| 词组 | build up |
| 释义 | build up 1. build up to gradually increase in amount, size, or strength: ▪ The traffic going out of town really builds up after five o'clock. ▪ We are worried about chemicals building up in the soil. + to ▪ The problem has been building up to its present level over about two years. build-up n singular a gradual increase in something: ▪ a military build-up ▪ a build-up of pressure 2. build up sth • build sth up to make something increase in amount, size, or strength, especially gradually: ▪ Don't do too much - you need to build up your energy for the match. ▪ Members of nine European nations were meeting to discuss building up their armed forces in the Gulf. build up sb's confidence/trust ▪ She's had a bad experience, and it'll take some time to build up her confidence again. 3. build up sth • build sth up to gradually succeed in getting something, especially by working hard or making a lot of effort: ▪ The firm has built up an excellent reputation for speed and efficiency. ▪ Over the years had managed to build up one of the world's finest collections of modern art. ■ SIMILAR TO: accumulate formal 4. build up sth • build sth up to develop and improve something such as a business or organization: ▪ Jim Hunt was governor, and worked hard to build up the state's electronic industry. ▪ His grandfather started the business and built it up. 5. build sb/sth up • build up sb/sth to praise someone or something a lot, so that other people think they are very good, or in order to make them feel special and confident: ▪ It's only an amateur production of the play, so I don't want to build it up too much. ▪ In the dressing room, the coach, Greg Downs, was building his men up before the match. build-up n singular a description of someone or something in which you praise them a lot and make other people think they are very special: ▪ I thought the group were a bit disappointing, after the terrific build-up they'd had. 6. build sb up • build up sb to make someone healthier and stronger, for example by giving them plenty of good food: ▪ My mother was always trying to build me up telling me that I looked far too thin. build yourself up ▪ You need to go and do some training and build yourself up a bit. 7. be built up if an area is built up, a lot of houses, buildings and roads have been built there and there are very few open spaces: ▪ When I went back fifteen years later, the town was incredibly built up and I hardly recognized it. built-up adj a built-up area has a lot of houses, buildings and roads in it and very few open spaces: ▪ The speed limit is 30 mph in built-up areas. 8. build up a picture/idea/image/profile of sth to gradually get information that helps you to know and understand more about something or someone: ▪ The police are slowly building up a picture of what happened on that night. ▪ Some animals build up a detailed idea of their surroundings, by using sound instead of light. 9. build up your hopes/build your hopes up to hope for something that is not likely to happen: ▪ Don't build your hopes up - a lot of people have applied for the job, and you may not get it. 10. build up sb's hopes/build sb's hopes up to encourage someone to believe that something they want is going to happen, even though this is unlikely or uncertain: ▪ Don't build her hopes up until we're sure we can afford it. |
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