beef up

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to. slang,transitive
    — We need to beef up security around the airport.

词形变化

beefs up present,singular,third-person beefing up participle,present beefed up participle,past beefed up past

词源

Originally college slang, from beef (“muscle-power”).
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