Phrase
step up
verb
增加；加强；提升
To increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or more steps.
- 1.
To increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or more steps.
增加、提高或推进,尤指逐步地。
- 2.
To assume or take responsibility.
承担责任；挺身而出
承担（责任）；挺身而出；增加、提高或推进,尤指逐步地。；承担责任；挺身而出；走近；逐步增加
In use
The factory is stepping up production to meet the growing demand.
We need to step up our efforts if we want to finish on time.
After the complaint, the company stepped up its safety checks.
Verb forms
base step up · third person steps up · -ing stepping up · past stepped up · past participle stepped up
注意：'step up' 作动词时意为走近、提升或增加，是规则短语动词。
Connections
Word family
- steps up
- third person singular
- stepped up
- past, past participle
- stepping up
- present participle
Learner notes
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.