词汇 | soup up |
释义 | Idiom soup upsoup up (something) to make something more powerful.They had to soup up the air-conditioning to keep her computers from overheating in the summer. Usage notes: usually used to describe an improvement to a car or other machine Phr V soup up soups, souping, souped soup up sth or soup sth up informal to improve something by making it more powerful or more interestingCircuit boards can be used to soup up existing machines. souped-up adjective (always before noun) informalHe patrols the nightclubs on a souped-up scooter. soup up verb to make modifications which increase a car's performance US, 1933soup upTo modify something in order to increase its power or performance. A noun or pronoun can be used between "soup" and "up." He's spent a fortune souping up his car for drag racing. We've souped our computers up to run incredibly complex programs at lightning speeds. souped upModified to have increased power or performance. Sometimes hyphenated when used before a noun. At this point, her car is so souped up that it could probably reach 200 miles per hour! This souped-up computer is able to run incredibly complex programs at lightning speeds. soup something upto increase the power of something. He souped his car up so it will do nearly 120 miles per hour. If only I could soup up this computer to run just a little faster. souped upmade more powerful. That souped-up car of John's sure makes a lot of noise. Why do all cars driven by males under the age of twenty have to be souped up? soup upMake something more powerful; especially, add speed to an engine. For example, He was riding around in that car he'd souped up, or They had to soup up the sound system for the outdoor concert. [Slang; c. 1930] soup upv. Slang To modify something so as to increase its capacity to perform or satisfy, especially to add horsepower or greater speed potential to an engine or a vehicle: The mechanic souped the car up with racing tires and a bigger engine. I souped up my computer with a faster processor and a liquid cooling system. soup something up tv. to increase the power of something. (see also souped up.) If only I could soup up this computer to run just a little faster. souped up mod. made more powerful. Why do all cars driven by males under the age of twenty have to be souped up? |
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