| 短语 | work up |
| 释义 | work up 1. work up enthusiasm / interest / courage etc to make yourself feel interested, brave etc激起热情/激起兴趣/鼓起勇气等:•I'm trying to work up enough courage to go to the dentist.我努力鼓起勇气去看牙医。2. work up an appetite / a thirst / a sweat to make yourself hungry or THIRSTY , or make yourself SWEAT , especially by doing physical exercise〔尤指运动之后〕引起食欲/渴感/出汗:•You can work up a really big thirst playing tennis.打网球会令你十分口渴。3. work sb up to make someone very angry, excited, or upset about something使某人感到气愤（激动; 不安）:work yourself up•You're working yourself up again.你又激动了。•She had worked herself up into a state .她把自己弄得很紧张。⇒WORKED UP4. work sth ↔ up to develop and improve something such as a project or a piece of writing逐步完善〔项目、文章等〕:•Jack took notes which he would work up into a report later.杰克记了笔记，稍后将整理成一份报告。work up1. build up gradually by effort, industry, etc.;develop steadily 通过努力、勤奋逐步建立；逐渐发展起来 * Smith has worked the firm up from almost nothing. 史密斯几乎是白手起家，搞起了这家公司。 * It took us several years to work up a market for this product. 我们花了好几年时间才为这个产品打开了销路。 * The business was almost bankrupt when he took it over but within a few years he had worked it up to be a prosperous concern. 他刚接管这个企业时，企业已濒临破产，但经过几年的努力，他渐渐地把它发展成为一个欣欣向荣的企业。2. rise to a higher position; advance 晋级；步步高升 * If you have what it takes, you can work up to the presidency of the company. 如果你有本事，你可以升到公司总裁的地位。3. stir up; rouse; excite 鼓动起来，激起；使激动 * I can't work up any enthusiasm for the project, I'm afraid. 我恐怕对这项计划鼓不起什么热情。 * Let's go out for a walk to work up an appetite. 我们出去走走吧，这样会增加食欲。 * Her words worked him up into a rage. 她的话使他大发雷霆。4. make into sth. ; elaborately prepare 精心做成；制订 * The craftsman is working up the mass of clay into a toy figure. 工匠正把一团泥捏成一个玩具。Work these facts up into an article for a weekly journal. 把这些事实整理成一篇文章，在周刊上发表5. increase in numbers or strength; improve in efficiency 增加；加强；提高效率 * You can surely work up your speed if you practice. 只要你坚持练习，就一定能提高速度。 |
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