upvote
/ˈʌpvəʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈʌpvˈot] /ˈʌpvəʊt/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈʌpvˈot] /ˈəp-ˌvōt How to pronounce upvote (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈʌp.vəʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈʌpvˈot] /ˈʌp.voʊt/ (ame, ipa)
upvote — verb
- upvotepresent simple I / you / we / they
- upvoteshe / she / it
- upvotedpast simple
- upvoting-ing form
1. to press the positive vote button on a website or app so a post, comment, or ans
to press the positive vote button on a website or app so a post, comment, or answer is publicly marked as supported.
Gabriel upvoted Hui's repair guide because it fixed his bike brakes.
upvote + guide after it solves a problem
After reading Putri's safety tip, the whole class upvoted her comment.
upvote + comment after reading it
The night-shift nurse upvoted Selim's answer about storing insulin on trips.
By lunch, Jenna had upvoted three lost-cat posts from her neighborhood group.
- downvote
give a negative vote that lowers approval instead of raising it
文法句型
upvote + post
upvote + comment
upvote + answer
用法筆記
The object is usually a post, comment, answer, or link on a platform with visible voting. Distinguish from a general 'like': an upvote normally affects the item's score or position.
常見錯誤
upvote — noun
1. a positive vote on online content, or the button used to give that vote on a web
a positive vote on online content, or the button used to give that vote on a website or app.
Mina tapped the blue upvote beside the recipe and saved it for later.
upvote as the button beside content
Hui's camping checklist got its first upvote within a minute.
get an upvote after posting
Each helpful answer earns an upvote from the study group's moderator.
Paloma smiled when her market review reached fifty upvotes before dinner.
- positive vote
clear but more general; it is not tied to internet platform language
- like
similar on some apps, but a like may not affect ranking the same way
- downvote
the matching negative vote or button on the same kind of platform
文法句型
get an upvote
give an upvote
reach + number + upvotes
用法筆記
Usually countable. It can mean one positive vote, and in interface descriptions it can also mean the button that gives that vote. Totals are commonly expressed with a number before the plural form.