词汇 | muster up |
释义 | Phr V muster up musters, mustering, mustered muster up sth or muster sth up if you muster up braveness or energy, you try hard to find that quality in yourself because you need it in order to do somethingoften + to do sthShe finally mustered up the courage to ask him for more money.I'm trying to muster up the energy to go for a walk. muster up sth • muster sth up if you muster up courage, energy etc, you find enough of it to do something, especially something difficult: Kim mustered up as much courage as she could, and stood up in front of the audience. I don't think I can even muster up the energy to go out for a walk today.■ SIMILAR TO: summon up muster upTo summon, gather, or cobble something together. Said especially of intangible qualities, such as courage, determination, etc. Eventually I mustered up the courage to go over and ask him for his phone number. Despite outperforming the other team for most of the game, they were only able to muster up a single goal. Can you muster the strength up to walk back to camp, or should I go for help? muster something upto call up some quality, such as courage. Do you think you can muster enough courage up to do the job? Can you muster up enough strength to do the job? muster upv. To gather up some force of will to do something: I couldn't muster up the courage to tell them about my terrible mistake. Although the team lost, they mustered some good cheer up and went to the party. |
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