to talk or behave very confidently in order to make someone you are competing against feel nervous and less likely to succeed 言行自信（以使对手感到紧张或无望成功）；从心理上打败对手
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ˌpsych ˈup
PHRASAL VB T INFORMAL
to try to make yourself or someone else feel mentally ready for something 做好心理准备
The team is trying to get psyched up for the game. 该队正在努力做好参赛的心理准备。
I was psyching myself up to ask her out to dinner. 我正在做心理准备，打算邀请她出去吃饭。