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单词 shape up
释义

shape up

1Develop or progress in a particular way: I wanted to see how things had been shaping up in my absence it was shaping up to be another bleak year...
  • So, it'll be interesting to see how, in fact, a trial shapes up.
  • Her partnership was shaping up nicely along with her plan.
  • So far, May is shaping up like this for Jacksonville Economic Development Commission meetings.

Synonyms

improve, show improvement, get better, make headway, make progress, progress, show promise;
develop, take shape, come on, come along, turn out, go
1.1Become physically fit: she was looking for a way to shape up after the birth of her second son...
  • If you already have a special someone, shaping up together enhances physical and emotional intimacy since you both are sharing fitness goals and spending time together.
  • Believing that we will inspire our patients to make desperately needed lifestyle changes, the AAFP is promoting the untested hypothesis that family physicians should shape up and become better role models.

Synonyms

get fit, get into shape, tone up;
slim, lose weight, get thinner
1.2 informal Improve one’s behaviour or performance to the required standard: the manager has ordered his goal-shy strike force to shape up...
  • Go ahead and require them to shape up or start learning to train their Polish replacements.
  • Now you either shape up and act like a mature young woman or you can get on a plane right now and we'll send you home!
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