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step up(使)增加, (使)加快速度
例句：The girl stepped up to school.
女孩子加快步伐去上学。
He has stepped up into the management of the firm.
他已升入公司的管理部门。
2. Perhaps, donors are tired of giving although the aid community says that is absolutely not a good excuse.
be tired of厌倦…,讨厌…
例句：He was tired of the dull and dry life.
枯燥无味的生活使他感到厌烦。
3.This jury just showed you that notwithstanding in fact that government threw everything but the kitchen sink at me, that on every count except one, every charge except one, they could not prove that I did anything wrong, ...
everything but除了
例句：My dog does everything but speak.
我的狗除了说话外什么都会。
