buoy up

英 [bɔɪ ʌp]

美 [ˈbuːi ʌp]

鼓舞; 鼓励; 使振奋

英英释义

verb

• become more cheerful
  1. after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
  Synonym:lightenlighten up
• keep afloat
  1. The life vest buoyed him up
  Synonym:buoy
• make more cheerful
  1. the conversation lightened me up a bit
  Synonym:lightenlighten up

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