vamp up1（及物，可分）虚构，捏造
The swindler vamped up a story.骗子伪造了一套经历。
There isn't any little boy called Jim；she's just vamped him up.根本没有什么叫吉姆的小男孩，那是她虚构出来的。
The document was vamped up.这文件是捏造的。
vamp up2（及物，可分）用…拼凑成
Ivan vamped up a lecture out of his old notes.伊凡从旧笔记中拼凑出一篇讲稿。
Robert vamped a radio up with some used spares.罗伯特用一些旧零件拼凑成一台收音机。
vote...down（及物，必分）否决
I don't think anybody has the right to vote our marriage down.我认为谁都无权否定我们的婚事。
The supreme court voted the decision of the local court down.最高法院否决了地方法院的判决。
The motion was voted down at the assembly.提案被大会否决了。