美 [ʃeɪp ʌp]
改进，变好：指改善到一个良好或可接受的状态或行为标准。
整顿，调整：指使某人或某物达到一个良好或可接受的状态或行为标准。
shape up // [ shaping shaped shapes ]
动词词组 If something is shaping up, it is starting to develop or seems likely to happen. 开始形成; 酝酿
There are also indications that a major tank battle may be shaping up for tonight.
也有迹象表明今晚很可能有一场坦克大战。
The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmental disaster.
这个事故已经酿成为一场重大的环境灾难。
动词词组 If you ask how someone or something is shaping up, you want to know how well they are doing in a particular situation or activity. 进展
I did have a few worries about how Hugh and I would shape up as parents.
我对休和我将如何为人父母的确有些担心。
动词词组 If you tell someone to shape up, you are telling them to start behaving in a sensible and responsible way. 合理行事; 好好表现
They were given a year to shape up or risk losing their scholarships.
他们被给了一年的时间好好表现，否则就有失去奖学金的危险。
顺利发展；形成；成形-引用次数：2
参考来源21世纪初四川农村贫困问题研究
我们可能该上路了 shape up 表现良好，乖 You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
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I think no matter what diets we follow or what slimming products we obsess ourselves with, at the end of the day there's no magic trick to shape up for the summer.
我认为，无论我们遵循什么样的饮食习惯或沉迷于什么样的减肥产品，到最后，并没有什么神奇方法可以让我们在夏天到来的时候塑形。
If he doesn't shape up, he'll soon be out of a job.
他要是不改好，很快就会丢饭碗的。
You'd better get rid of that attitude and shape up, young man.
年轻人，你最好改掉那种态度，学学好。
But,Steve Coll at the New America Foundation says the brother remains a problem, and Washington is just giving him more time to shape up.
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and get in shape and build up endurance.
保持体型，锻炼毅力。
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If you are playing a downbeat with an up-bow are you in good shape? No, no, no, no.
如果你用上弓去拉重音,你的形状会好吗,不会,绝对不会
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It was not just people like Mr Romney who were pushing American companies to shape up.
Of course, Dell's competitors have been honing their game, even as Dell tries to shape up.
And if we intend to be more than muppets, we had better shape up.