分類: 片語動詞

book * in
為…預訂；為…預約
I’ll book us in at the Intercontinental.

book * in
在旅館辦理住宿登記
We took a taxi from the airport to the hotel and booked in.

book * into
為…預訂；為…預約
I’ve booked us into a hotel in the centre of town for three nights.

book * into
在旅館辦理住宿登記
We booked into the first hotel we could find.

book up
預訂
The flight’s fully booked up; I’ll have to go the following day.

boot * up +
(電腦) 啟動、開機
He booted up the computer and started work.

border on +
毗鄰；與…接壤
Jordan holds a key position, bordering on both Israel and Iraq.

border on +
近似；接近；幾乎就是
What he did was bordering on betrayal.

boss * about/around
對 (某人) 發號施令；對 (某人) 差來遣去；對 (某人) 使喚來使喚去
He bosses everyone around.

botch * up +
把 (某事) 搞砸、弄糟；粗心大意地弄壞
I botched up the whole project and it had to be cancelled.

bottle out
因缺乏勇氣而不敢做
She was going to tell her boss exactly what she thought, but bottled out in the end.

bottle * up +
(尤指長時間) 壓抑 (情緒、情感等)
She bottled up her feelings even though she was furious with them and kept quiet.

bottom out
(經濟、價格等開始回升前) 跌到最低點
The recession bottomed out and the economy is recovering well.

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trade * in +
將 (舊物) 折價換購 (同類新物)
She traded in her old car for the new model.

trade * in +
拋棄妻子或丈夫去跟比較年輕的女子或男子結婚；棄舊愛迎新歡
He traded in his wife when he became the chairman.

trade * off +
以 (某物) 換取 (某物)；拿…換…
A longer working week was traded off for a pay rise.

trade on/upon +
利用
They trade on/upon their reputation to scare rivals.

trade up
出售…以貼換價格較高的同類商品；購買較大或較昂貴的商品
British wine drinkers have traded up over the last few years from cheap plonk (廉價劣質酒；便宜酒) to expensive wines.

trade up
拋棄妻子或丈夫去跟比較年輕、長得比較好看或比較有錢的女子或男子結婚；棄舊愛迎新歡
She supported him for years while he was struggling, but when he hit the big time he left her and traded up.

trickle down
利益均霑；利益分享；將從經濟繁榮所獲得的利益與窮人或弱勢者分享
Despite the economic boom, few benefits have trickled down to the poor.

trip over
摔倒；在 (某物) 上摔一跤
I tripped over and hurt my knee.

trip over +
被 (某物) 絆倒
I tripped over the kerb and broke my nose.

trip up
犯錯
I tripped up in the interview when they asked me about what I could offer the company.

trot * out +
老調重彈；重複 (過去的解釋、說明、藉口等)
The spokeswoman trotted out the same old unconvincing excuses.

trump up +
假造、捏造 (罪名誣陷他人)
The police trumped up the charges against him and he ended up in prison though he hadn’t done it.

try back
(電話打不通或找不到人後等一下) 再打
I called but they weren’t in, so I’ll try back later.

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shut * in
把 (人或動物) 關在 (某處)
Is it kind to shut the cat in the house all day?

shut * off +
關掉 (機器、開關等)；切斷 (水或電)；使…不接觸，將…隔離
If you don’t pay your electric bill, your power is going to get shut off.
They shut the water off while they did the repairs.

shut * out +
把 (某物) 擋在外面；把 (某人) 關在外面
You have to shut your feelings out to deal with it.

shut out of +
(通常用被動態) 不允許做；無法參加
He’s been shut out of the discussions.

shut * up
使住嘴；使閉嘴
Would someone shut him up! He’s talking so loudly that we’re going to get in trouble.

shut * up +
把 (房屋) 鎖起來 (封起來)；把 (商店或其他營業場所) 關閉 (一段時間)
They shut the shop up for a fortnight while they were on holiday.

shy away from +
(因緊張、害怕或沒自信而) 迴避…，避開…，避免做…
Many learners shy away from using phrasal verbs.

side with +
支持 (某人)；袒護 (某人)；站在 (某人) 一邊
She always sided with my brother.

sift through +
仔細檢查 (資料、文件等)；翻遍…查找
We had to sift through thousands of files before we found what we were looking for.

sign * away +
簽字放棄或讓與 (合法權利或財產權)
He signed away his rights to compensation when he signed the contract.

sign * for
代替 (某人) 簽收 (包裹或信件)
My boss was out for the day, so I signed her letters for her.

