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

• It demonstrates China's ambition to beef up overseas oil supplies.
  它展现了中国增强海外石油供应的雄心。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I want to beef up my skill.
  我想要加强我的技巧。
• Both sides are still beefing up their military strength.
  双方仍在增强各自的军事力量。
• Beijing has widened a ban on flying activities to include pigeons and kite flying in its latest efforts to beef up security ahead of the National Day celebrations, police said Tuesday.
  警方于周二称，为加强国庆前安保工作，北京近日已扩大了禁飞范围，鸽子和风筝也在其中。
• 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。
• You could beef up a little bit, huh?
  你可以更加强壮，哈？
• Even though you might not have a ton of relevant work experience to put on the resume, you can still beef up your resume by adding personal projects on it.
  即使你没能有丰富的相关工作经历写上简历，你也仍能加上之前做过的个人项目来充实简历。