firm up

英 [fɜːm ʌp]

美 [fɜːrm ʌp]

（使）更坚固; （使）更坚实; （使）更明确; 强化; （使）确切; 使（价格、价值等）保持坚挺（或稳定）

英英释义

verb

• arrange firmly
  1. firm up one's plans

双语例句

• All right, I'll rearrange the production schedule. firm up one's plans.
  妥善安排一个人的计划。
• This time of year, as department heads firm up their budgets for 2012, is the right moment to negotiate a pay hike.
  在这个时候，部门经理要开始制订2012年的预算，这正是一个要求提高薪水的好时机。
• The mixture will seem too wet at this stage, but it will firm up when chilled.
  混合物在此阶段看起来会非常湿，但冷却后就会坚硬起来。
• Put the pie shell back into the freezer for1 hour to firm up.
  把饼皮冻回冰箱约1个钟头左右、使其紧实。
• Before watering the cuttings, you have to firm up the soil.
  在给插条浇水前，你得先把泥土压实。
• We'll firm up the plan soon.
  我们不久就要将这一方案确定下来。
• Firm up a contract, deal, agreement, etc It was finally agreed.
  使合同、交易、协议等达成最后形式。
• OPEC has agreed to freeze its global oil production slightly in order to firm up crude prices.
  石油输出国组织已同意对全球石油生产稍加冻结，以稳定原油价格。
• This exercise will help to firm up those flabby thighs.
  这项锻炼会有助于使那两条松弛的大腿变结实。
• I'll return to Shanghai tomorrow, if I can firm up my air ticket.
  如果我能把飞机票定下来的话，我打算明天回上海。