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单词 build (someone/something) up
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build(someone/something)up

phrasal verbwithbuildverb
uk
/bɪld/us
/bɪld/
built|built
C1
toincreaseorbecomelargerorstronger, or tocausesomeone or something to do this:
Tension isbuildingupbetweenthe twocommunities.
They gave himsouptobuildup hisstrength.
It took her tenyearstobuildup herpublishingbusiness.
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Increasing and intensifying
  • -ify
  • accretion
  • accumulate
  • accumulative
  • add fuel to the fireidiom
  • additive
  • blaze
  • crank
  • hot up
  • increase
  • increment
  • inflame
  • inflation
  • mushroom
  • redouble
  • resurge
  • rocket
  • saturation
  • scalesomethingup
  • stake
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Enlarging and inflating
Becoming bigger

buildsomething/someoneup

phrasal verbwithbuildverb
uk
/bɪld/us
/bɪld/
built|built
topraisesomething or someone in a way that willinfluencepeople'sopinions; to make apersonfeelmoreconfident:
A goodteacherbuildsyou up.
Forweeksthemediahas beenbuildingup thenationalbasketballteam.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising and applauding
  • acclaim
  • acclamation
  • accolade
  • adulate
  • adulation
  • cheer
  • dispatch
  • eulogize
  • eulogy
  • exalt
  • extol
  • felicitate
  • honour
  • panegyric
  • panegyrical
  • panegyrist
  • patsomeoneon the backidiom
  • plaudit
  • praise
  • rave
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build-up
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈbɪld.ʌp/us
/ˈbɪld.ʌp/

build-upnoun[C usually singular](INCREASE)

anincrease,especiallyone that isgradual:
The build-up oftroopsin theregionmakeswarseemmorelikely.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Increasing and intensifying
  • -ify
  • accretion
  • accumulate
  • accumulative
  • add fuel to the fireidiom
  • additive
  • blaze
  • crank
  • hot up
  • increase
  • increment
  • inflame
  • inflation
  • mushroom
  • redouble
  • resurge
  • rocket
  • saturation
  • scalesomethingup
  • stake
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build-upnoun[C usually singular](PRAISE)

asituationin which someone or something ispraised,advertised, ortalkedabout on theinternet, innewspapers, etc.:
Thegroupgot abigbuild-up beforetheirtour, beingtoutedby many as the next Beatles.
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Advertising and marketing
  • ad
  • ad agency
  • adman
  • advert
  • advertise
  • customer relationship management
  • detoxify
  • dogfooding
  • flyer
  • freesheet
  • o.n.o.
  • obo
  • off-brand
  • on-brand
  • overexpose
  • superhype
  • teaser
  • telemarketing
  • tie(something)in
  • tout
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build-upnoun[C usually singular](PREPARATION)

UK
theperiodofpreparationbefore somethinghappens:
There was a lot ofexcitementinthebuild-uptotheOlympics.
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Preparing
  • batten
  • batten down the hatchesidiom
  • breaksomeonein
  • bug-out bag
  • calibrate
  • dig
  • gear(someone/something)up
  • get/have your ducks in a rowidiom
  • gird
  • girdyourselfidiom
  • go bag
  • lay
  • prep
  • preparation
  • prime
  • roll upyoursleevesidiom
  • setsomethingup
  • set the scene/stageidiom
  • suit
  • tune
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Preceding and introducing
(Definition ofbuild (someone/something) upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

build up something| American Dictionary

build upsomething

phrasal verbwithbuildverb
us
/bɪld/
past tense and past participlebuiltus/bɪlt/

(INCREASE)

tocausesomething toincreaseorbecomegreater:
She doesexercisesdailyto build up herstrength.
Wetriedto build hisconfidenceup.

build upsomething

phrasal verbwithbuildverb
us
/bɪld/
past tense and past participlebuiltus/bɪlt/

(PRAISE)

topraisesomeone or something,esp. toincreasethepopularityof thatpersonor thing:
Theadsbuilt up the show, but it wasn’t really that good.
(Definition ofbuild up somethingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

build up (sth)| Business English

build up (sth)

phrasal verbwithbuildverb
uk
/bɪld/us
built|built
[IorT]
toincreaseinquantity, or toaddmore of something so itincreasesinquantity:
build up shares/stock/wealthAt thistimeofyear,storesarebuildingupstockforChristmas.
build up experience/success/achievementsShejoinedthecompanyin 2000 and hasbuiltupconsiderableexperienceinmarketing.
build-up
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈbɪldʌp/us
anincreasein theamountof something over aperiodoftime:
Environmentalists areurgingindustriesto gogreeninordertoreducefurtherbuild-up ofCO2emissions.
(Definition ofbuild up (sth)from theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbuild (someone/something) up

build (someone/something) up
We found that the model has low statistical power when inbreeding depression is caused by thebuild-upof mildly deleterious alleles.
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At first thebuild-upof military activity was relatively slow.
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All argon peaks were scanned ten times and peak heights extrapolated back to the inlet time to allow for argonbuild-upand memory effects.
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Thus, longer exposure of the villages to the institutionalbuild-uphas a positive effect on people's participation in the commons.
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The phonological theory explains dyslexia by a deficit in phonological awareness which would affect thebuild-upof graphemephoneme correspondences.
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Thus, institutionalbuild-upseems to be a very important consideration in motivating people to participate in commons.
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Rather, a frequency-dependentbuild-uptriggering mechanisms could be imagined.
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Protectionist fallacies had all been exposed, enlightenment was spreading, and landlords' resistance simply encouraged thebuild-upof more pressure for revenge.
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Among others, it will provide welfare indications regarding thebuild-upof a temporary or permanent fund.
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This is the discounted sum of carbon removals (from logging) and carbon accumulations (through biomassbuild-up) over 200 years.
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It also takes one step further to look at empowerment through social capitalbuild-upas an outcome of the technology uptake process.
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All chambers over-responded in thebuild-upregion to some degree based on their internal dimensions.
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Measurement of dose in thebuild-upregion using fixed-separation plane-parallel ionisation chambers.
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Those regulations have also promoted the surface application of manure and phosphorusbuild-upin the soil.
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Obviously, steady state approaches could only take into account the long-run gains, but not thebuild-upcosts.
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