1.shake up 搖勻；以搖動弄好；使戰栗

Microsoft had largely grown complacent until google came along to shake up categories.

微軟一向自命不凡，直到谷歌的到來，才撼動了其地位。

Its reluctance to shake up the power market is coming back to haunt it.

政府不情愿動搖電力市場的局面仍會不斷糾纏它。

2.ought to 應當，應該；理應

This process ought to be highly sophisticated.
這個過程應該是非常復雜的。

If you haven't seen it you really ought to look.
如果你還沒有看過，真該去看一下。

3.promise to 承諾

Last year he campaigned for governor with the promise to shake up state government.
去年他憑借要徹底改變州政府現狀的承諾參選紐約州州長。

France has postponed its promise to balance its budget, from 2010 to 2012.
法國承諾2010年平衡預算，但現在已經推遲到2012年。

4.attempt to 嘗試，企圖；試圖做某事

Your letter is a feeble attempt to hide your intolerance.
你的這封信，是一種試圖掩蓋你狹隘心胸的蒼白舉動。

This was an attempt to close that chapter.
這也許是創造新開始的嘗試。