释义 |
beef /biːf/ ●ˌbeef ˈup sth (informal) to make sth bigger, stronger, more interesting, etc. 扩大;加强;增强◆Security has been beefed up. 安全措施得到了加强。◆The company has been trying to beef up its image. 公司一直致力于改善形象。 NOTE When the object of beef up is a noun, it comes after up, but when the object is a pronoun, it comes between beef and up * beef up 的宾语如果是名词,应置于 up 之后;但如果是代词,应置于 beef 和 up 之间◆Try to beef it up a little. 这个尽量充实一点。[v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv]▸ ˈbeefed-up adjective [only before noun] improved; made bigger, stronger, more interesting, etc. 改进了的;强化了的;充实了的◆beefed-up security 强化的安全措施 |