英语词汇re-up的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	re-up
词源	re-up. A military term for “re-enlist,” as in “They told him he’d make sergeant if he re-upped for three years.” The word was being used as far back as 1905. Today it also means to sign any renewed employment contract.
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