build up

美 ['bɪldˌʌp] 英 ['bɪldʌp]

build up

Verb

enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages;

"build up your savings"

form or accumulate steadily;

"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"
"Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

prepare oneself for a military confrontation;

"The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"
"troops are building up on the Iraqi border"

bolster or strengthen;

"We worked up courage"
"build up confidence"
"ramp up security in the airports"

change the use of and make available or usable;

"develop land"
"The country developed its natural resources"
"The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

build up例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

You should build your arguments on facts.
你的论点应建立在事实的基础上。

We are planning to set up a publishing house.
我们正打算建立一家出版社。

He tried to build up his strength.
他试图增进体质。

The publicity was intended to stoke up interest in her music.
宣传活动旨在增进人们对她的音乐的兴趣。

We first have to build up our reserves of manpower.
我们首先得加强人力储备。

The pressure on the enemy is building up quickly.
对敌人的压力正在迅速加强。

The company has built up a large fund for ages.
多年来这个公司已积累了大量资金。

She could feel the tension building up in his body.
她能够感觉到在他身体中逐渐积累起来的张力。

build up近义词

strengthen promote build work up arm ramp up progress develop gird fortify