分類: 片語動詞

stay away
不要來；離遠點
He said he didn’t like them coming and wanted them to stay away.

stay away from +
避開；離…遠點
He told them to stay away from him.

stay in
待在家裡
I think I’d rather stay in tonight.

stay on
繼續留下來
She stayed on after she graduated to do a Master’s degree.

stay out
在外逗留；不回家
We stayed out all night.

stay over
留宿；過夜
It takes you so long to take the bus home, so why don’t you just stay over?
I stayed over at a friend’s house last night because of the train strike.

stay up
熬夜
The children stayed up until way past their bedtime.
Kevin could stay up all night without getting tired.

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start over
重新開始；重頭做起
It’s a mess – I think we should just start over.

start * up +
創辦，創立
He left the company last year to start up his own business.

start up
(聲音) 出現
There was a pause, and then the noise started up again.

start up
(引擎) 發動
The car started up first time.

start * up +
發動 (引擎)
I started the car up.

stash * away +
貯藏，存放，藏匿
I stashed some money away behind some books.

stave * in +
(由外向內) 打破，砸破，砸穿，撞破，撞凹
The side of the car was staved in from the accident.

stave * off +
防止；避開
We managed to stave off some of the more embarrassing questions.

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start * off +
開始
They started off the meeting with an attack on our performance.

start off
開始從事；開始於
She started off as a receptionist and ended up as the CEO.

start off
出發，動身，啟程
We started off early because we knew the journey would take all day.

start * off
使 (某人) 笑出來
I was trying to be serious, but their comment started me off.

start * off on
協助 (某人) 開始一項工作或活動
I started her off on the project then left her to finish it.

start on +
開始做、吃、喝等
It’s time to start on that bottle of wine.

start on +
開始批評；開始抱怨
The manager was furious and started on her staff for not trying hard enough.

start on at +
批評；嘮叨，碎碎唸；挑 (某人) 毛病
He started on at me for being late.

start out
出發，動身，啟程
We started out early in the morning.

start out as +
開始從事；開始於
He started out as a salesperson before turning to writing novels.

start out to (do sth)
打算；計畫
I didn’t start out to become the boss – it just happened.

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grow up on +
小時候擁有 (某物) 或做過 (某事)
We grew up on cartoons.

gun for +
傷害 (某人)；破壞 (某人) 的名譽
He’s gunning for his rivals at work.

gussy * up +
華麗地裝飾或修飾 (某物)
They spent a fortune gussying up the house.

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stand back
往後退；遠離 (尤指危險物)
We stood back while he lit the firework.

stand back
置身事外或採取不同的觀點以便清楚思考或瞭解 (某事)
We need to stand back and look at the problem differently.

stand by +
支持，挺 (某人)
He stood by her throughout the trial as he believed her to be innocent.

stand by
準備行動；待命
I need you to stand by and answer the phone when my broker calls.
The emergency services were standing by waiting for the plane to land.

stand down
(尤指從要職) 退下來，辭職
The minister announced her intention to stand down at the next election.

stand down
(在法庭作證後) 退席
The judge told the witness to stand down after the questioning.

stand for +
是…的縮寫；代表
SCUBA stands for “self contained underwater breathing apparatus.”
‘What do the letters BBC stand for? ‘ ‘British Broadcasting Corporation.’

stand for +
忍受；容忍 (通常用於否定句)
I won’t stand for people criticizing me.
I’m not going to stand for their rudeness any longer.

stand in for +
暫時代替 (某人)
She had to stand in for the editor while he was on holiday.
I’ll be standing in for David while he’s away.

stand out
顯著；突出；傑出；出色
Mary is so beautiful! She really stands out in a crowd.
She stood out from the crowd in selection and was offered the job.

stand up
起立；站立
Everybody stood up when the judge entered the court.

stand * up
爽約；放 (某人) 鴿子
I arranged to meet Joe at the library at 8:00, but he stood me up. I hope he has a good excuse.
Did she stand you up?

stand up for +
捍衛；保衛；支持；為…挺身而出
Every individual must stand up for what they believe in.
He’s the kind of manager who will always stand up for his staff.

stand up to +
抗 (酸)；耐 (熱、寒等)
This coat will stand up to the roughest weather conditions.

stand up to +
抵抗；頂回去；勇敢地對抗
I think you should stand up to your older brother and tell him to stop pushing you around.
She stood up to the police when they tried to corrupt her.

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grow out of +
(兒童) 長大而不能穿 (原來的衣服、鞋襪等)
He grew out of those shoes in no time at all.

grow out of +
因年齡增長或心智成熟而擺脫某習慣或失去對某事物的興趣
He was obsessed with computer games but he grew out of them.

grow out of +
產生於；發展於；來自於
The idea for the film grew out of an accident that happened to the director.

grow to
終於做某事
We grew to like the neighbourhood.

grow together
逐漸親近、團結一致、志同道合
We grew together while we were working on the same project.

grow up
長大，成年，成熟
Your brother needs to grow up and start thinking about his future.
He grew up in Japan.

grow up
產生，出現，形成
Many small religious sects grew up and flourished in the area.

grow up
發展
The town grew up as a trading post.

