10 BUILD: 建造；制作；使生成，形成；使发展

词组讲解

1. build a fire under sb. ** 促使某人开始做某事

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：在某人身［下（under）］生［火（fire）］

例 The President, tired of waiting for the military to arrest the rebel leader, built a fire under them by threatening to cut military spending.

2. build castles in the air / build castles in Spain ** 建造空中楼阁；做白日梦

解 习语；词义溯源：［在空中（in the air）］或［在西班牙（in Spain）］建造城堡

例 Everyone thinks Mark is just building castles in the air when he talks about his plans.

3. build sb. or sth. up *** 吹捧；逐步获得；发展；增加，增强

解 短语动词；词义溯源：使某人或某物［向上（up）］发展

例 If you want to build yourself up, you have to do more exercise.

The film was built up to be a masterpiece, but I found it very disappointing.

4. build sth. to order ** 定做；特别制作

解 习语；词义溯源：根据［吩咐（order）］制作；参照make sth. to order

例 Each machine is built to order to fit your company's particular needs.

5. build up to sth. ** 逐步形成；促使，引导

解 习语；词义溯源：形成某事

例 It was obvious Tom was building up to asking for pay raise.

The speaker took too long to build up to his main point.

参考译文

1. 总统不想再等待军队逮捕叛军领袖，于是以切断军费开支为威胁督促他们开始行动。

2. 马克在说他的计划时，大家都觉得他简直是在做白日梦。

3. 如果你想增强体质，就应该多锻炼。

这部电影被吹捧为杰作，可是我觉得真令人失望。

4. 每台机器都是为了满足贵公司的特殊要求而特别定做的。

5. 很明显汤姆在鼓动大家要求涨工资。

演讲人花了太长时间来引出自己的主要观点。