| 单词 | pump up |
| 释义 | pump up1. phrasal verb If you pump up something such as a tyre, you fill it with air using a pump. I tried to pump up my back tyre. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE]2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for pumpIf you pump yourself up for something, you prepare yourself for it mentally, especially by telling yourself that you can succeed. [informal] They find it difficult to pump themselves up for the games. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PARTICLE] pump up in British Englishverb (transitive) 1. to cause (someone) to become energized, excited, or enthusiastic His music always pumps me up 2. to intensify, aggrandize, or exacerbate The media was pumping it up a fair bit 3. (reflexive) to take drugs, esp steroids 4. US especially humorous to make the muscles of the body more conspicuous through regular exercise or assist someone else to do so; bodybuild Derived forms pumped up or pumped (pʌmpt) adjective pump up in American English1. to inflate (a tire, ball, etc.) with air 2. Informal to fill with confidence, enthusiasm, etc. In other languages |
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