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单词 key up
释义

key up

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verb

(tr, adverb) to raise the intensity, excitement, tension, etc, of

Words nearby key up

Keystone Kop, Keystoner, keystone species, Keystone State, keystroke, key up, keyway, Key West, keyword, keyword indexing, keyword stuffing
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Idioms and Phrases with key up

key up

Make intense, excited, or nervous. For example, The excitement of the gallery opening has really keyed her up. This usage alludes to key in the sense of “wind up a spring-driven mechanism such as a clock.” [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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