词组 | whip up |
释义 | whip up 1. whip up sth/sb • whip sth/sb up to make a lot of people feel interested, excited, or angry about something: ▪ a propaganda campaign designed to whip up support for the war effort ▪ They were accused of trying to whip up anti-American feeling. ▪ Mosley's attempt to whip up the crowd with his nationalistic slogans ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑stir up 2. whip up sth • whip sth up to quickly make something to eat: ▪ If you girls are hungry, I can whip up something to eat in no time. ▪ Whip up this delicious sweet in five minutes. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑rustle up 3. whip up sth • whip sth up to mix cream or the clear part of an egg very quickly with a fork until it is stiff: ▪ Whip up the cream into soft peaks and fold it into the yoghurt. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑whip, ↑whisk 4. whip sth up • whip up sth if the wind whips up dust or the surface of water, it makes it rise up with a sudden violent movement: ▪ A strong wind whips up clouds of red dust from the dry plains. ▪ raging seas whipped up by a force nine gale |
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