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

• FAA officials helped the Chinese beef up air-traffic control designs and inspection procedures.
  美国联邦航空局官员帮助中国加强空管设计和检查程序。
• It's an easy way to beef up your r é sum é and make yourself more marketable.
  这是增强自己的简历、让自己更畅销的一个简单的方法。
• You could beef up a little bit, huh?
  你可以更加强壮，哈？
• 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！
• Chinese officials would probably not only beef up enforcement and penalties, but also try to create a demand for regulation by training business managers about the importance of product safety.
  中国官员可能不仅会加强执行和惩罚力度，还会设法通过对企业管理人员培训产品安全的重要性，建立对监管的需求。
• Unilever wants to beef up its market share in hair care.
  联合利华希望提升自己在护发品市场的份额。
• Analysts expect Samsung to use that money for acquisitions that will allow the company to beef up in certain areas like software and medical equipment.
  分析人士预计，三星电子将使用这些钱进行收购，从而增强公司在软件和医疗设备等领域的实力。
• 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。
• E.g.We need to find some new players to beef up the team.
  我们需要找新的球员来加强这个团队。
• 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。