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2009.07.17
To “jack up” an automobile is to raise it higher (in order to change a tire or do other repairs). So it shouldn't be too hard to guess what it means to “jack up” prices!
JACK UP 高くする、つり上げる
- To jack up something (for example, prices) is to increase it by a large amount.
- jack up something とは、例えば価格などを、大幅に高くする、引き上げる、つり上げる、という意味です。
- The airlines always jack up ticket prices at this time of the year. It's the most expensive time to fly.
- It sounds like the U.S. president wants to jack up taxes on American companies doing business overseas.
- They sure have jacked up research spending recently. It's gone from 8% of the total budget to 20% in just three years.
- Lobbyists for the industry are jacking up the pressure on MITI (= Ministry of International Trade and Industry) to ease trade barriers.
It's been real! Now have a terrific weekend!