punch up

盛り上げる、引き立てる

物事をより生き生きと、力強く、面白くする。

やさしい英語で： To make something more lively, forceful, or interesting.

• Punch up the final scene.
• She punched up the speech with a funny story.
• A little lemon will punch up the flavor.

使い方： punch something up (A few sharper jokes would punch the scene up.)

類義語： liven up, spice up, strengthen

反対語： tone down

よく使う表現： punch up something, punch up a script

権力者を批判する

自分より権力や社会的地位の高い人を批判したり、笑いの対象にしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To criticize or make jokes about people who have more power or higher social status than you.

• Good satire often punches up.
• The comedian punched up at the people running the country.
• Do these jokes punch up at powerful people?

使い方： punch up at someone (Her comedy punches up at wealthy politicians.)

類義語： challenge the powerful

反対語： punch down

よく使う表現： punch up, punch up at politicians

殴りつける、殴って痛めつける

相手を何度もこぶしで殴って攻撃する。

やさしい英語で： To attack someone by hitting them repeatedly with your fists.

• They punched him up outside.
• He came home badly punched up after the fight.
• The boys threatened to punch her brother up.

使い方： punch someone up (The gang punched him up outside the club.)

類義語： beat up, batter

よく使う表現： punch someone up, punch up someone

放送に切り替える

放送中の映像や音声を、あるカメラや別の入力元に切り替える。

やさしい英語で： To switch a camera or other source into the picture or sound being broadcast.

• Punch up camera two now.
• The operator punched up the live feed from the stadium.
• Which source should I punch up next?

使い方： punch up something (The director told the operator to punch up camera two.)

類義語： switch to, put on air

よく使う表現： punch up a camera, punch up the feed