单词 | work up |
释义 | work up 🄰 vt. sep. 1.(make yourself upset)to work yourself up使自己心烦意乱;使自己气愤 You're working yourself up over nothing.你这是在杞人忧天。 She worked herself up into a bit of a state.她把自己弄得有点儿紧张。 2.(cause to develop)to work up sth or to work sth up + sweat, appetite, thirst使逐渐产生;使渐渐生发 to work up a sweat出汗 You can really work up a sweat doing housework.做家务真的会让人大汗淋漓。 to work up an appetite激发食欲 to work up a thirst变得口渴 3.(prepare)to work sth up or to work up sth花时间准备;撰写;起草 They asked me to work up some sample drawings and bring them down.他们请我画一些样图带过去。 🄱 vt. fus. to work up sth + feeling激发(热情);鼓起(勇气) Your creative talents can also be put to good use, if you can work up the energy.如果你能变得精力充沛, 你的创作才能也能得到很好的发挥。 He couldn't work up any enthusiasm for the idea.他对这个想法怎么也提不起热情。 to work up the courage to do sthorto work up the nerve to do sth鼓起勇气做某事 She had never worked up the nerve to tell anyone.她一直没勇气告诉任何人。 to work up the energy to do sth提起精力做某事 |
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