crank up

英 [kræŋk ʌp]

美 [kræŋk ʌp]

使（机器或设备）提高效率; 启动（机器或设备）; 开大，调高（音量）; 使增加; 使增强

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 使(机器或设备)提高效率
If youcrank upa machine or a device, you make it function harder or at a greater level.
1. Just crank up your hearing aid a peg or two.
  把助听器调高一两个刻度就可以。
PHRASAL VERB 启动(机器或设备)
If youcrank upa machine or device, you start it.
1. ...May's warm weather, which caused Americans to crank up their air conditioners.
  5月份的温热天气使得美国人打开了空调
PHRASAL VERB 开大，调高(音量)
If youcrank upthe volume of something, you turn it up until it is very loud.
1. Someone cranked up the volume of the public address system...
  有人调大了公共广播系统的音量。
2. By about six, they're cranking the music up loud again.
  到6点左右，他们又把音乐声音开大了。
PHRASAL VERB 使增加;使增强
Tocranksomethingupmeans to increase it or make it more intense.
1. The incident that cranked up the fear was the murder of Brian Smith...
  布赖恩·史密斯被谋杀的案子让人们更加恐惧。
2. The legal authorities cranked up the investigation.
  执法部门加大了调查力度。

verb

Some crank rang up claiming he was a terrorist.
某个怪人打电话自称是恐怖分子。
My car won't start, I don't know why, it just won't crank up.
我的车就是发不动，我不知道为什么，它就是发不起来。
You can crank up the disaster recovery environment and check out what it takes to complete the steps& maybe even script the steps before making the change to your primary environment.
可以启动灾难恢复环境，查明完成步骤需要什么&甚至可以编写执行步骤的脚本，然后再修改主环境。
He needs to crank it up, have himself some fun this weekend.
他需要发动起来，因为这个周末他有个约会。
The incident that cranked up the fear was the murder of Brian Smith
布赖恩·史密斯被谋杀的案子让人们更加恐惧。
A good playlist can do wonders for your spirit, so slip on some headphones and crank up the tunes.
一张合适的播放列表可以激发你的灵感，所以，带上你的耳机调高音量吧。
And, when I play god I can crank up the global mutation rate.
而且，当我扮演上帝时，我能加快全局突变率。
Can you crank up the volume a little bit?
你能把声音调高一点吗？
Someone cranked up the volume of the public address system
有人调大了公共广播系统的音量。
Crank up some tunes: Play music that brings up good memories.
制造些音乐：播放音乐能唤起美好记忆。