৎ বাড়ানো
• Russian: домкратом поднять - резко повысить
• Japanese: ジャッキで持ち上げる - 急に値上げする
• Vietnamese: kích lên - tăng vọt
• Korean: 잭으로 들어올리다 - 갑자기 올리다
• Turkish: kriko ile kaldırmak - aniden artırmak
• Urdu: جیک سے اٹھانا - اچانک بڑھا دینا
• Indonesian: mengangkat dengan dongkrak - menaikkan secara mendadak

جمل نموذجية

We need to jack up the car to change the tire.

basic

The store jacked up the prices during the holiday.

basic

He used a tool to jack up the heavy box.

basic

Oil companies always seem to jack up their prices after bad news.

natural

Could you help me jack up the back of the van?

natural

If they jack up the rent again, I'm moving out.

natural