短语动词 beef（up 的用法）

#英语短语动词#

beef 常见的是作名词，意为“牛肉，牢骚”，它也可以作动词，意为“老是抱怨，打发牢骚”，它唯一的一个短语动词 beef up 貌似跟它的本意没有关系，它是一个可分短语动词，所表达的意思有：

to become big and muscular

变胖且肌肉发达的

to boost or develop something

促进或发展某物

to build something stronger or more efficient

建造更坚固或更有效的东西

to become fat

发胖

例如：

Google has beefed up it"s search algorithm to provide the best quality search result to its users.

谷歌加强了它的搜索算法，为用户提供最优质的搜索结果。

Enna"s child has not beefed up at all in the last two years. Wonder how she manages to feed such a fussy baby.

埃娜的孩子在过去两年里一点都没有长大。不知道她是怎么喂养这么挑剔的孩子的。

Man, my car is getting older and weaker, I want to beef it up with new engine.

伙计，我的车越来越老了，越来越弱了，我想给它装上新引擎。

Hello Lazar, can you tell me what to eat to beef up my body in right way?

你好，拉萨，你能告诉我吃什么来增强我的身体吗？

I will beef up before the pageant and then lose the weight afterwards.

我要在选美前增强体力，然后再减肥。

Nobody likes your beefed up look, please stick to your weight the way it is.

没有人喜欢你那庞大的样子，请保持体重不变。

You will need to beef up before the contest else you cannot participate in the over 70 kilo range.

你必须在比赛前加强体力，否则你不能参加超过70公斤的比赛。

Do you think I should beef up before the wedding?

你认为我应该在婚礼加强锻炼吗？

Is it possible to beef up and then come back in shape as quickly as the celebrities do?

有没有可能像明星们一样快速的增大肌肉，然后再恢复回来呢？

总结一下：beef up 可以意为“增加，增大，变好，变强，变得更有趣”等。

You will beef up your English a little after you learn how to use the phrasal verb "beef up".