| 释义 |
soup² /suːp/ vt. | n.
I vt.
1. 〈口〉增强；给…加压；加大…的马力(up)
soup up an engine 加大发动机的马力
2. (通过改装等)使加速，增加…的效率 (up)
buy old cars and soup them up 买旧汽车加以改装使之增大车速
3. 使变得更花哨(或更吸引人、更生动) (up)
soup up an old story 给老故事添枝加叶使之更吸引人
a political rally souped up by the appearance of candidates 由于候选人出场而使气氛变得更为热烈的一次政治集会
II n.
〈俚〉
1. 力；马力
2. 加强了的力量；增加了的效率
[旧词： substance injected into a racehorse to speed it up < SOUP¹] |