build-up

英 [ˈbɪld ʌp]

美 [ˈbɪld ʌp]

n.  逐步的增长; (重要事情的)准备期，准备过程; 宣扬; 鼓吹

复数：build-ups　

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牛津词典

noun

• 逐步的增长
  an increase in the amount of sth over a period of time
  1. a steady build-up of traffic in the evenings
     晚间逐渐繁忙的交通
• （重要事情的）准备期，准备过程
  the time before an important event, when people are preparing for it
  1. the build-up to the President's visit
     总统访问前的准备工作
• 宣扬；鼓吹
  a very positive and enthusiastic description of sth that is going to happen, that is intended to make people excited about it
  1. The media has given the show a huge build-up.
     传媒为这次演出大加造势。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 逐步的增长
  Abuild-upis a gradual increase in something.
  1. There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border...
     边境两边都在集结兵力。
  2. The disease can also cause a build up of pressure in the inner ear leading to severe earache.
     该疾病还会引起内耳的压力增加，从而导致剧烈的耳痛。
• N-COUNT （对某活动的）宣传，造舆论
  Thebuild-upto an event is the way that journalists, advertisers, or other people talk about it a lot in the period of time immediately before it, and try to make it seem important and exciting.
  1. We should wait at least until winter before we start the build-up to Christmas...
     我们至少要等到冬天再开始着力营造圣诞节的气氛。
  2. The exams came, almost an anticlimax after the build-up that the students had given them.
     在学生们一番忙碌准备之后，随之而来的考试却出乎意料地平淡。

双语例句

• Engineers have also vented steam from the plants to release a build-up of pressure.
  工程师们还排放了核电站产生的蒸汽，以释放积聚的压力。
• Excess cholesterol in blood may result in the build-up of fatty deposits in the blood vessels.
  血液里如果含有过量的胆固醇，会导致血管中的脂肪积聚。
• But analysts warned that the build-up reflected in part refineries going into seasonal maintenance.
  但分析师们警告称，库存增加在一定程度上反映炼油厂进入季节性的维修。
• Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body
  专家已把这一病症与体内毒素的积累联系起来。
• The build-up of heavy industry in this country is a very interesting story.
  这个国家的重工业发展过程非常的有趣。
• They discharge the material slug from the center of the punch as well as prevent debris build-up.
  他们排放的物质从冲床中心弹头以及防止碎片积累。
• A large amount of shoreline erosion and build-up occurs during the year due to storms and high winds.
  由于暴风雨和大风的作用，终年都在发生大量的滨线浸蚀和海岸的塑造。
• The latest report repeated the last one's concerns about the secrecy of China's military build-up.
  最新一份报告上重申了上一份中对于中国进行秘密军事扩充的担忧。
• Now it's obvious that ethyl mercury's short half-life prevents toxic build-up from occurring.
  现在可明显看出，硫柳汞的短半衰期避免了毒性的积累并发生。
• Scientists hope a new approach to assessing carbon build-up in the atmosphere will simplify issues for policymakers and economists.
  科学家希望一种评估大气碳积累的新方法将为决策者和经济学家简化问题。