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.
  1. 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。
  2. It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming up business.
     但愿他只是在招揽生意。

英英释义

verb

• gather
  1. drum up support
  Synonym:beat uprally

双语例句

• He had flown to the north of the country to drum up support for the campaign.
  他飞到该国北方去为竞选争取对这一运动的支持。他们未能激起人们对新政府的热情。
• I will drum up an excuse for coming to see you next week.
  我要找个借口下周好来看你。
• 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。
• 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。
• I have just started in a new role to drum up clients for a corporate consultancy.
  我刚开始做一份新工作，为一个公司顾问机构招徕客户。
• Developers are increasingly resorting to creative sales tactics to drum up interest.
  为此，越来越多的开发商正在采取富有创意的销售策略。
• 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。
• 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。
• Who knows, you might be able to drum up new clients in the soup line.
  你或许能在领汤的队伍里找到新客户，谁知道呢。