bulk up

筋肉を増やす

筋力トレーニングや食事で筋肉を増やし、体を大きくする。

やさしい英語で： To make your body and muscles bigger by lifting weights and eating more.

• He wants to bulk up.
• She bulked up during months of weight training.
• Are you eating enough protein to bulk up?

使い方： bulk up by doing something (He bulked up by lifting weights and eating more.)

類義語： build muscle

反対語： slim down

よく使う表現： bulk up fast, bulk up with weights

体重が増える

体重が増えたり、体が大きくなったりする。

やさしい英語で： To become heavier or bigger.

• The young bear began to bulk up.
• He bulked up after eating more each day.
• The animals need to bulk up before winter.

類義語： gain weight, put on weight

反対語： slim down

よく使う表現： bulk up gradually, bulk up for winter

かさを増す、重くする

材料を足して、物のかさや重さを増やす。

やさしい英語で： To make something heavier or larger by adding more material.

• Beans bulk up the meal.
• She bulked the soup up with potatoes.
• We used extra padding to bulk up the costume.

使い方： bulk something up with something (You can bulk the mixture up with oats.)

類義語： make heavier, enlarge

よく使う表現： bulk up something, bulk up a meal, bulk up soup