(因某事)变得很激动/紧张/生气;情绪被“带起来”,常指反应过度或把事情看得太严重。也可指为比赛、演出等“兴奋起来、进入状态”。
/ɡɛt wɜːrkt ʌp/
I always get worked up before exams.
我考试前总会变得很紧张。
She got so worked up about the comment that she couldn’t focus on the rest of the meeting, even though it was probably just a misunderstanding.
她因为那句评论变得特别激动,以至于无法专心开完后面的会议,尽管那很可能只是个误会。
“work up”原意有“逐步激起、调动、使增加”的意思(如 work up an appetite “激起食欲”)。当与“get”搭配并用于情绪时,表示情绪被“煽动/累积到一个强度”,因此 get worked up 就是“被激起情绪、变得激动或紧张”。