shake up

• Verbo frasal que indica la acción de alterar, sacudir o reorganizar algo o a alguien, a menudo con el fin de provocar cambios significativos.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of disturbing, shocking, or reorganizing something or someone, often to bring about significant change.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Disturb or shockinformal

   To cause someone to feel shocked, upset, or disturbed.

   sacudir emocionalmente

   • The accident really shook him up.
   • The news of the layoffs shook up the entire office.
   • She was shaken up after the robbery.

   Sinónimosagitatedisconcertdisturbjoltrockshockunsettleupset

   Antónimoscalmcomfortreassuresettlesoothe

2. Reorganize or changeinformal

   To make major changes to an organization, system, or routine in order to improve it.

   Reorganizar o cambiar

   • The new CEO plans to shake up the company's management structure.
   • The team needs to be shaken up to improve performance.
   • They shook up the entire curriculum to make it more modern.

   Sinónimosoverhaulreshufflerestructurerevamptransform

   Antónimoskeepmaintainpreserve

Verbo baseshake