"jack up" in Chinese (Traditional)
用千斤頂抬起大幅提高(價格)
Definition
用千斤頂把重物抬起來(例如汽車),或突然大幅度提高某事物,特別是價格或數字。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'Jack up' 是非正式用語。字面為用千斤頂抬起重物,也常用於形容價格或數量急劇增加(例如 'jack up the price')。多見於商業、新聞,正式場合較少用。
Examples
We need to jack up the car to change the tire.
我們需要用千斤頂**抬起**汽車來換輪胎。
The store jacked up the prices during the holiday.
商店在假期期間**大幅提高**了價格。
He used a tool to jack up the heavy box.
他用工具把那個重箱子**抬起來**了。
Oil companies always seem to jack up their prices after bad news.
石油公司每次有壞消息,總是會**大幅提高**價格。
Could you help me jack up the back of the van?
你能幫我把貨車後面**抬起來**嗎?
If they jack up the rent again, I'm moving out.
如果他們再**大幅提高**房租,我就要搬走。