老外最常用的英文短語(MP3+中英字幕) 第595期:work up
釋義:
work up 使……漸漸……
work up 後面接 interest, nerve, appetite 等詞,就表示主語漸漸產生可以理解為產生興趣,勇氣,食慾等。另外,work ... up 表示“讓某人生氣”,也可以用作 get worked up 的形態。
例句:
That'll really work up your appetite for lunch.
那樣的話會提升你的食慾的。
Go work up some new ideas and then we'll go over it during lunch.
去想幾個好主意來,然後我們吃午飯時好好商量商量。
I just think you're getting worked up over nothing.
我覺得你在為一個莫名其妙的事情發火。
What are you so worked up about?
你為什麼會那麼生氣?
對話:
A: Have you worked up the courage to ask her out?
你鼓起勇氣約她出去了嗎?
B: I'm still too afraid.
我還是很害怕。