swot up
US /swɑːt ʌp/
UK /swɑːt ʌp/
1.
恶补, 刻苦学习
to study something very hard, especially for an examination
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I need to swot up on my history before the test.
考试前我需要恶补一下历史。
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She spent the whole weekend swotting up for her medical exams.
她整个周末都在为医学考试恶补。