work up

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   逐步发展；努力改进

   to develop or improve sth with some effort

电影里这样说 · 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
• Anyway, I finally work up the nerve and telic him,The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008
• It took me a while to work up the courage.High Fidelity2000
• No, work yourself up even more. Work yourself up.Spielberg2017
• They get worked up.Up in the Air2009

在完整场景里学

• 女友礼拜五1940
  • 前妻回编辑部辞行：gum up the works（把事搅黄）
  • 到报社提出辞职：hard feelings（记恨）
  • 约见未婚夫暗中试探：take the wind out of someone's sail（让人泄气）
• 斯皮尔伯格2017
  • 少露鲨鱼更吓人：on the edge of your seat（紧张得坐不住）
  • 镜头补上够不着的童年：pie-in-the-sky（画在天上的饼）
  • 溜进片场签下合同：hear a pin drop（安静到能听见针）

同一词条的短语

• 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