Beef是牛肉,用作動詞to beef up的時候是加強(qiáng)、增強(qiáng)。
The Mexican government announced its plan recently to beef up security along the nation's southern border with Guatemala, to prevent future ‘migrant caravans' from entering the country. 墨西哥政府最近公布計劃,加強(qiáng)與危地馬拉接壤的南部邊境安全,以防止未來的“移民大軍”進(jìn)入該國。
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to spend at least $100 million to beef up city-subsidized medical services for residents without health insurance, including illegal immigrants. 紐約市市長白思豪計劃至少花費(fèi)1億美元加強(qiáng)市政府補(bǔ)貼的醫(yī)療服務(wù),提供給沒有醫(yī)療保險的居民,包括非法移民。