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stepping up

/ˈstɛpɪŋ ʌp/◆短语动词
加强行动

The company is stepping up its efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

公司正在加强行动以减少碳排放。


一般

采取更积极或强有力的行动以应对或解决问题

The police are stepping up patrols in the neighborhood to deter crime.

警方正在加强对该社区的巡逻以震慑犯罪。

She stepped up to lead the project when the manager resigned.

经理辞职后,她主动加强行动来领导这个项目。

常用于工作、安全、环保等情境,强调主动或强化行动。

搭配

step up efforts加强努力step up production提高产量step up security加强安全

同义词

increaseintensifyboostenhance

反义词

reducediminishscale back

相关短语

step in短语动词
介入或干预
step aside短语动词
退让或让位

专业提示

区分 'step up' 和 'step in'

'step up'强调加强或提升行动(如'step up production'提高产量),而'step in'强调介入或干预(如'step in to help'介入帮助)。

黄金法则

使用场景

用于需要强化或加强行动的情境,如工作任务、安全措施、环保行动等。避免用于描述被动或减弱的行为。

词源

组合词,由动词'step'(迈步)和介词'up'(向上/加强)构成。'step up'作为短语在19世纪开始用于表示提升或加强行动。

用法说明

通常用于正式或中性语境,强调主动采取行动。在口语中也可用于鼓励他人积极参与。

单词拆解

step
迈出一步
verb
+
up
向上/加强
adverb
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