up north

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In the northern part of an area, country etc. not-comparable
    — She spent a few years up north.
  2. In jail, in prison. New-York-City,not-comparable,slang
    — Even if I'm locked up North you in the world Rocking three-fourths of cloth, never showing your stuff off, boo

词形变化

up North alternative

词汇关系

相关词
north country

词源

From up + north. The sense 2 comes from the fact that that in New York state many prisons are located in the northern part of the state.
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