work sth up
(a) develop or improve sth gradually 逐步发展或改进某事物
work up a business 逐步发展生意
working up custom for our products 逐渐扩展我们产品的用户范围.
(b) increase sth in numbers or strength 增加某事物的数目或强度
working up support for the party 增强对该党的支持力量. work sb/oneself up (into sth) rouse sb/oneself to a state of excitement 使某人[自己]激动起来
work sb into a rage, frenzy, etc 使某人大怒、 发狂等
Don´t work yourself up/get worked up about something so trivial. 不要为这点小事大动肝火. work sth up into sth bring sth to a more complete or more satisfactory state 使某事物达到较全面或满意的状态
I´m working my notes up into a dissertation. 我正在把我的笔记修改成论文. work up to sth develop to (a climax, etc) 发展到(顶峰等)
The music worked up to a rousing finale. 该乐曲达到激动人心的高潮而结束.