| 释义 |
build up
build (sb/sth) up — phrasal verb with build /bɪld/ verb (built, built)
► C1 to increase or become larger or stronger, or to cause someone or something to do this: » Tension is building up between the two communities.» They gave him soup to build up his strength/build him up.» It took her ten years to build up her publishing business.Thesaurus+: ↑Increasing and intensifyingThesaurus+: ↑Enlarging and inflating , ↑Becoming biggerThesaurus+: ↑Becoming bigger , ↑Enlarging and inflating |