英语词汇“beef up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD FAMILY

beef up: beefed up, beefing up, beefs up

USAGE EXAMPLES

They need to beef up their offensive line.

Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016)

Indonesia’s police chief said Wednesday that he would beef up digital capabilities in 2017, including by creating new teams to monitor exchanges in cyberspace.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016)

In 1993, the city beefed up security patrols in City Hall and other buildings to cut down on the litter.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016)

v make strong or stronger

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

fortify, strengthen

weaken

lessen the strength of

vitalise, vitalize

make more lively or vigorous

ruggedise, ruggedize

produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage

substantiate

solidify, firm, or strengthen

restrengthen

make strong again

brace up, undergird

make secure underneath

confirm

make more firm

reenforce, reinforce

make stronger

buttress

make stronger or defensible

brace, stabilise, stabilize, steady

support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

batten

secure with battens

batten, batten down, secure

furnish with battens

buttress

reinforce with a buttress

line

reinforce with fabric

bolster, bolster up

support and strengthen

ballast

make steady with a ballast

guy

steady or support with a guy wire or cable

mine

lay mines

alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

单词	beef up
释义	beef up (once / 9092 pages) v WORD FAMILY beef up: beefed up, beefing up, beefs up USAGE EXAMPLES They need to beef up their offensive line. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Indonesia’s police chief said Wednesday that he would beef up digital capabilities in 2017, including by creating new teams to monitor exchanges in cyberspace. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) In 1993, the city beefed up security patrols in City Hall and other buildings to cut down on the litter. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) v make strong or stronger Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper fortify, strengthen weaken lessen the strength of vitalise, vitalize make more lively or vigorous ruggedise, ruggedize produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage substantiate solidify, firm, or strengthen restrengthen make strong again brace up, undergird make secure underneath confirm make more firm reenforce, reinforce make stronger buttress make stronger or defensible brace, stabilise, stabilize, steady support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace batten secure with battens batten, batten down, secure furnish with battens buttress reinforce with a buttress line reinforce with fabric bolster, bolster up support and strengthen ballast make steady with a ballast guy steady or support with a guy wire or cable mine lay mines alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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