trump up

英 [trʌmp ʌp]

美 [trʌmp ʌp]

网络捏造; 伪造; 捏造(伪造); 虚构

英英释义

verb

He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.
他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
In advanced of planned demonstrations, known activists are often rounded up and sent to prison for few days on trump up charges of swearing in public or urinating in the street.
在经事先策划的抗议中，其中的激进分子经常被围捕并送往监狱待上几天，并为他们捏造当众咒骂或在街上任意小便的罪名。
If you are out to condemn sb., you can always trump up a charge.
欲加之罪，何患无词。
Sylvia does not get on with the supervisor and the danger is that he will trump up some charge to discredit her.
西尔维亚与主管人相处得不好，因而害怕他会捏造一些罪名使她名誉扫地。