词组 | rev |
释义 | rev [revved, revved, revving] rev up 1. rev up • rev up sth • rev sth up if an engine revs up or you rev it up, you make it work a lot faster by pressing the control down hard, especially when the vehicle is not moving: ▪ The police car revved up and raced off into the night. ▪ I could hear the aircraft revving up at the end of the runway, preparing to depart for its evening flight. ▪ young lads sit revving up their engines at traffic lights 2. rev up sth • rev sth up AmE informal to improve something, for example by giving it more energy or making it more exciting: ▪ McEnroe revved up his game and came back to win 6-7. revved-up adj always before noun AmE made better, more interesting, exciting etc: ▪ Kodak's new revved-up camera also records information, such as dates and titles, on the film. |
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