词汇 | work up to |
释义 | Phr V work up to works, working, worked work up to sth to gradually do more of an activity until you reach a particular levelI started by practising for 10 minutes each morning and gradually worked up to an hour a day. to gradually prepare yourself for something that you will find difficultHe'd wanted to ask her out and he'd been working up to it all week. work up to something1. . Lit. [for something] to build or progress to something. (Usually concerning the weather.) The sky is working up to some kind of storm. The weather is working up to something severe. 2. . Fig. [for someone] to lead up to something. You are working up to telling me something unpleasant, aren't you? I think I am working up to a good cry. |
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