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sit up

phrasal verb
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sit up
  1. to be or move yourself into a sitting position, rather than lying down or leaning back坐起来；坐直
    • Do you feel well enough to sit up yet?你感觉怎么样，能坐起来了吗？
    • Sit up straight—don't slouch.坐直了，别无精打采的。🔊🔊
    • She slowly sat up and looked around.她慢慢坐起来环顾四周。
  2. to not go to bed until later than usual熬夜；迟睡
    • We sat up half the night, talking.我们谈到了半夜才睡。🔊🔊
sit up (and do something)
  1. (informal) to start to pay careful attention to what is happening, being said, etc.关注起来；警觉起来
    • The proposal had made his clients sit up and take notice.这项建议引起了他的主顾们的关注。🔊🔊
sit somebody up
  1. to move somebody into a sitting position after they have been lying down使坐起来