buff up

phrasal verb
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buff up | buff yourself up
  1. (informal) to make yourself more attractive, especially by exercising in order to make your muscles bigger 练健美;使更健美
    • He buffed up to take the role of the commando captain.他为饰演这个突击队队长的角色练出了一身肌肉。🔊🔊
buff somebody/something up
  1. (informal) to work on somebody/something to make them/it seem more attractive or impressive提升…的形象
    • The team will have to buff up their tarnished image.这支队伍必须改善其受损的形象。🔊🔊
    • The city spent $40 million buffing up the downtown area before the festival.节日前,该市花费了4000万美元对市区进行了抛光。