pumpsbup
—phrasal verbwithpumpverbuk/pʌmp/us/pʌmp/
informalto make someonefeelmoreconfidentorexcited
为打气，使鼓起勇气
He wasofferingthemadviceandtryingtopumpthem up.他给他们提建议，努力给他们打气。
Theplayerswerepumpingthemselvesup bysingingthenationalanthembefore thegame.比赛前，运动员们唱起了国歌，给他们自己打气。