drum up
英 [drʌm ʌp]
美 [drʌm ʌp]
竭力争取(支持); 兜揽(生意)
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 竭力争取(支持);兜揽(生意)
If youdrum upsupport or business, you try to get it.- The UN secretary-general arrived in Tokyo to drum up support for international peacekeeping...
联合国秘书长抵达东京竭力为国际维和争取支持。 - It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming up business.
但愿他只是在招揽生意。
- The UN secretary-general arrived in Tokyo to drum up support for international peacekeeping...
英英释义
verb
双语例句
- George was sending him out into the rural districts to drum up trade.
乔治赞成派他到乡下招揽生意。 - They are in town to drum up resources for the mainland's travel enthusiasts.
他们正在商业闹区向大陆旅游爱好者推广旅游资源。 - The lawyers make nothing, but use the service to drum up custom.
律师们不为别的,只为利用提供服务争取客户。 - The President tried to drum up congressional support for his energy policy.
总统试图取得国会对其能源政策的支持。 - It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming up business.
但愿他只是在招揽生意。 - He had flown to the north of the country to drum up.
他飞到该国北方去为竞选争取支持。 - The President is attempting to drum up public support for his economic program.
总统正竭力争取公众对他的经济计划予以支持。 - Corporate sponsorship has been proving hard to drum up in these troubled economic times.
而在如今困难的经济环境下,也很难吸引到企业赞助。 - Now work has dried up and we are all sitting around pretending to be busy and failing to drum up business.
现在,没有业务了,我们全都无所事事,假装很忙,却接不到业务。 - The UN launched a major airlift and tried to drum up donor support.
联合国发起了空中救援,并大力争取援助方的支持。