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

• Government reforms to gas pricing models for exploration and production companies have encouraged them to step up their activities.
  政府对勘探及生产企业天然气定价模式的改革，鼓励了这些企业加紧勘探及生产活动。
• 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。
• So American magazine editors, I plead to you: It's time to step up your game.
  美国的杂志编辑们，我恳求你们：是迎头赶上的时候了。
• But imagine that she should step up and down the two floors of steep stairs everyday.
  想像一下，她每天要上下两个楼层陡峭的楼梯。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her new job is a big step up for her.
  新工作对她来讲是上了很大的一个台阶。
• 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 should further promote dialogue and reconciliation and step up the solution of regional hot issues.
  我们要进一步促进对话与和解，推动地区热点问题的解决。
• 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。