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plough/plow * back + (plough 和 plow 分別為英式和美式拼法)
把 (利潤) 再投資
We ploughed/plowed back all the profits to grow the company.

plough/plow into +
猛然撞上 (某人或某物)
The bus skidded and ploughed/plowed into the bus stop.

plough/plow on
不畏艱難地繼續 (做某事)；勉為其難地繼續堅持下去
It was really boring, but we ploughed/plowed on.

plough/plow through +
大吃一頓
We ploughed/plowed through all seven courses.

plough/plow through +
閱讀 (困難或須耗費許多時間的東西)
It took me ages to plough/plow through ‘Ulysses’.

plough/plow through +
艱難地、緩慢地或費力地通過 (人群、水域、雪地等)
The boat had to plough/plow through the ice.

plough/plow * up +
犁 (地)；翻 (土)
The tractor ploughed/plowed up the field so they could sow the seed.

plug * in +
將 (設備等) 接通電源
He plugged the TV in and turned it at full blast.

plump for +
選定，挑選
I plumped for the steak frites.

point * out +
指出
I’d like to point out that figures in column two might be outdated.

polish * off +
吃光；喝完；完成；結束
She polishes off half a bottle of gin every night.

polish * up +
(透過練習) 改善、改進或提高 (某事物)
I need to polish up my French before I go to Paris.

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hunker down
蹲；蹲下；蹲著；蹲坐
The children hunkered down in the yard playing a game with five stones.

hunt * down +
搜捕：捕獵；獵殺
The police hunted the killer down.

hunt * out +
找出；找到；努力尋找；(為逮捕或殺死而) 找出；捕獵並殺絕
It took me ages to hunt out the photos.

hunt * up +
(在書籍、文件等中) 搜尋，尋找；找到 (信息、資料)
He hunted up a copy of the book in the library.

hush * up +
不讓 (事件) 宣揚出去；不讓 (事件) 聲張；閉口不談
The company tried to hush up the scandal, but it still got into the newspapers.

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get * up
使 (某人) 起立，站起來，起床
John got Tom up at 5:30 in the morning by turning the music up really loud.

get up
起立，站起來，起床
What time did you get up this morning?

get * up +
組織
Local people got up a petition against the factory closure.

get up to +
做 (壞事或不該做的事)
The children are always getting up to some trouble or other.

give * away +
(父母將當新娘的女兒) 交給 (新郎)
He gave his daughter away and told the groom to look after her.

give * away +
贈送；贈給
In this issue of the magazine, they are giving away a free DVD.

give * away +
捐贈；分送
He decided to give his new album away in a magazine.

give * away +
洩漏 (秘密)；告發
She didn’t give anything away about the party so it came as a complete surprise to me.

give * away +
送分 (因離譜的錯誤而失分)
They gave away two goals in the first half.

give * away +
(將不想要的嬰兒) 送給別人 (扶養)
She had to give her baby away as she couldn’t afford to bring it up.

give * away +
出賣，告發 (某人)
The gang gave him away to the police.

give * away +
(拳擊、賽馬等) (在重量上) 對方佔優勢
He is giving away thirty pounds to the challenger.

give * back +
歸還，送還
When are you going to give that book back to your teacher?

give in
妥協；屈服；讓步
Never give in! You can do it!

give in
投降；認輸
They gave in when the police surrounded the building.

give * in +
交給；交上 (作業等)
She came to the class with a piece of work she should have given in last week.

give in to +
屈服於，向…讓步；向…投降
The government says it will not give in to terrorists.

give in to +
禁不住
Eventually, I gave in to my anger and screamed at them.

give it to +
(因某事而) 嚴厲責備或處罰 (某人)
They really gave it to me for forgetting to turn up.

give it up for +
為…鼓掌；為…喝采
Please give it up for our next guest.

give it up to +
為…鼓掌；為…喝采
Please give it up to our next guest.

give of +
奉獻或獻出 (自己的時間或金錢以幫助他人)
He gave of his free time to help the club.

