step up

英 [step ʌp]

美 [step ʌp]

增加（数量）; 提高（速度、强度等）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 增加(数量等);提高(速度、强度等)
  If youstep upsomething, you increase it or increase its intensity.
  1. He urged donors to step up their efforts to send aid to Somalia...
     他敦促各捐赠方加快速度将援助物资送往索马里。
  2. Security is being stepped up to deal with the increase in violence...
     正在加强安保工作以应对日益增多的暴力活动。
  3. There are reports of stepped-up fighting in El Salvador.
     有报道称萨尔瓦多的战斗已经升级。

英英释义

verb

• increase in extent or intensity
  1. The Allies escalated the bombing
  Synonym:escalateintensify
• speed up
  1. let's rev up production
  Synonym:rev up
• make oneself visible
  1. Young people should step to the fore and help their peers
  Synonym:come to the forestep forwardcome forwardstep to the forecome out

双语例句

• Fears of a possible faltering of the recovery forced the government to step up stimulus spending.
  对经济复苏可能步履维艰的恐惧，迫使政府加大了刺激性支出的力度。
• He urged donors to step up their efforts to send aid to Somalia
  他敦促各捐赠方加快速度将援助物资送往索马里。
• I was to step up front and center to help you out.
  我来中心是要帮助你的。
• Now that you have mastered these two basic exercises, you're ready to step up your game.
  现在你已经掌握了这两种基本的锻炼，你可以加强你的游戏。
• They should step up exchanges and cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.
  他们应该加强交流与合作的基础上，平等和互利。
• When your time comes, you either step up or you look for a new career.
  你的时机来了，你可以进入高层，或者开始一段新生活。
• We'll do all we can to step up our aid to our fraternal countries.
  我们将尽力加强对兄弟国家的援助。
• We made every effort to step up the building of our artillery and engineer corps.
  我们做了极大努力加速炮兵及工兵部队的建设。
• One by one, member countries are announcing plans to step up their commitment.
  北约成员国一个接一个地宣布计划加强它们对阿富汗行动的承诺。
• We should step up worldwide energy dialogue and cooperation, jointly maintain energy security and energy market stability.
  应该加强全球能源对话和合作，共同维护能源安全和能源市场稳定；