jack up

引き上げる、値上げする

値段や量、程度を、しばしば大きく上げる。

やさしい英語で： To increase a price, amount, or level, often by a lot.

• They plan to jack up the rent.
• The airline jacked up its baggage fees.
• Why have they jacked the price up again?

使い方： jack something up (The hotel jacked its prices up during the festival.)

類義語： raise, increase, hike

反対語： lower, reduce

よく使う表現： jack up prices, jack up the rent

ジャッキで持ち上げる

重い物を、下から押し上げる道具で持ち上げる。

やさしい英語で： To lift something heavy with a tool that pushes it upwards.

• We need to jack up the car.
• The mechanic jacked the van up carefully.
• Have you jacked it up high enough?

使い方： jack something up (We jacked the car up to inspect the wheels.)

類義語： lift, raise

反対語： lower

よく使う表現： jack up a car, jack up the truck

めちゃくちゃにする、壊す

物を傷めたり、うまく動かなくしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To damage something or make it work badly.

• Do not jack up my phone.
• He jacked up the settings while trying to help.
• The crash really jacked her car up.

使い方： jack something up (That update jacked my computer up.)

類義語： mess up, wreck, ruin

反対語： fix, repair

よく使う表現： jack up something, jack something up

手配する、企画する

行事を企画したり、何かの準備を整えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To arrange an event or get something ready.

• We can jack up a party.
• She jacked up a trip for the whole group.
• Who is going to jack up the transport?

使い方： jack something up (Could you jack a meeting up for next week?)

類義語： arrange, organize

よく使う表現： jack up a party, jack up a meeting

良くする、引き立てる

何かを加えて、より良くしたり面白くしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make something better or more interesting by adding to it.

• Try to jack up the sauce with some lemon.
• He jacked up the design with brighter colors.
• They jacked the meal up with a few extra spices.

使い方： jack something up with something (She jacked the recipe up with fresh herbs.)

類義語： improve, enhance, liven up

よく使う表現： jack up a recipe, jack up the design

従うのを拒む、反抗する

人から指示されたことをするのを拒む。

やさしい英語で： To refuse to do what someone tells you to do.

• He may jack up if you order him around.
• The workers jacked up and refused to move.
• She jacked up when the manager demanded extra hours.

類義語： refuse, balk, rebel

反対語： obey

よく使う表現： jack up at orders, jack up and refuse