step-up

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.
  2. An increase.
    — Elsewhere in this issue, for example, an article on the new pattern of freight train operation in the N.E.R. consequent upon the opening this summer of its three mechanised marshalling yards shows that one effect will be a further step-up in the speed of the East Coast main line freight traffic.
  3. A phenomenon whereby the growth in market value of an asset or investment is not taxed under certain circumstances, generally involving buying and holding until the buyer's death, followed by inheritance. US,especially
    — a step-up in basis
形容词 adj.
  1. That increases a voltage. not-comparable
    — a step-up transformer

词形变化

step-ups plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English step updeverb.
English step-up
Deverbal from step up.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English step updeverb.
English step-up
Deverbal from step up.
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