The Kremlin may be calculating that a stepped-up military is in Moscow's interest. It's not.

克里姆林宫或许以为，上升的军事力量是莫斯科的利益所在，但事实却并非如此。

The country stepped up internal security.

该国加强了国内安全防卫。

She stepped up to receive her prize.

她走上前去领奖。

He has stepped up his training to prepare for the race.

他为准备那场比赛加强了训练。

Activists stepped up their demands for local autonomy last month.

活动的积极分子上个月提高了其对地方自治的要求。