look up

• • 向上看，抬头看：

    When he looked up, he saw the boss.

    他抬起头时看到了老板。

  • 查阅(词典或参考书)，(在词典、参考书等中)查找：

    I have looked it up in the encyclopedia.

    我已经在百科全书中查到它了。

  • [口语]拜访；访问；看望；探望：

    He looked up his old friends during his stay in London.

    他在伦敦逗留期间看望了老朋友们。

  • 好转(尤指价格上升或市场活跃)；(物价)上涨；有起色：

    Trade is looking up.

    贸易在好转。

    Prices are looking up.

    物价上涨。

  • 寻找：

    Have you looked up the magazine he mentioned yesterday?

    你找到他昨天提到的那本杂志吗?

  • 鼓起勇气；振作起来