build up

英 [ˈbɪld ʌp]

美 [ˈbɪld ʌp]

n. 逐步的增长; (对某活动的)宣传，造舆论

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）积聚；（使）逐渐增加
If youbuild upsomething or if itbuilds 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。
PHRASAL VERB 增强…的体质；建立…的信心
If youbuildsomeoneup, 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。
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

verb

enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
1. build up your savings
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
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
bolster or strengthen
1. We worked up courage
2. build up confidence
3. ramp up security in the airports
Synonym:work upbuildramp up
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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。