旧时，蒸汽机在启动后需要先 “build up a head of steam（蓄足蒸汽压力）” 才能全力运转。如今，这个表达用来比喻 “某事或人开始成功”，尤其指 “一个人或一项活动积攒了足够的能量、人气或支持，从而促使某事的发生”。 例句 The new advertising campaign is building ...

短语 “build someone or something up” 的意思是 “对某人或事进行赞扬、宣传或吹捧”，从而积极地影响他人的看法。“Build someone up” 还可以突出表达 “赞扬某人，以提高其自信心”。 例句 Stop building up your colleague. I’ll judge her when I meet her. 别再吹捧你的同事了。

The team is building up a head of steam after a slow start. The presentation should be ready by Friday. 这支团队在缓慢起步后渐入佳境。 演示报告应该在星期五之前准备好。 We really need to build up a head of steam if we want to finish ...

Build something from the ground up 从头开始创建某物 Episode 220913 / 13 Sep 2022 今日短语 俗话说：万丈高楼平地起。 表达 “build something from the ground up（从地面开始构建某物）” 的意思是 “在毫无基础时，从头开始构建或创造某物”。