build up

英 [ˈbɪld ʌp]

美 [ˈbɪld ʌp]

n.  逐步的增长; (对某活动的)宣传，造舆论

化学

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）积聚；（使）逐渐增加
  If youbuild upsomething or if itbuilds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
  1. The regime built up the largest army in Africa...
     该政权逐渐建立起一支非洲规模最大的军队。
  2. The collection has been built up over the last seventeen years...
     在过去的17年中，收藏的规模不断扩大。
  3. Slowly a thick layer of fat builds up on the pan's surface.
     慢慢地，平底锅表面积起了一层厚厚的油脂。
• PHRASAL VERB 增强…的体质；建立…的信心
  If youbuildsomeoneup, you help them to feel stronger or more confident, especially when they have had a bad experience or have been ill.
  1. Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear...
     用友善和富有同情心的倾听来重拾她的信心。
  2. Dr. Johnson and I have been trying to build him up physically.
     约翰逊医生和我一直试图增强他的体质。
• See also:The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up...Historians built him up as the champion of parliament...I'd built him up in my head as being the love of my life.build 68build-upbuilt-up

英英释义

verb

• enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
  1. build up your savings
• change the use of and make available or usable
  1. develop land
  2. The country developed its natural resources
  3. The remote areas of the country were gradually built up
  Synonym:develop
• form or accumulate steadily
  1. Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
  2. Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
  Synonym:work upbuildprogress
• bolster or strengthen
  1. We worked up courage
  2. build up confidence
  3. ramp up security in the airports
  Synonym:work upbuildramp up
• prepare oneself for a military confrontation
  1. The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
  2. troops are building up on the Iraqi border
  Synonym:armfortifygird

双语例句

• The regime built up the largest army in Africa
  该政权逐渐建立起一支非洲规模最大的军队。
• I'd built him up in my head as being the love of my life.
  我心里已把他当作我一生的挚爱。
• Slowly a thick layer of fat builds up on the pan's surface.
  慢慢地，平底锅表面积起了一层厚厚的油脂。
• The disease can also cause a build up of pressure in the inner ear leading to severe earache.
  该疾病还会引起内耳的压力增加，从而导致剧烈的耳痛。
• The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up
  媒体会报道此事，小报则会大肆吹捧。
• I should be confident and build up my capacity to achieve my goal.
  我应该有信心，并建立了我的能力，为实现我的目标。
• Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear
  用友善和富有同情心的倾听来重拾她的信心。
• It is easier to pull down than to build up.
  拆房容易盖房难。
• Flat side to build up baby lashes.
  平型刷头完美塑造婴儿般绒羽美睫。
• Carbon dust and oil build up in large motors and cause them to short-circuit
  碳尘和燃油在大发动机里越积越多，造成了发动机短路。