scale up

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To increase system capacity

扩容、增加容量
Escalar, aumentar la capacidad
拡張する、スケールアップする
확장하다, 스케일업하다

To expand computing resources or infrastructure.

扩展计算资源或基础设施。
Expandir los recursos informáticos o la infraestructura.
コンピューティングリソースやインフラを拡張すること。
컴퓨팅 자원이나 인프라를 확장하는 것.
Base verb: scale
Particle: up
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Examples

  1. We need to scale up the servers.
    我们需要扩展服务器容量
    Necesitamos escalar los servidores
    サーバーをスケールアップする必要がある
    서버를 확장해야 해.
  2. Traffic scaled up quickly.
    流量迅速增加
    El tráfico aumentó rápidamente
    トラフィックが急速に増加した
    트래픽이 급격히 증가했어.
  3. Scale up before the launch.
    发布前先扩容
    Escalad antes del lanzamiento
    ローンチ前にスケールアップして
    출시 전에 확장해 둬.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: infrastructure, capacity, growth

Tone: professional

✓ Do Say

  • Scale it up
    扩容
    Escalar
    スケールアップする
    확장해

Origin & History

From increasing scale or size.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: Working age

Social background: Professional

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