单词 | work up |
释义 | work up 1.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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