| 单词 | whip up |
| 释义 | whip up 1. phrasal verb If someone whips up an emotion, especially a dangerous one such as hatred, or if they whip people up into an emotional state, they deliberately cause and encourage people to feel that emotion. He accused politicians of whipping up anti-foreign sentiments in order to win right-wing votes. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Joe McCarthy whipped up Americans into a frenzy of anti-Communist activity in the Fifties. [V P n (not pron) into n] 2. phrasal verb If a force such as the wind whips up dust or water, it makes it rise up. In 1346 a hurricane whipped up the sea to destroy the town. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] ...clouds of smoke and sand whipped up by a strong wind. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 3. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for whip If you whip up something, especially a meal, you make it quickly. [informal] I used to entertain at home quite a lot, and I can still whip up a fairly decent dinner party. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] |
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