ˌbuild ˈup (to sth)to become greater, more powerful or larger in number加大；加强；增多All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress.各方面的压力越来越大，他因负荷太重有好几个星期没上班。The music builds up to a rousing climax.音乐逐渐达到了令人振奋的高潮。related nounbuild-up (1) |