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

The more confidence you build up in yourself, the greater are your chances of success.
树立的自信心越强，成功的把握就越大。
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。
They took great pains to build up their influence there.
他们花很大气力在那里培植他们的势力。
It is essential to build up the military option and show that this is not a bluff
关键是要做好采取军事行动的准备，以表明这不是虚张声势。
It takes time to build up intimacy.
建立亲密关系是需要时间的。
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。
Deposits of plaque build up between the tooth and the gum.
牙齿和牙龈之间会滋生牙斑。
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。
As with any drug taken in excess, your body can build up a tolerance to it.
和过量服用任何其他药物一样，身体会对它产生耐药性。
Flat side to build up baby lashes.
平型刷头完美塑造婴儿般绒羽美睫。