Meaning
1. 支持或協助： 當某人需要支持或協助時，您可以「back up」他們。例如：「我會在會議上back up你的提議。」這表示您會在會議中支持他的提議。
2. 倒車或倒退： 當駕駛車輛需要倒車時，可以使用「back up」。例如：「這條路太窄，我需要back up。」
3. 備份資料： 在電腦或手機中，「back up」指的是製作資料的備份以防資料遺失。例如：「請務必定期back up你的重要文件。」
「Back up」因此可以根據上下文有不同的解釋，了解每個用法有助於更靈活地使用這個片語。
Today's Sentences
- Before you upgrade your phone, make sure to back up your photos.
- Now back up a little, give yourself more space.
- Writer's Note
01
Before you upgrade your phone, make sure to back up your photos.
Situation
Hey, I’m thinking about buying a new phone.
Just a heads-up.
Before you upgrade your phone, make sure to back up your photos.
在升級您的手機之前，請確保備份您的照片。
Good point.
I’d totally cry if I lost my travel pics.
如果我弄丟了我的旅遊照片，我一定會哭。
Trust me, I’ve learned that the hard way.
Twice.
兩次。
02
Now back up a little, give yourself more space.
Situation
Okay, now just follow my lead.
Step to the right.
向右邁步。
Like this?
Almost!
Now back up a little, give yourself more space.
現在稍微退後一點，給自己更多空間。
Got it!
Wow, I didn’t think dancing involved this much spatial awareness.
哇，我沒想到跳舞需要這麼多的空間感知能力。
Writer's Note
"Back up" is a phrasal verb that is transitive, intransitive, and can also be separable.
- Transitive - A transitive phrasal verb needs an object to complete its meaning. In the examples below ask yourself what is being "backed up". If you can answer, that’s your object.
Example 1: You need to back up your argument with solid evidence.
Example 2: I always back up my files during a big project.
Example 3: She refused to back up his story because it simply wasn’t true. - Intransitive - An intransitive phrasal verb doesn’t need an object. The meaning is complete on its own.
Example 1: The driver backed up slowly to avoid hitting the elderly pedestrian.
Example 2: When I saw the bear, I instinctively backed up a few steps.
Example 3: As the crowd grew aggressive, the security guards backed up toward the exit. - Separable - Some phrasal verbs are separable, meaning you can put the object in the middle.
Example 1: He slowly backed the car up into the driveway.
Example 2: Can you back that claim up with real data?
Example 3: Our coach has always backed his team up when things go wrong.
*Tip: But if the object is a pronoun, like "them" or "it", you must put it in the middle.
For example:❌ Incorrect:I’ll back up them.✅ Correct: I’ll back them up.
例子 1: 你需要用確鑿的證據來支持你的論點。
例子 2: 在進行大專案時，我總是備份我的檔案。
例子 3: 她拒絕支持他的說法，因為那根本不是真的。
例子 1: 司機慢慢地「backed up」，以避免撞到那位年長的行人。
例子 2: 當我看到熊時，我本能地「backed up」了幾步。
例子 3: 當人群變得激動時，保安人員「backed up」向出口走去。
例子 1：He slowly backed the car up into the driveway.
例子 2：Can you back that claim up with real data?
例子 3：Our coach has always backed his team up when things go wrong.
*提示：但是，如果受詞是代名詞，例如「them」或「it」，你必須將它放在中間。
例如：❌ 錯誤：
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