2. Work Up
? Work up the feeling: To evoke an emotional state (ex: Work up the courage, the excitement, an appetite).
唤起某种情绪(例如:拿出勇气,拿出激情,拿出渴望)
? Work up to something: To arrive at something through preparation (ex: Even though he could only run 5 km, he was determined work up to the full 42 km distance of a marathon little by little over the next 6 months.)
通过准备,达到做成某事(例如:尽管他只跑了五千米,但是他决心在接下来六个月中,一点一点的完成42千米的马拉松。)
? To be/ Get Worked Up: To get stressed or upset about something. (ex: he doesn’t like to drive during rush hour [when there’s a lot of traffic] because he gets worked upand honks his horn all the time.)
因为某事而感到压力或忧伤(例如:他不想在上下班高峰期开车(那时候交通会非常拥挤),因为他不想变得烦躁,然后不断地按喇叭)
3. Work On
? To spend time and effort improving something (ex: I have a lot of problems with my pronunciation, but I’m working on it.)
为了提高某件事而花时间花精力(例如:我在发音上有很大的问题,但是我正在努力改进。)
? To try to influence a person (ex: the manager didn’t want to hire me, but my friend Sarah works there, and she is working on him, so I hope he changes his mind.)
尝试去影响一个人(例如:经理不想雇佣我,但是我的朋友Sarah在那里工作,她正在尝试说服经理,所以我希望经理能够改变主意。)