charge up

动词 v.

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英文释义

动词 v.

To recharge, to give electrical power to something. transitive

— You should charge up your phone before the camping trip, as there won't be any power supplies.
To motivate, to instill someone with determination. idiomatic

— The coach had to charge up his players with a powerful speech before the final.
To deliberately infect (a person) with HIV as part of bug-chasing. slang,transitive

— The subcultural vernacular “I'll charge you up" evokes the act of charging a battery or readying a mechanism for action; […]

charges up present,singular,third-person charging up participle,present charged up participle,past charged up past