名詞 shape up:

1. a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
   同義詞：shape-up

動詞 shape up:

1. develop in a positive way
   同義詞：progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along

1. He will shape up into an excellent basketball player.
   他會成長為一個優(yōu)秀的藍(lán)球運動員。
2. The teacher said I should shape up or go joining the army.
   老師說我必須振奮起來否則去從軍。
3. The case for choice is appealing: by allowing parents to send their children to any school in any neighborhood, underachieving schools will be forced to shape up.
   任意選擇[學(xué)校]的主意很討好：允許父母送子女到任何住宅區(qū)里的任何學(xué)校，可以逼迫成績落后的學(xué)校改進(jìn)。