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2005.04.28(Review of 2004.03.08 edition)
One of these can turn a nightmare in the skies into a heavenly dream!
UPGRADE 格上げする、性能を高める
- To upgrade means to improve the quality of something (for example, the class of service you receive on a flight) or the performance of something (for example, a computer or software).
An upgrade (n.) is an improvement of this kind.
Be Careful! The expression “grade up” is Japanese-English and is NOT used to mean upgrade. - upgrade は、何かの品質の等級や性能を上げる、という意味です。例えば、飛行機などで、ランクが上の座席を得る、という場合にも使えますし、コンピューターやソフトウェアのバージョンアップをする、というときにも使えます。
upgrade は、昇格、改善、などという意味で名詞としても使えます。
注意:「グレードアップ」は、和製英語です。upgrade という意味で使うことはできません。
- (passenger to travel agent)
My company always pays for economy class seats, but this is a very long flight. How much will it cost to upgrade to business class? - (airline employee to passenger)
All of our business class seats are full on this flight, so we'll be giving you a free upgrade to first class. - They just came out with an upgrade for my favorite media player, but it costs $49.95.
Would you care for another cocktail?