stub out; stuff up; stumble across/on/upon; stump up

stub * out +
捻熄 (香菸)
He stubbed his cigarette out in a saucer because he couldn’t find an ashtray.

stuff * up +
犯錯;搞砸;做得亂七八糟
I stuffed the exam up.

stumble across/on/upon +
偶然發現;邂逅
You’ll never guess what I stumbled across when I was packing my stuff.
I stumbled across him in the library.
I stumbled upon these photos when I was clearing my room up.

stump up
(常指不情願地) 付 (錢),給 (錢)
He didn’t want to pay me back, but I got him to stump up in the end.

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string along; string out; string together; string up

string * along
矇騙 (某人)
They kept saying they were interested, but they were just stringing me along.

string along
跟隨 (某人)
Is it alright if I string along with you tonight?

string * out +
拖延;拖長
They had to string things out until the mayor arrived.

string * together +
把…串起來
I was so nervous in the interview that I could hardly string a sentence together.

string * up +
絞死;吊死
The rebels strung the soldiers up after they captured them.

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strike back; strike down; strike off; strike on/upon; strike out; strike up

strike back
反擊;回擊
At first, he ignored them, but when things got very serious, he struck back.

strike * down
使…死去;殺害 (通常用被動態)
A hitman struck him down as he entered the building. (He was struck down as he entered the building.)

strike * down
使 (某人) 生病;(疾病) 侵襲 (大多用被動態)
I was struck down with food poisoning.

strike * down +
廢除 (法規等);駁回、撤銷 (判決等)
The Appeal Court struck down the lower court’s ruling.

strike * off +
取消…專業資格;吊銷…執照
The Medical Council struck him off for malpractice.

strike on/upon +
突然想出/想到/發現
I struck on the solution when I was out with my dog.
It took us a long time to strike upon a solution.

strike out
開始從事新活動
After doing the same job for five years, I decided to strike out and change careers.

strike out
試圖打擊
When he pushed me, I struck out.

strike out
開始前往某地
We got up early and struck out for our final destination.

strike out
失敗
I tried to get the government to support us but I struck out.

strike * out +
刪去,劃掉
As they arrived, I struck their names out on the list I had.

strike up + (a conversation/relationship etc.) (with sb.)
開始 (和某人) (交談/建立關係等)
He struck up a conversation with me in the bar.

strike up
開始演奏/演唱
The band struck up and everyone turned to listen.

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storm off; storm out; stow away; straighten out; straighten up

storm off
氣沖沖地離去、走開 (與 storm out 同義)
They had a row and he stormed off.

storm out
氣沖沖地離去、走開 (與 storm off 同義)
He lost his temper and stormed out of the bar. (若未提到地方,則只要說 ‘He stormed out’ 就可以了)

stow away
偷乘 (車、船或飛機)
She stowed away on the plane but was caught when it landed.

stow * away
把…收好
We stowed it away in the garage to keep it dry.

straighten * out +
使…變直;把…弄直;(腿等) 伸直
I’m always having to straighten out the wires connected to my computer.

straighten * out
處理 (問題、混亂的情況等);清理
I had to straighten out things after the mess they had made.

straighten * out
使…變好;使…變規矩
John spent years to straighten out his brother with alcohol abuse.

straighten up
直起身子
She straightened up when her boss walked in.

straighten * up +
把…弄整潔
I straightened up the room before they arrived.

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stop around; stop back; stop behind; stop by; stop in; stop off; stop out; stop over; stop up

stop around
短暫造訪
Why don’t you stop around my place on your way back?

stop back
返回 (某地)
I’ll stop back this afternoon when you’re free.

stop behind
留下,留下來
I stopped behind at the end of the lecture to ask a couple of questions.

stop by +
順便造訪,順路停留一下,中途停留一下
I must stop by the supermarket and pick up some things for dinner.

stop in
待在家裡;留在家裡
I was feeling tired so I stopped in last night.

stop in
順便造訪,順路停留一下
I stopped in at my aunt’s after work.

stop off
中途停留 (與 stop over 同義),路過停留一下
We stopped off for lunch about halfway there, then carried on driving.

stop out
徹夜不歸;待在外面
Her parents were annoyed because she stopped out all night.

stop over
中途停留 (與 stop off 同義);在外過夜
I stopped over in Bangkok for a couple of days on my way back from Tokyo.
Because of the severe rainstorm, we couldn’t get home and had to stop over in a hotel.

stop up
熬夜
I stopped up last night watching the film.

stop * up +
堵住、塞住 (洞等)
I stopped up the bottle with a cork.

