beef up 加强【11.17】

beef up 加强


When we beef something up, we make something stronger or more effective. beef牛肉,beef up中beef作动词,表示加强(力量)。为什么会有这种联想呢?牛肉在西方人眼里可以使身体更为强壮,beef up从而引申为在某些方面加强力量,提供支持。

Examples:
Let’s beef the music up with a little more on the drum. 让我们加点鼓声,给音乐多点力度。

We hire 50 more sales people to beef up our sales force. 我们多雇了50个人来加强销售力量。
You are everything when you are with me, and everything is you when you are not。