单词 | work up |
释义 | work up transitive verb 1. < work up indignation against the murderers — C.H.Sykes > : summon up < the novelist can work up sufficient interest in them to record their minor and pathetic self-deceptions — Dachine Rainer > < work up a sweat in a gymnasium > 2. < to have worked up a scheme to the point where it is necessary to have outside capital — Mary Austin > < work up some strong emotional scenes — Henry Hewes > < work up a comedy act > 3. intransitive verb 1. < story develops … and works up to a brilliant conclusion — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin > < afternoon thunderstorm beginning to work up — G.R.Stewart > 2. < the fleet … has been gradually working up as it steams eastward — H.W.Baldwin > 3. |
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