| 释义 |
pump sb up
pump sb up INFORMAL — phrasal verb with pump /pʌmp/ verb
► F0 to make someone feel more confident or excited: » He was offering them advice and trying to pump them up.» The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem before the game.Thesaurus+: ↑Making people excited and interested , ↑Inspiration and inspiringThesaurus+: ↑Confidence and self-assurance , ↑Showing arrogance and conceit |