1 B2 习语 中性
逐渐培养出说或做困难事情所需要的勇气或心理准备。
"She had been working up to asking for a pay rise for months before she finally knocked on her manager's door."
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逐渐培养出做困难事情所需要的勇气、能力或劲头。
慢慢让自己准备好去做困难或可怕的事。
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
逐渐培养出说或做困难事情所需要的勇气或心理准备。
"She had been working up to asking for a pay rise for months before she finally knocked on her manager's door."
逐渐提高体力投入或训练强度,以达到更高水平。
"Start with short daily walks and work up to jogging three kilometres without stopping."
一步步往更高水平或更大挑战前进——字面意思很清楚。
慢慢让自己准备好去做困难或可怕的事。
常暗示目标在情绪上或身体上都有挑战,因此需要逐步准备。既可指体能训练(如“work up to running 5km”),也可指情绪准备(如“work up to having a difficult conversation”)。常与动名词连用(如“work up to telling him the truth”)。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "work up to" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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