work up

美 [wɜːrk ʌp]英 [wɜːk ʌp]
  • 激发;准备;鼓起(勇气);激起(食欲);撰写(文章等);使(自己)心烦意乱(或气愤);使自己出(汗)
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work up

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  • 1
    PHRASAL VERB 使(自己)心烦意乱(或气愤)
    If you work yourself up, you make yourself feel very upset or angry about something.

    She worked herself up into a bit of a state...

    她把自己弄得有点儿紧张。

  • 2
    PHRASAL VERB 激发(热情);鼓起(勇气)
    If you work up the enthusiasm or courage to do something, you succeed in making yourself feel it.

    Your creative talents can also be put to good use, if you can work up the energy...

    如果你能让自己精力充沛起来,你的创作才能也能得到很好的发挥。

  • 3
    PHRASAL VERB 使自己出(汗);激起(食欲)
    If you work up a sweat or an appetite, you make yourself sweaty or hungry by doing exercise or hard work.

    You can really work up a sweat doing housework...

    做家务真的会让人大汗淋漓。

  • 4
    PHRASAL VERB 准备,撰写(文章等)
    If you work up something such as a piece of writing, you spend time and effort preparing it.

    I sketched the layout of a prototype store and worked up a business plan...

    我画出店的布局草图,拟订了一份商业计划。

verb

1
develop
we worked up an as of an appetite
Synonym: get up
2
come up with
His colleagues worked out his interesting idea
We worked up an ad for our client
Synonym: work out
3
form or accumulate steadily
Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
Synonym: build up build progress
4
bolster or strengthen
We worked up courage
build up confidence
ramp up security in the airports
Synonym: build up build ramp up

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  1. Riding the open road in a big rig like this sure can work up a man 's powerful appetite .

    开着大卡车在路上飞驰还真能激发男性那惊人的食欲啊。

  2. The speaker was determined to work up the feelings of his audience . The spokesman voiced the feeling of the crowd .

    这位演说者决意要激发起听众的情感。这位发言人表达了群众的感情。

  3. I can 't work up any enthusiasm for his idea .

    我对他的想法怎么也热心不起来。

  4. She went for a long walk to work up an appetite .

    她为了增加食欲散了很长时间的步。

  5. Your creative talents can also be put to good use , if you can work up the energy

    如果你能让自己精力充沛起来,你的创作才能也能得到很好的发挥。

  6. They asked me to work up some sample drawings and bring them down .

    他们请我画一些样图带过去。

  7. You can really work up a sweat doing housework

    做家务真的会让人大汗淋漓。

  8. I 'd dropped a hint about having an exhibition of his work up here

    我已经暗示要在这里举办一次他的作品展。

  9. This medicine will work up an appetite .

    这种药有开胃作用。

  10. Wouldn 't work up to now .

    到现在都不肯工作。

  11. It took the company some years to work up so good a market .

    公司经营了几年终于发展起了这么好的市场。

  12. Work up to progress gradually to gradual improvement or growth or development .

    逐步发展到,渐渐达到逐步发展、提高、前进。

  13. I want a complete work up on these immediately .

    我要你马上对这些进行完整的分析。

  14. Don 't work up me , I want a sound sleep !

    别激起我的精神,我想好好睡一觉!

  15. So start with 1-2 things per week and work up from there .

    所以每周改变一两件事,就从这开始。

  16. He would work up steam to pass the examination .

    他会努力通过这次考试。

  17. Okay , I 'll work up a new scenario .

    好的我会想出新的办法的。

  18. It took the company quite some years to work up a market for its products .

    该公司苦心经营了多年才为自己的产品开辟了市场。

  19. Walking all day , you can work up an appetite .

    如果走一天的路,你的胃口就会很好。

  20. Sports will work up appetite and do good to our digestion .

    体育将工作食欲和做好我们的消化。

  21. Let 's go , I 'm ready to work up a sweat !

    我们走吧,我一定要跑出个满头大汗!

  22. Work up an assault plan that doesn 't include jack .

    马上制定一个脱离杰克的攻击计划。

  23. He tried to work up the enthusiasm of the crowd .

    他试图鼓动起群众的热情。

  24. We 're going to have to work up a list of obvious possible targets .

    我们得列一张最可能受到打击的目标清单。

  25. Sports can also work up our appetite and activate our digestion .

    运动还可以引起食欲,促进消化。

  26. Before Mae could work up a good cry .

    连梅都还来不及哭泣。

  27. The speaker was determined to work up the feeling of his audience .

    这位演员说者决意要激起听众的情感。

  28. You may find a look right for you as we work up according to your special skin feature .

    我们会根据不同的皮肤特性制定不同的方案,你一定能找到一款适合你的妆容。

  29. You need to work up an appetite first , then well go to the buffet .

    你得先让自己饿得饥肠辘辘,然后我们再去吃自助餐。

  30. We 'll work up to the higher speed right after you take your nap Nap !

    我们会在你小睡片刻后再提高速度