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stiffen up; stir up; stitch up

stiffen up
使…僵硬
My back stiffens up in cold weather.

stiffen * up +
使筆挺
They used starch to stiffen the collars up.

stir * up +
挑起、激起 (不安、憤怒等)
He stirred things up by complaining to senior management about his line manager.

stitch * up +
縫補 (衣物)
I stitched up the hole in my jeans.

stitch * up +
簽訂 (協議);達成 (交易)
We get the contract stitched up this week.

stitch * up +
陷害;誣陷;算計
The police stitched them up because they couldn’t find any evidence against them.

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stick out/stick it out; stick out for; stick to; stick together; stick up; stick up for; stick with

stick out
明顯;突出;醒目
He’s so much better than the others that he sticks out.

stick * out +
伸出;探出
He stuck his tongue out at me.

stick * out + / stick it out
繼續;堅持;撐下去
It was a tough course, but we stuck it out.

stick out for +
堅持要求
We’re sticking out for a 5% pay rise.

stick to +
信守;遵守;堅守
The Prime Minister decided to stick to the original plan despite the criticism in the media.
Even though English is a hard language to master, you must stick to it!

stick to +
堅持;不改變
I stuck to the path and didn’t take the shortcut.

stick together
團結一致;互相支持
If we don’t stick together, things will be much worse for all of us- we need some unity.

stick up
翹起;豎起;突起
The static electricity made my hair stick up.

stick * up +
持槍搶劫
They stuck the bank up and stole tens of thousands.

stick up for +
為…辯護;支持
You have to stick up for yourself here, because no one will back you.
Joseph joined the army because he believes he must stick up for his country.

stick with +
堅持;不改變
We’d better stick with our original idea.

stick with +
緊跟著
He told the children to stick with him in the station.

stick with +
(使…) 深深記住,不能忘卻
The details have stuck with me ever since.

stick with +
繼續;堅持;撐下去
I stuck with the job though I found it very stressful.

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stick around; stick at; stick by; stick down; stick it to

stick around
待在附近;待一陣子
He’s late, but I’ll stick around for another few minutes before I leave.

stick at +
堅持不懈
She found the course very tough but she stuck at it and did well in the end.

stick by +
繼續支持
No one stuck by him when the scandal became public.

stick by +
信守 (承諾)
They are sticking by their claims.

stick * down +
匆匆寫下
I couldn’t answer the test so I just stuck anything down that I could remember.

stick * down +
用膠或膠水將表面黏上
I stuck the label down.

stick it to +
嚴厲斥責、責備、抨擊 (某人)
She stuck it to me for turning up half an hour late.
My boss really stuck it to me when I arrived late to work for the third time this week.

stick it to +
惡劣地或不公平地對待 (某人)
My boss always sticks it to me when she’s in a bad mood.

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step aside; step back; step down; step forward; step in; step on it; step out; step to; step up

step aside (or step down)
辭職;讓位
Everyone thinks that the prime minister should step aside so that someone new can lead the party into the election.
The CEO announced he is stepping aside.

step back
退一步想,退一步思考
We should step back and try to see how our customers will view the scheme.

step down (or step aside)
辭職;讓位
The CEO stepped down after the share price dropped.

step * down +
減少;縮小;降低
Production is being stepped down because demand has dropped.

step forward
上前幫忙
John stepped forward and offered to change the tire.

step in
介入;干涉
I had to step in when they started fighting.

step on it
叫某人把車開快一點
I told the taxi driver to step on it as I was late for the meeting.

step out
暫時離開
I’ve stepped out for a cigarette.

step to +
對抗
Don’t step to those guys; they’ll kill you.

step to +
與某人攀談;找某人談話
He tried to step to her in the bar.

step * up +
增加
The police have stepped up the pressure on beggars working the Underground.

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steal away; steal out; steal over; steal up; steal up on; steer clear of; stem from

steal away
偷偷離開 (某地)
We didn’t want to wake them, so we stole away in the middle of the night.

steal out
偷偷離開
Not wanting to attract attention, she stole out early.

steal over +
逐漸有某種情緒或感覺
A feeling of pride stole over me as I watched.

steal up
偷偷接近,靠近
The lights were off and everything was quiet so we stole up as quietly as we could.

steal up on +
偷偷接近某人或某地
We stole up on them so that they couldn’t sound the alarm.

steer clear of +
避開
He’s trying to steer clear of his lecturer because he hasn’t finished his assignment yet.

stem from +
源自;肇因於,因…而起
The trouble stems from their refusal to discuss the matter.

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