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cut * out +
排除；剔除；(尤因有害健康而) 停止食用
I’m cutting out salt from my diet.

cut out
(引擎、機器等) 停止運轉
The car cut out at the traffic lights just as they went green.

cut * out +
(從報紙、雜誌等) 剪下、割下
I cut some pictures out to use as visual aids.

cut out
離開
We’d better cut out, the security men are on the way.

cut * out +
將 (家畜) 隔開
They cut out three prime bulls from the herd.

cut through +
從…穿過
He decided to cut through the forest.

cut * up +
切碎；割碎；剪碎
He cut the beef up and put the pieces in the soup.
After cutting the tree down, the logger cut it up into logs.

cut * up +
弄了或受了許多小傷
I cut my hand up when I broke the glass.

cut * up
強行超 (某人的) 車
Did you see the way he cut me up there?
I was just driving onto the motorway slip-road, when a Lexus cut me up and I had to brake suddenly to avoid an accident.

cut * up
使生氣
Her reaction really cut me up.

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stack * up +
堆起，疊起
I stacked up the boxes.

stack * up +
累積
I’ve been stacking up a lot of air miles.

stack up
積壓
Work stacked up while I was away on holiday.

stack up
(飛機) 待命盤旋準備降落
Planes were stacking up while the airport was closed after the bomb threat.

stack up against +
相比；比得上
The new model doesn’t stack up against the old one.
Our product stacks up against those of our competitors.

staff * up +
為 (某特定計畫、專案或工作) 雇用人員
They haven’t staffed the project up yet.

stamp * out +
消除；消滅；杜絕
The government has started a campaign to stamp out drugs in schools.

stand about/around
(通常指該做事時) 閒站著不做事，呆呆地站著；懶散地站著，懶散地站在…附近
Don’t let the boss see you standing about doing nothing.
We stood around drinking coffee before the lecture.
We stood around for an hour waiting for them to turn up.

stand aside
閃開，讓開 (路)，站到一邊
Stand aside, please, the firemen can’t get through.
They quickly stood aside to let me pass.

stand aside
(尤指應該努力防止時) 袖手旁觀
You can’t just stand aside and see the child badly treated.

stand aside
讓位；(在競爭中) 退出
The prime minister should stand aside and let a new leader head the party.

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grow apart
變得疏遠；(思想、感情、生活方式上) 有距離，產生分歧
We used to be good friends at school but have since grown apart.

grow away from +
與 (某人) 疏遠
I have grown away from many of the people I grew up with.

grow back
長至原來長度或高度，恢復原狀
Nails grow back quickly after you cut them.

grow from +
發展自，源於；由…產生，由…引起
Most international firms have grown from small family businesses.

grow into +
(小孩) 長得適合穿 (原來嫌大的衣服)
The jacket’s a bit big, but she’ll grow into it.

grow into +
長成為；成長為
She’s grown into a beautiful woman.

grow into +
適應於；習慣於 (工作等)
It may seem difficult at first, but you will grow into the job.

grow on/upon
使 (某人) 越來越喜歡；慢慢或漸漸地使 (某人) 喜愛 (原先不喜歡的東西)
The painting has grown on me; I used to hate it.
The book started slowly and was a bit dull, but it has grown upon me.

grow out
(頭髮的染色或燙髮) 消失
I’m letting the perm grow out.

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cut * down +
少吃；少喝
I’m trying to cut down the amount of coffee I drink during the day.

cut * down +
射殺；殺死
A lot of soldiers were cut down by enemy fire as they stormed the airport.

cut * down +
砍倒
The logger cut the tree down.

cut * down +
改小 (衣物)；縮短 (寫作、文章等)
I could cut your mother’s skirt down for the girl.
Your article needs to be cut down to fit into the book.

cut * down +
減少，削減
The factory’s production has been cut down.

cut down on +
減少，削減；少吃；少喝
You need to cut down on your fat intake.
Doctors advised her to cut down on the amount of saturated fats in her diet.

cut in
超車
A car cut in and nearly caused an accident.

cut in
插嘴，打岔
We were having a conversation when he came up and cut in.
She suddenly cut in and delivered the news.

cut in
(機器設備必要時) 自動啟動
The cooling system cuts in when the temperature gets too high.

cut * in on +
讓 (某人) 分享利益；讓 (某人) 分一杯羹
We had to cut the police in on the deal to avoid trouble. (我們不得不讓警方參與這筆交易分一杯羹，以避免麻煩)
They wouldn’t cut me in on the deal. (他們不願讓我參與這項交易)

cut in on +
插嘴，打岔
She cut in on the conversation and delivered the news.

cut it/that out
住手；(叫某人) 停止做 (你不喜歡的某事)
Will you two idiots cut it out and keep quiet?

cut * off
打斷 (談話)；切斷 (電話)
She cut him off before he said something he would regret later.
The telephone’s been cut off because we didn’t pay the bill.

cut * off +
(用刀等) 割掉，切掉，剪掉
His finger was accidentally cut off in an industrial accident.

cut * off +
使隔絕
The heavy snow has blocked many roads and cut off a number of villages.

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