| 单词 | beefed-up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbeefed-up (or -out) b. slang. To strengthen; to add vigour, power, or importance to. Const. up (occasionally out). Hence beefed-up (or -out), adj. Cf. beef n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase in strength or force afforce1425 forcec1430 reforcec1450 fortify1470 reinforcec1485 stiffen?a1500 strengthen1548 toughen1582 invigorate1646 hardena1677 recruit1678 emphasize1800 bastion1822 beef1941 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (transitive)] > attach importance to > make more important arearc885 upheavea1300 upraisea1300 uphigh13.. enhancec1325 liftc1330 uplift1338 uphebbe1340 uptakec1340 magnifya1382 upreara1382 uphancec1390 preponder?1504 upbring1513 exaggerate1564 greaten1589 weighc1595 to make much matter ofa1649 aggravate1698 aggrandize1709 beef1941 1941 A. O. Pollard Bombers over Reich xi. 155 When the Fortresses reach Britain from the United States certain alterations are made; the larger guns are..‘beefed up’ so as to give them a rate of fire of 900 rounds a minute. 1944 Time 24 Jan. 22/3 The Eighth [Air Force] proved that it had beefed up its reserves. 1958 Observer 2 Feb. 1/2 This main stage—the ‘beefed-up’ Redstone—uses a secret formula ‘exotic’ fuel. 1960 Times 21 Jan. 13/6 Economic planners..may be tempted to beef-up a project to make it ambitious enough to qualify for large-scale aid. 1963 Language 39 242 A new generation was fed the nonsense of Marr, only partially beefed out with surreptitious teachings. 1966 New Scientist 10 Mar. 618/1 The Defense Department has spent £50 billion building and beefing up the non-nuclear elements of the armed forces. < as lemmas |
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