mark something up
phrasal verb with mark verb uk/mɑːk/ us/mɑːrk/
(INCREASE PRICE)
提高…的价格
to increase the price of something
They buy paintings at auctions, mark them up, and then resell them at a vast profit to collectors. 他们在拍卖会上购买画作,再加价转手卖给收藏家,赚取高额利润。
In the days of hyperinflation, we would rush to the market as soon as we were paid and buy our weekly groceries before they were marked up. 在恶性通货膨胀时期,一发工资我们便冲向市场,赶在涨价之前买回一周所需的食品杂货。
Shares in retail businesses were marked up on the news that consumer spending rose last month. 上个月消费支出增加的消息带动了零售业股价的上升。
(WRITE ON)
US在…上写
to write notes on something
Someone had marked up the book before I got it. 在我拿到这本书之前,有人已经在上面写了备注。