| 词组 | build up to |
| 释义 | build up to build up to sth to gradually prepare yourself to do something more difficult than you have done before: ▪ "I may run for Congress," Bush said, "but it's something I'll have to build up to." build up to doing sth ▪ John's already done a few short stories, and now he's building up to writing a novel. ■ SIMILAR TO: work up to sth build-up n singular the time spent preparing for a particular occasion or event, especially when people talk or write about it a lot in newspapers, on television etc + to ▪ the build-up to the general election |
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