英语词汇“firm up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

firm up

1. phrasal verb

If you firm up something or if it firms up, it becomes firmer and more solid.

This treatment helps tone the body, firm up muscles and tighten the skin. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

I now go swimming five times a week, which helps firm me up. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

The mixture will seem too wet at this stage, but it will firm up when chilled. [VERB PARTICLE]

2. phrasal verb

If you firm something up or if it firms up, it becomes clearer, stronger, or more definite.

Looking to the future, the Government will firm up their plans for a cleaner, greener, safer Britain. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

The ground rules have been firmed up. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

At least the bank situation had firmed up. [VERB PARTICLE]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

3. phrasal verb

If a financial institution firms up the price or value of something, they take action to protect and maintain its price or value.

OPEC has agreed to freeze its global oil production slightly in order to firm up crude prices. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

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单词	firm up
释义	firm up 1. phrasal verb If you firm up something or if it firms up, it becomes firmer and more solid. This treatment helps tone the body, firm up muscles and tighten the skin. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I now go swimming five times a week, which helps firm me up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The mixture will seem too wet at this stage, but it will firm up when chilled. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you firm something up or if it firms up, it becomes clearer, stronger, or more definite. Looking to the future, the Government will firm up their plans for a cleaner, greener, safer Britain. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The ground rules have been firmed up. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] At least the bank situation had firmed up. [VERB PARTICLE] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If a financial institution firms up the price or value of something, they take action to protect and maintain its price or value. OPEC has agreed to freeze its global oil production slightly in order to firm up crude prices. [VERB PARTICLE noun] See full dictionary entry for firm
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