work up (wörk ap)

Idiom Emotion

含义

to gradually build courage, energy, or an appetite

逐渐建立勇气、精力或食欲 (zhújiàn jiànlì yǒngqì, jīnglì huò shíyù)

例句

"It took me a while to work up the courage to ask."

"我花了一些时间才能鼓起勇气去提问。" (Wǒ huāle yīxiē shíjiān cáinéng gǔqǐ yǒngqì qù tíwèn.)