- 在…盖满房子，建房子，以建筑物覆盖；高楼迭起：
My neighbourhood has really been built up.
我的周围一带确实盖满了房子。
The area has been built up since I moved.
自我搬家以来这个地区就不断地盖起了新房。
- 把…建造得更高大：
to build the wall up
把墙砌得更高些
- (用砖等)堵塞(门、窗等)：
The doorway in the west side was built up by the neighbour's house.
西面的门口被邻居的房子阻塞了。
- (交通)阻塞，(交通)越来越拥挤，(车辆)拥挤起来：
During the summer holidays,traffic builds up along the roads to the coast.
每到暑假，在去海滨的路上车辆就拥挤起来。
- 逐步建设；逐步建立；逐步形成：
They came to this country and built up the family business.
他们来到这个国家，逐步建立了这份家业。
- 增强，增长，增进，增加，加强；增强自尊心(或信心)；使人有信心：
She built up my confidence.
她树立了我的信心。
- 增强…的体力，增进…的健康，锻炼(身体)：
She went for dance and built up her health.
她去跳舞增进了健康。
The weightlifting built up his body.
举重增强了他的体质。
- 集结，聚集；逐渐积累(资金等)，逐渐积累到(to):
The tension between the two countries built up to a climax.
两国间的紧张状态渐渐达到了顶峰。
to build up a fund
积累基金
to build up the military forces
集结军队
- 提高…的价值(或声誉等)；为…大做广告，大肆宣扬(或宣传)以使著名，称赞，夸奖，鼓吹，吹捧；使更具吸引力，把…吹捧成(into):
They built her up into a great success.
他们把她捧成获得极大成功的人。
They built up the product by advertising.
他们用广告宣传产品。
- 激励，鼓动，使人鼓起劲
- 加燃料使烧得更旺
- 【电工学】使(发电机或电路)的电压或电流增加
- 给人留下好的印象