work sth up

(a) develop or improve sth gradually 逐步发展或改进某事物: work up a business 逐步发展生意 * working up custom for our products 逐渐扩展我们产品的用户范围. (b) increase sth in numbers or strength 增加某事物的数目或强度: working up support for the party 增强对该党的支持力量. work sb/oneself up (into sth) rouse sb/oneself to a state of excitement 使某人[自己]激动起来: work sb into a rage, frenzy, etc 使某人大怒、 发狂等 * Don't work yourself up/get worked up about something so trivial. 不要为这点小事大动肝火. work sth up into sth bring sth to a more complete or more satisfactory state 使某事物达到较全面或满意的状态: I'm working my notes up into a dissertation. 我正在把我的笔记修改成论文. work up to sth develop to (a climax, etc) 发展到（顶峰等）: The music worked up to a rousing finale. 该乐曲达到激动人心的高潮而结束.

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