work up to (doing something) 做好心理准备（办事）_口语学习技巧

work up to (doing something) 做好心理准备（办事）

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如果在想做什么事情的时候，感觉到有一定压力并需要做好思想准备，这种状态可以用 work up to (something) 来表达。

例句

It took me ages to work up to asking her out, but once I did, I was so relieved¹ that she said yes.

I can't just ask my dad for more money. I need to work up to it, think about the right way to put it.

请注意

如果某人被形容为“worked up”，意思就是他们被某事惹烦了，心情烦躁。

例句

Calm down, don't get worked up, there wasn't much damage to your car. Just a small scratch.

He always gets worked up when you ask him how his exams went.

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1 relieved
a.如释重负的
参考例句：
You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在知道你们的工作保住了，可以放心了。 Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter. 你来了，省去我写长信的麻烦了。