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词汇 upscale
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Definition of upscale in English:

upscale

adjectiveʌpˈskeɪlˈʌpskeɪl
North American
  • Relatively expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers; upmarket.

    Hawaii's upscale boutique hotels
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was a very classy, very upscale house.
    • Intrigued by the postmark from an upscale Paris district, the composer opened the letter as he walked home.
    • The original guesthouse still exists, now an upscale restaurant and inn.
    • A security guard accused of torching several homes at an upscale development is due in federal court in about an hour.
    • At Susan Simonelli's upscale New York City salon, she offers crystal therapy.
    • If you crave more upscale European-style fare, then try the Minori café on Kaminoge Street.
    • The company primarily focuses on private owners with upscale public facilities.
    • Pete Rose and other baseball luminaries have been seen at Donatello, an upscale Italian restaurant.
    • That was Sully for you; living in an upscale suburban area, dressing like a homeless kid.
    • Eventually they wandered into a fancy, upscale neighborhood not too far from Shelley's house.
    • New Hampshire is among the most upscale Democratic electorates you'll find anywhere in the country.
    • The stores are a little more upscale and everything is cleaner and nicer as older buildings have been renovated.
    • Down the road, soldiers were ramming open the gates of an upscale house.
    • The robbery took place at Aker Brygge, an upscale shopping centre and apartment complex on the Oslo waterfront.
    • The rented yacht was docked at Fisher Island, an upscale residential community.
    • A few minutes later they were pulling into the parking lot of a somewhat upscale, posh restaurant.
    • It can pay to meet current needs - for petroleum imports, food, or upscale foreign automobiles.
    • She relocated to take a job as a director of spa services for an upscale dental clinic.
    • Prices for these upscale public courses range from the eminently affordable to bordering on the budget buster.
    • My daughter is a junior at Walt Whitman High School, an upscale public school in Bethesda, Maryland.
    Synonyms
    magnificent, imposing, impressive, awe-inspiring, splendid, resplendent, superb, striking, monumental, majestic, glorious
adverbʌpˈskeɪlˈʌpskeɪl
North American
  • Towards the more expensive or affluent sector of the market.

    once known as the low-cost cousin of beef, fish has moved upscale
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Few residents expected Third Avenue to start going upscale so quickly, and some are already fearful that Park Slope and Carroll Gardens will merge to form one big brownstone Brooklyn neighborhood.
    • Go upscale!
    • Volkswagen is trying to move upscale too, with only slightly better luck.
    • When I feel like going a bit upscale this is where I land.
    • Since 2009, the brand has been moving upscale, though this is balanced by more accessible seasonal sales and a handful of outlet stores.
    • Home builders have almost abandoned building homes for first-time buyers and moved upscale to attract all-cash buyers.
    • What syndicated studies there are tend to skew upscale and can't be generalized to the total population.
verbʌpˈskeɪlˈʌpskeɪl
[with object]North American
  • 1Increase the size or improve the quality of.

    he needs to extra funds to upscale the business
    we wanted to upscale the decor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The picture upscales very well, with crisp black outlines, and no print damage or grain.
    • The insurance company upscaled the amount it estimated the earthquake would cost.
    • Colors are accurate, but detail is weak; the image looks like an upscaled DVD.
    • I'm sure they can upscale the image to 4k and beyond easily enough.
    • Depending on how well your TV upscales standard-definition video, the image may look better that way.
    • The game looks great just upscaled for the iPad.
    • An image that is 800x600 is upscaled by, for example, 4 times, to make an image that is 1600x1200 inside the graphics processor.
    • For those with a huge library of DVDs, you will not be disappointed with the set's sharp and clean upscaled video.
    • The graphic chip also "upscales" the video to the resolution of your monitor.
    • It will later be upscaled to the entire state.
  • 2Convert (an image or video) so that it displays correctly in a higher resolution format.

    your HDTV will automatically upscale the content you watch

Rhymes

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

Definition of upscale in US English:

upscale

adjective
North American
  • Relatively expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers.

    Hawaii's upscale boutique hotels
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My daughter is a junior at Walt Whitman High School, an upscale public school in Bethesda, Maryland.
    • New Hampshire is among the most upscale Democratic electorates you'll find anywhere in the country.
    • The stores are a little more upscale and everything is cleaner and nicer as older buildings have been renovated.
    • A few minutes later they were pulling into the parking lot of a somewhat upscale, posh restaurant.
    • The company primarily focuses on private owners with upscale public facilities.
    • The original guesthouse still exists, now an upscale restaurant and inn.
    • Pete Rose and other baseball luminaries have been seen at Donatello, an upscale Italian restaurant.
    • Down the road, soldiers were ramming open the gates of an upscale house.
    • If you crave more upscale European-style fare, then try the Minori café on Kaminoge Street.
    • The rented yacht was docked at Fisher Island, an upscale residential community.
    • That was Sully for you; living in an upscale suburban area, dressing like a homeless kid.
    • Prices for these upscale public courses range from the eminently affordable to bordering on the budget buster.
    • The robbery took place at Aker Brygge, an upscale shopping centre and apartment complex on the Oslo waterfront.
    • It was a very classy, very upscale house.
    • She relocated to take a job as a director of spa services for an upscale dental clinic.
    • Intrigued by the postmark from an upscale Paris district, the composer opened the letter as he walked home.
    • Eventually they wandered into a fancy, upscale neighborhood not too far from Shelley's house.
    • A security guard accused of torching several homes at an upscale development is due in federal court in about an hour.
    • At Susan Simonelli's upscale New York City salon, she offers crystal therapy.
    • It can pay to meet current needs - for petroleum imports, food, or upscale foreign automobiles.
    Synonyms
    magnificent, imposing, impressive, awe-inspiring, splendid, resplendent, superb, striking, monumental, majestic, glorious
adverb
North American
  • Towards the more expensive or affluent sector of the market.

    once known as the low-cost cousin of beef, fish has moved upscale
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Few residents expected Third Avenue to start going upscale so quickly, and some are already fearful that Park Slope and Carroll Gardens will merge to form one big brownstone Brooklyn neighborhood.
    • What syndicated studies there are tend to skew upscale and can't be generalized to the total population.
    • Home builders have almost abandoned building homes for first-time buyers and moved upscale to attract all-cash buyers.
    • When I feel like going a bit upscale this is where I land.
    • Volkswagen is trying to move upscale too, with only slightly better luck.
    • Go upscale!
    • Since 2009, the brand has been moving upscale, though this is balanced by more accessible seasonal sales and a handful of outlet stores.
verb
[with object]North American
  • 1Increase the size or improve the quality of.

    he needs to extra funds to upscale the business
    we wanted to upscale the decor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm sure they can upscale the image to 4k and beyond easily enough.
    • The game looks great just upscaled for the iPad.
    • For those with a huge library of DVDs, you will not be disappointed with the set's sharp and clean upscaled video.
    • Colors are accurate, but detail is weak; the image looks like an upscaled DVD.
    • An image that is 800x600 is upscaled by, for example, 4 times, to make an image that is 1600x1200 inside the graphics processor.
    • The insurance company upscaled the amount it estimated the earthquake would cost.
    • It will later be upscaled to the entire state.
    • The graphic chip also "upscales" the video to the resolution of your monitor.
    • Depending on how well your TV upscales standard-definition video, the image may look better that way.
    • The picture upscales very well, with crisp black outlines, and no print damage or grain.
  • 2Convert (an image or video) so that it displays correctly in a higher resolution format.

    your HDTV will automatically upscale the content you watch
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