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单词 souped-up
释义 souped-up
\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from past participle of soup up, v.
1. : augmented in power or efficiency
 < souped-up outboards have given new zoom to the water-ski business — Newsweek >
 < racing … at 100 miles per hour in souped-up jalopies — Information Please Almanac >
 < a souped-up fission bomb … may release more than ten times the explosive force — Economist >
2.
 a. : heightened in impact : made more stimulating or sensational : dramatized
  < extra billions … for a souped-up worldwide arms aid program — Wall Street Journal >
  < sang a souped-up version of the national anthem — M.W.Straight >
 b. : made physically more attractive : glamorized
  < a souped-up truck boasting luxury items that would make any trucker's mouth water — Motor Transportation in the West >
 c. : keyed up : overstimulated
  < to some souped-up American tastes this may seem … slightly old-fashioned — Anthony Boucher >
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