今日短語
如果在想做什么事情的時候，感覺到有一定壓力并需要做好思想準備，這種狀態(tài)可以用 work up to (something) 來表達。
例句
It took me ages to work up to asking her out, but once I did, I was so relieved that she said yes.
I can’t just ask my dad for more money. I need to work up to it, think about the right way to put it.
請注意
如果某人被形容為“worked up”，意思就是他們被某事惹煩了，心情煩躁。
例句
Calm down, don’t get worked up, there wasn’t much damage to your car. Just a small scratch.
He always gets worked up when you ask him how his exams went.
