pump up

短语

[化] 泵送

发音

US

词形变化

pumped up pumping up pumps up 三单 pumps up pumping up 现在分词 pumped up 过去式 pumped up 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To inflate by means of a pump.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To inflate by means of a pump.

    To do so with a pumping action.

    及物

    For someone who is in shape, it is not difficult to pump up a car tire with a bicycle pump; it is merely tedious. But you can get the job done if you need it bad enough.

  3. 3.

    To excite a person or group to a frenzy.

    比喻 及物

    The singer has been pumping up the audience.

  4. 4.

    To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focused weightlifting.

    不及物 及物 体育

    I want to pump you up.

    He's gonna help me pump up.

  5. 5.

    To cause (something) to increase in intensity, salience or other traits beyond what is reasonable.

    及物

    You have to pump up the relatability of the characters in your screenplay.

  6. 6.

    To increase the volume of (something).

    及物

    pump up the jam

    pump up the jukebox