- [singular, uncountable]
an increase in the amount of something over a period of time 逐步的增長 a steady build-up of traffic in the evenings 晚間逐漸繁忙的交通 carbon dioxide build-up in the atmosphere 大氣中二氧化碳含量的逐漸增多 The leak led to a slow build-up of carbon dioxide. 洩漏引起二氧化碳慢慢聚積。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gradual
- slow
- steady
- …
- cause
- lead to
- avoid
- …
- during the build-up
- in the build-up
- build-up of
- …
- [countable, usually singular] build-up (to something)
the time before an important event, when people are preparing for it (重要事情的)準備期,準備過程 the build-up to the president’s visit 總統訪問前的準備工作 the build-up to her wedding 她婚禮的準備工作
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pre-match
- pretrial
- etc.
- …
- build-up to
- [countable, usually singular]
a very positive and enthusiastic description of something that is going to happen, that is intended to make people excited about it 宣揚;鼓吹