词汇 | build up |
释义 | build up A. intransitive verb ① (increase in amount) 逐渐增加 ▸ the traffic is building up on roads into the city 通往市区公路上的车辆越来越多 ② (become more intense) «excitement» 加强 ▸ tension built up as the crisis approached 随着危机的临近,气氛变得越来越紧张 B. transitive verb [build up sth, buildsth up] ① (accumulate) 积聚 ‹wealth›; 集结 ‹troops›② (boost) 鼓舞 ‹morale›; 增强 ‹confidence›; 提高 ‹output, production›; 使…更强烈 ‹excitement, tension›③ (establish) 树立 ‹reputation›; 逐步建立 ‹database, organization›▸ a relationship of trust needs to be built up between the police and the public 警民之间需要建立起互信关系 ④ usually passive (cover with buildings) 在…上造满房子 ‹land›⑤ informal (promote) 吹捧 ‹person, event›▸ to build sth/sb up as sth or to be sth; 把某事物/某人吹嘘为某事物 ⑥ (improve physically) 增强 ‹strength›▸ to build oneself up; 增强体质 ▸ regular exercise will build up your muscles 经常锻炼可以使肌肉变得强壮 |
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