upgrade /'ʌpgreid/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
• (n.) a reservation that is improved
• (n.) the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

Chinese translation

• n. 上坡, 升级, 上升
• adv. 往上
• vt. 使升级, 提升, 改良品种

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/'ʌpgreid/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.24 · Rare

Word forms

upgraded, upgrading, upgrades

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