英语词汇“work up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

work up

1. phrasal verb

If you work yourself up, you make yourself feel very upset or angry about something.

She worked herself up into a bit of a state. [V pron-refl P + into/to]

Don't just lie there working yourself up, do something about it. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PARTICLE]

2. See also worked up

3. phrasal verb

If you work up the enthusiasm or courage to do something, you succeed in making yourself feel it.

Your creative talents can also be put to good use, if you can work up the energy. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

Malcolm worked up the nerve to ask Grandma Rose for some help. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

4. phrasal verb

If you work up a sweat or an appetite, you make yourself sweaty or hungry by doing exercise or hard work.

You can really work up a sweat doing housework. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

I wasn't hungry, but I'd worked up a thirst. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

5. phrasal verb

If you work up something such as a piece of writing, you spend time and effort preparing it.

I sketched the layout of a prototype store and worked up a business plan. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

They asked me to work up some sample drawings and bring them down. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

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单词	work up
释义	work up 1. phrasal verb If you work yourself up, you make yourself feel very upset or angry about something. She worked herself up into a bit of a state. [V pron-refl P + into/to] Don't just lie there working yourself up, do something about it. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PARTICLE] 2. See also worked up 3. phrasal verb If you work up the enthusiasm or courage to do something, you succeed in making yourself feel it. Your creative talents can also be put to good use, if you can work up the energy. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Malcolm worked up the nerve to ask Grandma Rose for some help. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 4. phrasal verb If you work up a sweat or an appetite, you make yourself sweaty or hungry by doing exercise or hard work. You can really work up a sweat doing housework. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I wasn't hungry, but I'd worked up a thirst. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 5. phrasal verb If you work up something such as a piece of writing, you spend time and effort preparing it. I sketched the layout of a prototype store and worked up a business plan. [VERB PARTICLE noun] They asked me to work up some sample drawings and bring them down. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] See full dictionary entry for work
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