BUILD-UPとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

build up (third-person singular simple present builds up, present participle building up, simple past and past participle built up)

1. To erect; to construct.

   Synonyms: assemble, build, put together; see also Thesaurus:build

   Antonyms: take down, tear down, disassemble

   Coordinate terms: rebuild, restore

2. To close up by building.

   Synonyms: close, close off, close up, cover, cover up, enclose, shut, shut in, shut off, shut up

   to build up a door

3. (intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.

   Synonyms: pile up, amass, heap up; see also Thesaurus:pile up

   • 1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 268:

     The first English Electric units were not fitted with an anti-slip brake, but a hurried consultation of the wiring diagram showed that it should be possible to hold in the low-voltage anti-slip relay for long enough to let speed build up without cutting off the motor current.

   • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1-0 Bolton”, in BBC:

     Their first half was marred by the entire side playing too deep, completely unable to build up any form of decent possession once the ball left their bewildered defence.

   • 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:

     As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

   Ever since the secretary left, the letters in my inbox have started to build up.

4. (transitive, idiomatic) To strengthen.

   Coordinate terms: augment, fortify, reinforce, toughen up; see also Thesaurus:strengthen

   They had to build up their fortress to protect against attack.

   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "It took it out of me, though. I'm a rag this morning." "They work you too hard, dear. I'll take you to Margate and build you up." "Well, maybe at Easter we could do a week."

5. (card games) In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣)

   Antonym: build down

派生語

名詞

build up

1. Misspelling of buildup.

アナグラム

• upbuild

語源

Deverbal from build up.

発音

• IPA: /ˈbɪldʌp/

名詞

buildup (countable and uncountable, plural buildups)

1. An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.

   Snow buildup on roads makes for hazardous driving.

   There was a buildup of pressure in the boiler.

   • 1988 December 11, Wickie Stamps, “Cambridge Conference Chronicles Anticommunism”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 3:

     One of the pricetags of the U.S. military buildup is a lack of health care in poorer communities.

2. (dentistry) The construction of a composite core to repair a damaged tooth.
   • 2017, Jose-Luis Ruiz, Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry, page 103:

     Blocking undercuts out with bonded flowable composite is an option, but the time involved doing a buildup, plus the additional complication to provisionalize, make this option less desirable (Figure 6.19e).

反意語

• teardown

関連する語

アナグラム

• upbuild