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词组 work up to
释义 work up to
  1. work up to sthwork sb up to sth to gradually get ready to do something that seems difficult, or tell someone something that seems embarrassing:
    Topaz suddenly realized that Tim was working up to a proposal of marriage.
   work up to doing sth
    I hope you're not working up to telling me that you can't pay me what you owe.
   work yourself up to doing sth
    They've been working themselves up to asking for a pay rise, but I don't think they'll get it.
    SIMILAR TO: lead up to sth
  2. work up to sth to gradually do more of something, or do something that is more and more difficult, until you reach a particular level:
    If I were you I'd do the easy questions and then work up to the more difficult ones.
    SIMILAR TO: build up to sth
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