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build upbuild up1.■逐步建立, 增进, 增强The pressure on the enemy is building up.对敌人的压力在不断加强。The clouds are building up.云越积越厚。The US is continually building up its armed forces.美军正持续加强它的三军。They built the wall up.他们把墙加厚了。Many a large and big business has been built up from small ones.很多大企业都是从小规模发展起来的。2.■(在某个地方)盖满了建筑物The area has been built up since I lived here.自从我住到这里以来, 这个地区已盖满了房子。3.■宣扬, 夸赞, 吹捧(某人或某物)He's building me up too much— I may disappoint him.他将我捧上了天, 我可能会令他失望。The singer has been built up into a great success.那位歌唱家受到了夸赞, 以致红了起来。Their products were built up everywhere.他们的产品到处被宣传。

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build up1.■在…盖满房子，建房子，以建筑物覆盖；高楼迭起：My neighbourhood has really been built up.我的周围一带确实盖满了房子。The area has been built up since I moved.自我搬家以来这个地区就不断地盖起了新房。2.■把…建造得更高大：to build the wall up把墙砌得更高些3.■(用砖等)堵塞(门、窗等)：The doorway in the west side was built up by the neighbour's house.西面的门口被邻居的房子阻塞了。4.■(交通)阻塞，(交通)越来越拥挤，(车辆)拥挤起来：During the summer holidays,traffic builds up along the roads to the coast.每到暑假，在去海滨的路上车辆就拥挤起来。5.■逐步建设；逐步建立；逐步形成：They came to this country and built up the family business.他们来到这个国家，逐步建立了这份家业。6.■增强，增长，增进，增加，加强；增强自尊心(或信心)；使人有信心：She built up my confidence.她树立了我的信心。7.■增强…的体力，增进…的健康，锻炼(身体)：She went for dance and built up her health.她去跳舞增进了健康。The weightlifting built up his body.举重增强了他的体质。8.■集结，聚集；逐渐积累(资金等)，逐渐积累到(to):The tension between the two countries built up to a climax.两国间的紧张状态渐渐达到了顶峰。to build up a fund积累基金9.■提高…的价值(或声誉等)；为…大做广告，大肆宣扬(或宣传)以使著名，称赞，夸奖，鼓吹，吹捧；使更具吸引力，把…吹捧成(into):They built her up into a great success.他们把她捧成获得极大成功的人。They built up the product by advertising.他们用广告宣传产品。10.■激励，鼓动，使人鼓起劲11.■加燃料使烧得更旺12.■【电工学】使(发电机或电路)的电压或电流增加13.■给人留下好的印象

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