build up

1. PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）积聚；（使）逐渐增加
   If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
   1. The regime built up the largest army in Africa...
      该政权逐渐建立起一支非洲规模最大的军队。
   2. The collection has been built up over the last seventeen years...
      在过去的17年中，收藏的规模不断扩大。
   3. Slowly a thick layer of fat builds up on the pan's surface.
      慢慢地，平底锅表面积起了一层厚厚的油脂。
2. PHRASAL VERB 增强…的体质；建立…的信心
   If you build someone up, you help them to feel stronger or more confident, especially when they have had a bad experience or have been ill.
   1. Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear...
      用友善和富有同情心的倾听来重拾她的信心。
   2. Dr. Johnson and I have been trying to build him up physically.
      约翰逊医生和我一直试图增强他的体质。
3. See also: The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up... Historians built him up as the champion of parliament... I'd built him up in my head as being the love of my life. build 6 8 build-up built-up

1. It is essential to build up the military option and show that this is not a bluff
   关键是要做好采取军事行动的准备，以表明这不是虚张声势。
2. The regime built up the largest army in Africa
   该政权逐渐建立起一支非洲规模最大的军队。
3. The collection has been built up over the last seventeen years
   在过去的17年中，收藏的规模不断扩大。
4. Slowly a thick layer of fat builds up on the pan's surface.
   慢慢地，平底锅表面积起了一层厚厚的油脂。
5. Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear
   用友善和富有同情心的倾听来重拾她的信心。
6. Dr. Johnson and I have been trying to build him up physically.
   约翰逊医生和我一直试图增强他的体质。
7. The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up
   媒体会报道此事，小报则会大肆吹捧。
8. Historians built him up as the champion of parliament
   历史学家把他誉为议会的捍卫者。
9. I'd built him up in my head as being the love of my life.
   我心里已把他当作我一生的挚爱。
10. The disease can also cause a build up of pressure in the inner ear leading to severe earache.
    该疾病还会引起内耳的压力增加，从而导致剧烈的耳痛。
11. Build up your tan slowly and don't allow your skin to burn
    慢慢地将皮肤晒成古铜色，小心别让太阳把皮肤晒伤。
12. Current thinking suggests that toxins only have a small part to play in the build up of cellulite
    目前普遍认为，毒素对皮下脂肪团堆积影响不大。
13. A residue can build up on the hair shaft, leaving the hair limp and dull looking.
    残留物会积聚在头发上，使头发看起来软塌塌的，而且毫无光泽。
14. Deposits of plaque build up between the tooth and the gum.
    牙齿和牙龈之间会滋生牙斑。
15. Always using the same shampoo means that a residue can build up on the hair.
    总是用同一种洗发水就意味着某种残留物会在头发上越积越多。
16. Carbon dust and oil build up in large motors and cause them to short-circuit
    碳尘和燃油在大发动机里越积越多，造成了发动机短路。
17. The body is stimulated to build up resistance.
    刺激身体以增强抵抗力。
18. She has always been encouraged to swim to build up the strength of her muscles
    一直有人鼓励她去游泳以强健体魄。
19. The more confidence you build up in yourself, the greater are your chances of success.
    树立的自信心越强，成功的把握就越大。
20. It takes time to build up intimacy.
    建立亲密关系是需要时间的。
21. As with any drug taken in excess, your body can build up a tolerance to it.
    和过量服用任何其他药物一样，身体会对它产生耐药性。
22. He takes the road of collective prosperity instead of trying to build up family fortunes.
    他走集体富裕的道路，不搞个人发家致富。
23. It is easier to pull down than to build up.
    拆房容易盖房难。
24. These memories are, in fact, an attempt on his part to build up his own image.
    这本所谓回忆录实际上是为他自己树碑立传。
25. We must build up our country with industry and frugality.
    我们必须勤俭建国。
26. They took great pains to build up their influence there.
    他们花很大气力在那里培植他们的势力。
27. Melodic lines build up to the chorus and it apexes at the solo.
    优美的唱词逐渐发展到大合唱，在独唱时达到了高潮。
28. Agriculture and industry are the base on which to build up the nation.
    工农业乃立国之本。
29. Flat side to build up baby lashes.
    平型刷头完美塑造婴儿般绒羽美睫。
30. I should be confident and build up my capacity to achieve my goal.
    我应该有信心，并建立了我的能力，为实现我的目标。

verb

1. enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
   1. build up your savings

2. change the use of and make available or usable
   1. develop land
   2. The country developed its natural resources
   3. The remote areas of the country were gradually built up

   Synonym:    develop

3. form or accumulate steadily
   1. Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
   2. Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border

   Synonym:    work upbuildprogress

4. bolster or strengthen
   1. We worked up courage
   2. build up confidence
   3. ramp up security in the airports

   Synonym:    work upbuildramp up

5. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
   1. The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
   2. troops are building up on the Iraqi border

   Synonym:    armfortifygird