work up

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   逐步發展；努力改進

   to develop or improve sth with some effort

電影裡這樣說 · 3 部

• ...he works himself up to $17.50. - Got more gum?His Girl Friday1940
• - Work yourself up. - Does this mean they're coming?Spielberg2017
• I've worked myself up from nothing to extreme poverty. What do you say?Monkey Business1931
• Work up the trailhead.Triple Frontier2019
• No, work yourself up even more. Work yourself up.Spielberg2017
• They get worked up.Up in the Air2009
• That's impressive. You better work up a hand gesture to go with it.Sex and the City2008
• I want you to work up something for my latest frozen food concept.Ratatouille2007

在完整場景裡學

• 女友禮拜五1940
  • 前妻回編輯部辭行：gum up the works（把事攪黃）
  • 到報社提出辭職：hard feelings（記恨）
  • 約見未婚夫暗中試探：take the wind out of someone's sail（讓人洩氣）
• 斯皮爾伯格2017
  • 少露鯊魚更嚇人：on the edge of your seat（緊張得坐不住）
  • 鏡頭補上夠不著的童年：pie-in-the-sky（畫在天上的餅）
  • 溜進片場簽下合同：hear a pin drop（安靜到能聽見針）

同一詞條的短語

• work it
• work around to
• work at
• work in
• work off
• work on
• work on
• work out
• work out
• work out
• work out
• work over