rev• The Audi followed, spinning slightly on the wetroad, the back end swinging round as the driverrevved too hard.• The car revved up and made off.• And the pirate, if that is what he was, revved up his engines and began to turn away.• Joe donned his blackhelmet and revved up his Harley.• Older men and women revved up their metabolism by 15 percent after just 12 weeks of strengthtraining.• Anya seems to be revving up to tell Rainbow her side of the story.• There are real Cannoli, revved up with a mocha-flavored ricottacheese filling, and much more.
➡ see also revolutionADJECTIVE | REV + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤high, low (both especially BrE) 高轉速;低轉速◇The engine is almost silent at low revs.發動機在低轉速時幾乎沒有聲音。➤engine發動機的轉速REV + NOUN➤counter (BrE) 轉速表PHRASES➤revs a minute, revs per minute每分鐘轉速