1、hang around
(在某處)等待,閑逛,閑呆著
He got sick of hanging around waiting for me.
他等我都等煩了。
On Saturdays we hang about in the park.
每到星期六我們都在公園里閑逛。
經(jīng)常和…在一起;經(jīng)常泡在
They usually hung around together most of the time.
大多數(shù)時(shí)間他們通常都泡在一起。
Helen used to hang round with the boys.
海倫以前常和那些男孩子們廝混。
2、build up
(使)積聚;(使)逐漸增加
The regime built up the largest army in Africa.
該政權(quán)逐漸建立起一支非洲規(guī)模最大的軍隊(duì)。
The collection has been built up over the last seventeen years.
在過(guò)去的17年中,收藏的規(guī)模不斷擴(kuò)大。
增強(qiáng)…的體質(zhì);建立…的信心
Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear.
用友善和富有同情心的傾聽(tīng)來(lái)重拾她的信心。
Dr. Johnson and I have been trying to build him up physically.
約翰遜醫(yī)生和我一直試圖增強(qiáng)他的體質(zhì)。
吹捧;抬舉
The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up.
媒體會(huì)報(bào)道此事,小報(bào)則會(huì)大肆吹捧。
Historians built him up as the champion of parliament.
歷史學(xué)家把他譽(yù)為議會(huì)的捍衛(wèi)者。