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upgrade
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🇺🇸 /ʌpɡɹˈeɪd/
表示“向上”的方向变化，主要指升级、改进或换成更好的版本，也可指向上的坡度。
💡 记忆钩子
把“upgrade”想成沿着坡道向上走：身体是在向上爬，设备是换到更高一级的版本，服务、条件或地位则是整体上了一个台阶；因此它的核心不是单纯“改变”，而是朝更好的方向提升。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握技术语境中的“升级软件、设备或系统”，再扩展到生活条件、服务和地位的改善。
- 不要把它只理解成“更新”；upgrade通常强调升到更高、更好的级别，而普通更新不一定有提升。
📖 中文释义
adv
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rare 向上坡📖 指沿着上坡方向行进，是“向上爬坡”这一核心画面的直接用法。not-comparable usually
further upgrade
comparative
farther upgrade
comparative
furthest upgrade
superlative
farthest upgrade
superlative
noun
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common 上坡📖 指向上的坡度或上坡路段，是“向上走”这一基本画面的名词化用法。💡 常见模式是“某段路有一个上坡”或“车辆在上坡路段行驶”。这个意思主要用于描述道路、铁路等路线，不能随意用来表示抽象的进步。The truck slowed down as it reached the upgrade.卡车到了上坡路段后慢了下来。
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core 升级件；更好的替代品📖 指把原来的设备、软件或部件换成更高一级、更好的版本，像沿坡道向上换到更高的位置。💡 常见模式是“an upgrade to 某设备”或“get an upgrade”。它常指具体替换件或升级选项，不一定表示整套产品都被彻底更换；说到软件时也可指升级本身。The new graphics card is a worthwhile upgrade for this computer.这块新显卡是这台电脑很值得的一次升级。We paid for an upgrade to a larger room.我们付费把房间升级成了更大的房间。
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common 改善；提升📖 指情况、生活或关系整体上了一个台阶，不局限于技术设备。💡 常见模式是“an upgrade in 某方面”或“an upgrade from A to B”。这个用法可以带一点轻松或夸张的语气，但仍然强调结果比原来更好；不要把任何变化都叫作升级。The renovated kitchen was a major upgrade for the apartment.翻修后的厨房让这套公寓有了很大的提升。
upgrades
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verb
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core 升级；改进📖 指通过更换或改进，使设备、系统、生活条件等达到更高水平；核心画面就是向上走一个台阶。💡 常见模式是“upgrade + 设备、系统或条件”以及“upgrade + 宾语 + to + 新级别”。它通常暗示有计划地提升，而不是自然变好；中文学习者不要只在软件语境中使用它。transitiveWe need to upgrade the office computers before the new project starts.新项目开始前，我们需要升级办公室的电脑。The hotel upgraded its rooms with faster internet and better lighting.这家酒店升级了客房，配备了更快的网络和更好的照明。
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common 换成更好的📖 强调把原有的东西替换成更好的版本，重点在“换掉旧的，换上更高一级的”。💡 常见模式是“upgrade A to B”或“upgrade A with B”。后面通常接设备、部件、软件或服务；如果只是修理原物而没有换成更高规格的版本，通常不说upgrade。transitiveI upgraded my phone to the latest model last month.我上个月把手机换成了最新型号。
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common 改善设备、服务或配置📖 指为某人、某处或某项服务提供更好的设备、家具、配置或服务等级。💡 常见模式是“upgrade + 人或场所 + to + 更高等级”以及“upgrade + 设备或服务”。宾语可以是接受改善的人，也可以是被改善的设施；不要误解成只表示更换软件版本。transitiveThe airline upgraded us to business class at no extra cost.航空公司免费把我们升级到了商务舱。
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rare 状态或地位提升📖 指某人或某事物的状况、地位或选择变得更好，是把现实生活也看成向上换档。💡 常见模式是“upgrade to + 更好的身份、条件或选择”。这个用法带有明显的评价色彩，有时还含幽默或讽刺意味；正式场合不要随意用它评价人。intransitive
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common 升级到后续版本📖 特指把程序或系统替换为编号更高、发布时间更晚的版本，是技术语境中最固定的一类“向上换版本”。💡 常见模式是“upgrade from 旧版本 to 新版本”或“upgrade to 新版本”。涉及软件时，upgrade可作及物或不及物动词；不要把“安装同一版本的补丁”一概称为upgrade，除非版本或产品等级确实提高。intransitive transitiveThey upgraded the server from version 3 to version 4 overnight.他们连夜把服务器从第三版升级到了第四版。
upgrades
present,singular,third-person
upgrading
participle,present
upgraded
participle,past
upgraded
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📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 11 组
to improve what was old or outdated;
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upgrade
I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software
The company upgraded their personnel
上位: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
give better travel conditions to
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upgrade
The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full
上位: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
get better travel conditions
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upgrade
I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked
上位: ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate
rate higher; raise in value or esteem
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upgrade
反义: downgrade
上位: grade, order, place, range, rank, rate
the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
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upgrade
the power plant received a new upgrade
上位: improvement
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; ;
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promote
upgrade
advance
kick upstairs
raise
elevate
John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
I got promoted after many years of hard work
反义: break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate
上位: assign, delegate, depute, designate
下位: ennoble, entitle, favor, favour, gentle, prefer, tenure
hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
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upgrade
上位: computer hardware, hardware
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
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upgrade
rise
rising slope
上位: grade
a reservation that is improved
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upgrade
I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full
上位: reservation
software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
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upgrade
上位: computer software, package, software, software package, software program, software system
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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ascent
acclivity
rise
raise
climb
upgrade
the car couldn't make it up the rise
反义: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall
上位: incline, side, slope
下位: uphill
🌳 词源
由英语 up（向上）和 grade（等级、坡度）组成，原义与“向上一级”有关。
From up- + grade.
🔄 变式
farther upgrade
compar
farthest upgrade
superl
further upgrade
compar
furthest upgrade
superl
upgraded
past
upgrades
plural
upgrading
present
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