dust up

dust up
vt. sep.
1. (revisit) to dust sth up or to dust up sth
[+ plan, CV] 重新审视
- I've dusted up my resumé. 我又看了一遍自己的简历。
- Having dusted up your appearance you must now think about your behaviour. 已经重新整理了仪表, 你现在必须注意自己的言行举止。
2. (reuse) to dust sth up or to dust up sth
[+ suit, object] 重新使用
- Suits languishing in wardrobes are being dusted up. 重新穿上尘封在衣柜里的套装。
3. (dirty) to dust sth up or to dust up sth使沾上灰尘；弄脏
a road dusted up by heavy trucks 因重型卡车而尘土滚滚的道路
- The men's coveralls had been dusted up. 男人们的工装裤上满是灰尘。
4. (stir up) to dust sth up or to dust up sth
[+ controversy, debate] 挑起；引起
- the meeting that seems to have dusted up the controversy 看似引起这场争议的会议

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