| 单词 | gear up |
| 释义 | gear upphrasal verb [usually passive] See full dictionary entry for gearIf someone is gearing up for a particular activity, they are preparing to do it. If they are geared up to do a particular activity, they are prepared to do it. ...another indication that the Government is gearing up for an election. [VP + for/to] The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day. [be V-ed P to-inf] gear up in British Englishverb (adverb) 1. (transitive) to equip with gears 2. to prepare, esp for greater efficiency is our industry geared up for these new challenges? gear up in American English1. to adjust gears so that the driven element goes faster than the driving element, with a consequent decrease in torque 2. to accelerate; increase efficiency (of) the factory geared up production Examples of 'gear up' in a sentence |
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