学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3362 gear up

 今天我们要学的词是 gear up.

 

gear up 的意思是加紧准备。 Washington is gearing up for another annual celebration of Independence Day at the National Mall that many may find different from the traditional event. 华盛顿正在为国家大草坪上一年一度的美国独立日庆祝活动做准备，许多人可能会发现今年与往年的传统活动有所不同。

 

As U.S. officials prepare another antitrust probe of Google and possibly other Silicon¹ Valley giants, their rival companies are gearing up to help. 随着联邦官员准备针对谷歌和其他硅谷巨头展开又一轮反垄断调查，这些大公司的竞争对手们正准备提供帮助。

1 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。