shape up是什么意思，shape up的意思翻译、用法、同义词、例句

常用词典

顺利发展；形成；成形

If he doesn't shape up, he'll soon be out of a job.

他要是不改好，很快就会丢饭碗的。

You'd better get rid of that attitude and shape up, young man.

年轻人，你最好改掉那种态度，学学好。

They were given a year to shape up or risk losing their scholarships.

他们被给了一年的时间好好表现，否则就有失去奖学金的危险。

I did have a few worries about how Hugh and I would shape up as parents.

我对休和我将如何为人父母的确有些担心。

|make/pose;顺利发展；形成；成形

单词：shape up

动词

/ˈʃeɪp ʌp/

使身体变得健康，强壮；使变得更好；改进
- 例句：
  - She's been going to the gym to shape up for her wedding.（她一直去健身房为婚礼健身。）
  - Our company needs to shape up if we want to compete in the market.（如果我们想在市场上竞争，我们的公司需要加强。）
- 近义词：improve, enhance, better
改正不好的行为或习惯
- 例句：
  - You need to shape up and start taking responsibility for your actions.（你需要改正，开始对自己的行为负责。）
- 近义词：correct, improve, reform
成形；形成
- 例句：
  - The potter is shaping up a vase from a lump of clay.（陶工正在用一块泥巴成形一个花瓶。）
- 近义词：form, mold, create
准备好；变得有资格
- 例句：
  - He needs to shape up if he wants to be considered for the promotion.（如果他想被考虑晋升，他需要准备好。）
- 近义词：qualify, prepare, ready
（海上）调整船的位置
- 例句：
  - The captain ordered the crew to shape up the ship as a storm was coming.（暴风雨来临，船长命令船员调整船的位置。）
- 近义词：adjust, position, arrange

shape up to be 形容词：表示某物正在逐渐变得某种状态。
- 例句：
  - The situation is shaping up to be quite difficult.（情况正在逐渐变得相当困难。）
shape up or ship out：表示要么改变，要么离开；要么改进，要么走人。
- 例句：
  - Your work has not been satisfactory lately. You need to shape up or ship out.（你最近的工作不令人满意。你需要改进，否则就得离开。）
be out of shape：表示身体不健康，处于不良状态。
- 例句：
  - After years of a sedentary lifestyle, he was out of shape and needed to start exercising.（多年的久坐生活让他身体不健康，需要开始锻炼。）