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单词 work up
释义 work up
verb
Etymology: work (III)
transitive verb
1. : to stir up : rouse, excite
 < 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. : develop, elaborate
 < 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. : to keep (a crew) at work upon needless jobs for punishment
intransitive verb
1. : to rise gradually and steadily in intensity or emotional tone
 < story develops … and works up to a brilliant conclusion — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
 < afternoon thunderstorm beginning to work up — G.R.Stewart >
2. : to improve in efficiency
 < the fleet … has been gradually working up as it steams eastward — H.W.Baldwin >
3. : to rise to the printing surface — used of a space, lead, or other part of a form not intended to print
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