pump up
第三人称
pumps up
现在进行时
pumping up
过去式
pumped up
过去完成时
pumped up
1
打气, 充气
to inject air into an object using a tool
及物动词
- Before the bike ride, he needed to pump up his tires.
在骑自行车之前,他需要给轮胎充气。
- The pool floats were deflated, so she decided to pump them up.
泳池浮漂没气了,所以她决定给它们充气。
- To start the game, they had to pump up the soccer ball first.
为了开始游戏,他们必须先给足球充气。
- The camping mattress was flat, so he pumped it up before sleeping.
露营垫瘪了,所以他在睡觉前充了气。
- With the party starting soon, she quickly pumped the balloons up.
派对即将开始,她迅速充气了气球。
2
增加, 提升
to increase or enhance something
及物动词
- They decided to pump up the advertising budget to attract more customers.
他们决定增加广告预算以吸引更多客户。
- To keep up with demand, the factory had to pump up production rates.
为了跟上需求,工厂不得不提高生产速度。
- Due to the positive response from users, the app developers decided to pump up the features in the next update.
由于用户的积极响应,应用程序开发人员决定在下次更新中增强功能。
- The company, noticing the dip in sales, decided to pump their advertising budget up.
公司注意到销售额下降,决定增加广告预算。
- After a survey indicated low employee morale, the management aimed to pump the office perks up.
在一项调查显示员工士气低落之后,管理层旨在提升办公室福利。
3
鼓励, 激励
to encourage someone or make them ready for an activity
及物动词
- Before the stage performance, they played a motivational video to pump up the participants.
在舞台表演之前,他们播放了一段激励视频来鼓舞参与者。
- A quick workout always pumps her up before a long day at work.
快速锻炼总是在漫长的工作日之前 激励 她。
- Before the interview, he listened to his favorite podcast to pump himself up.
面试前,他听了自己最喜欢的播客来激励自己。
- She reminded her brother of all his past achievements to pump him up for the college application process.
她提醒她弟弟他过去的所有成就,以激励他为大学申请过程做准备。