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

• 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 department store is offering reductions on many types of merchandise, in an effort to drum up business.
  这家百货店为努力招徕生意将许多商品减价出售。
• It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming up business.
  但愿他只是在招揽生意。
• 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。
• You were hired to drum up new business, so go and do it.
  公司雇你招徕新业务，你就做你的事好了。
• George was sending him out into the rural districts to drum up trade.
  乔治赞成派他到乡下招揽生意。
• Corporate sponsorship has been proving hard to drum up in these troubled economic times.
  而在如今困难的经济环境下，也很难吸引到企业赞助。
• 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。
• The President tried to drum up congressional support for his energy policy.
  总统试图取得国会对其能源政策的支持。
• Just think, without a son, he couldn't drum up a family;
  想想看吧，本来就没有儿子，不能火火炽炽的凑起个家庭来；