beef up

英 [biːf ʌp]

美 [biːf ʌp]

增加; 加强; 改进; 提高

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 改善；加强；改进；提高
  If youbeef upsomething, you increase, strengthen, or improve it.
  1. ...a campaign to beef up security...
     加强安全的运动
  2. Both sides are still beefing up their military strength.
     双方仍在增强各自的军事力量。
  3. ...a beefed up police presence.
     有所增强的警力

英英释义

verb

• make strong or stronger
  1. This exercise will strengthen your upper body
  2. strengthen the relations between the two countries
  Synonym:strengthenfortify

双语例句

• They decided to beef up the baseball pitching staff by getting new men.
  他们决定征选新人，来增强棒球队的投手群。
• He wanted me to beef up his training program since it was becoming too easy for him.
  他希望我加强训练计划，因为他觉得原计划已变得太容易了。
• You could beef up a little bit, huh?
  你可以更加强壮，哈？
• It was unclear what steps Beijing planned to take to beef up its internet security.
  目前还不清楚中国方面计划采取哪些步骤来加强互联网安全。
• Want to beef up the sound of your exhaust, look no further, we can assist you!
  想要提高您的汽车尾气的声音。我们能协助您！
• I think I can beef up the reception a bit.
  我要增强一下信号接收。
• I want to beef up my skill.
  我想要加强我的技巧。
• The government decided to beef up its air force by buying a number of new fighters.
  该政府决定购买一批新战机，以增强其空军实力。
• We must beef up the army with new young people.
  我们必须招募年轻的新兵以强化军队。
• Mr Obama has called for member countries to beef up the IMF to help it combat the global downturn.
  奥巴马呼吁各成员国为imf增资，以帮助其对抗全球衰退。