| 词汇 | pump something/somebody ↔ up |
| 释义 | pump something/somebody ↔ uppump something/somebody ↔ up phrasal verbphr v a) TTAIRto fill a tyre, airbed etc with air until it is full 给〔轮胎、充气床垫等〕充满气 SYN inflate b) INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT informal to increase the value, amount, or level of something 增加〔某物〕的价值[数量，水平] The US was able to pump up exports. 美国有能力增加出口量。 Come on, pump up the volume (=play music louder)! 快点，把音量开大！ c) MPto increase someone’s excitement, interest etc 使兴奋，使更感兴趣；给〔某人〕打气 Examples from the Corpus pump up• And since serotonin levels drop just before your period, your body will look for ways to pump it back up.• Somewhere in her mind she registered the fact it was still pumping.• She pumped him up a dozen ways.• I was pumping him up and he responded.• He checked that the breech was empty of bullets, then pumped the rifle up and pulled the trigger.• Are the changes enough to transform more non-believers into Corvette buyers and pump sales back up, as Chevrolet hopes?• You sort of want a leader to walk around and pump you up or shoot you down.• I got Tam to pump them up while Richie dragged out the carpets and hung them on a line to dry. → pump something/somebody ↔ up at pump2(6) |
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