Beef up
加强；充实; 补充（人数等）
They recruited five new members to beef up the team.
他们招纳了五名新成员来加强团队的实力。
Egg on
怂恿，鼓动，煽动
He egged the kid on to throw a stone at me.
他怂恿那个孩子朝我扔石头。
Cheese off
惹恼…；使…感到厌烦
Her indifferent attitude really cheesed me off.
她漠不关心的态度真是把我烦透了。
Butter up
奉承，过分恭维，巴结
Why does he always butter up his manager?
他为什么总是讨好他经理？
Lunch out
不在家中(或办公室等处)吃午饭； 在外面用午餐
Irene has to lunch out tomorrow.
艾琳明天要出去吃午饭。
Soup up
加大...的马力; 对...进行改良以提速
He souped his car up so he can go faster on the expressway.
他把车改装了，以便在高速公路上开得更快。
Cream off
提取（精华）；选取（最好的人或物）
The seeded players in the team were creamed off by the coach.
球队中的种子选手被教练挑走了。
Fish out
掏出；取出；摸出
He fished out a ticket from his bag.
他从包里掏出一张票。
Water down
掺水；稀释
The glass of red wine has been watered down.
这杯红酒已被掺水稀释了。
Date from
（时间）追溯；开始于
This temple dates from the eighteen century.
这座寺庙建于十八世纪。
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