单词 | firm up |
释义 | firm up1. phrasal verb If you firm up something or if it firms up, it becomes firmer and more solid. This treatment helps tone the body, firm up muscles and tighten the skin. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I now go swimming five times a week, which helps firm me up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The mixture will seem too wet at this stage, but it will firm up when chilled. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you firm something up or if it firms up, it becomes clearer, stronger, or more definite. Looking to the future, the Government will firm up their plans for a cleaner, greener,safer Britain. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The ground rules have been firmed up. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] At least the bank situation had firmed up. [VERB PARTICLE] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for firmIf a financial institution firms up the price or value of something, they take action to protect and maintain its price or value. OPEC has agreed to freeze its global oil production slightly in order to firm upcrude prices. [VERB PARTICLE noun] |
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