upshift

upshift
verb
  1. [no obj.]change to a higher gear in a motor vehicle
    (将)(汽车)换高挡
    ■[with obj.]increase
    调高
    stricter driving laws that upshifted the penalties for drunk-driving.
    加重酒后驾车处罚的更严厉交通法。
noun
  1. a change to a higher gear
    换高挡,加速
    ■an increase in something
    增加;增多
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