jack up
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
informal
意味: To increase price sharply
大幅提价、哄抬价格
Subir bruscamente, disparar (los precios)
（価格を）急激に上げる、つり上げる
(가격을) 급격히 올리다, 폭등시키다
To raise prices significantly, often unfairly.
大幅度提高价格，通常是不公平地。
Subir los precios significativamente, a menudo de manera injusta.
価格を大幅に引き上げること。しばしば不当に。
가격을 크게, 종종 부당하게 올리다.
Base verb: jack
Particle: up
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle
例文
- They jacked up the prices. 他们大幅提价了Dispararon los precios彼らは価格をつり上げた그들이 가격을 대폭 올렸다.
- Rents have been jacked up. 租金被哄抬上去了Los alquileres se han disparado家賃が急騰した임대료가 급등했다.
- Airlines jack up fares in summer. 航空公司在夏季大幅涨价Las aerolíneas suben las tarifas en verano航空会社は夏に運賃をつり上げる항공사들은 여름에 요금을 올린다.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: pricing, increase, unfair
トーン: critical
✓ 正しい言い方
- Jack up哄抬价格Disparar los precios価格をつり上げる가격을 확 올리다
起源と歴史
From using a jack to lift something.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
このトピックの他の表現
pay off
★★★★★
To finish paying a debt or to be successful
save up
★★★★★
To accumulate money over time
rip off
★★★★★
To charge too much or cheat someone
cut down on
★★★★★
To reduce spending or consumption
add up
★★★★★
To calculate a total; to make sense
pay back
★★★★★
To return money owed; to get revenge
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