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flounce off
氣呼呼地離開、走開或走出去
He flounced off when they laughed at him.

flounce out
氣呼呼地離開
He flounced out when the press started criticizing him.

fly about/around
(消息、謠言等) 迅速傳播、流傳
The rumor has been flying about for the past week, but no one has confirmed it.
There are a lot of stories flying around about her past.

fly at +
攻擊，撲向 (某人、某動物)
The dog flew at the cat when it came into the garden.

fly at +
怒斥，責備 (某人)
He flew at them for not trying hard enough.

fly by
(時間) 飛逝
As I get older, the years just fly by.

fly into +
(喜、怒等情緒) 突然發作
He flew into a rage.

fob * off +
搪塞
I’m tired of being fobbed off.

fob * off +
欺騙 (某人)；對 (某人) 說謊
He fobbed us off with a really stupid excuse.

fob * off on
用 (假貨、劣質品) 欺騙 (某人)
The salesperson fobbed the faulty machine off on the lady.

fob * off onto
用 (假貨、劣質品) 欺騙 (某人)
I fobbed the fake note off onto a shopkeeper.

fob * off with
用 (假貨、劣質品) 欺騙 (某人)；用 (藉口) 搪塞 (某人)
The salesperson fobbed the lady off with a faulty machine.

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clear away
離開 (某地)
We were told to clear away from the scene of the accident.

clear * away +
清除；收拾乾淨
After dinner, I cleared away the plates and dishes.

clear off
迅速離開；溜掉
As soon as the trouble started, we cleared off.

clear out
立刻離開
Everybody clear out! We’re closed.

clear * out +
清理；整理
I spent the whole weekend clearing out the attic as it was full of papers and other junk.

clear * up +
清理；收拾
Susan cleared up the mess before she left.

clear * up +
痊癒；治癒
Most colds clear up after a few days.
This is an effective lotion to clear up spots.

clear * up +
解決 (問題)，解開 (迷團)；解釋，澄清
Could you clear these points up before we go any further?

clear up
(天氣) 放晴
The skies cleared up and the sun came out.

click through +
點擊 (網路廣告)
Only a tiny fraction of users ever bother clicking through the banner adverts.

climb down
(尤指堅持己見後) 認錯
The Prime Minister had to climb down over his tax proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own party.

clog * up +
堵塞 (通道等)
The traffic’s so bad the roads get clogged up at rush hour.

close * down +
永久關閉 (商店、工廠、事業等)；(使) 停業，(使) 歇業
They closed down the corner market because it didn’t have many customers.

close * down +
牽制對手使無法發揮力量
He closed the player down and stopped him being a threat.

close in
包圍，圍住
The fog closed in and we couldn’t see two yards in front of us.

close in
逼近，迫近
The police were closing in so they decided to try to make a break.

close in on +
逼近，迫近；包圍，圍住
The rebels were closing in on the capital, so the government called in the army.
The police were closing in on the gang.

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blurt * out +
脫口而出；說溜嘴
I was really angry when he blurted out the secret.

bog down
(使) 陷入泥沼；(使) 陷入困難；(使) 不能前進
Richard got bogged down in his research and didn’t finish the project in time.

bog in
熱烈地吃
We were starving and bogged in when the food was served.

bog into +
熱烈地吃某食物
They bogged into the lunch.

bog off
(英口語) (粗魯說法) 滾開
Bog off! Get out of here!

boil * down +
縮短，濃縮 (文章)
The report’s so long, I boiled it down into a two-page summary.

boil down to +
歸結為；癥結在於；取決於；事實上意味著
It’s difficult to choose which appliance to buy, but in the end it usually boils down to cost.

boil over
煮沸溢出
I left the milk on the cooker and it boiled over.

boil over
(局勢) 失去控制；爆發；發怒
The tension had been building up and it boiled over in the meeting.

boil up
(形勢) 惡化；(怒火) 升高
The anger boiled up in me when I saw what they had done.

boil * up +
煮沸 (食物)
I boiled up some water for a cup of coffee.

bone up on +
努力鑽研；用功讀書
I need to bone up on my English grammar for the test.

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work * off +
做運動來消除壓力、減輕體重或發洩情緒
She goes to the gym to work off her anger.

work on +
改善；發展
Scientists are working on genetically modified crops and foods.

work * out +
解決 (難題等)；找到…答案
I hope you two can work out your problems.
I couldn’t work out all the answers to the crossword puzzle.

work out
鍛鍊，健身
I work out three times a week at the fitness center.

work out
有好結果；獲致成功
I am glad your new catering business is working out.

wrap * up +
包裝；包起來
They wrapped up the presents then put a ribbon around them.

wrap up
(使) 穿得暖和
Wrap up carefully or you’ll catch your death of cold outside in that rain.

wrap * up +
完成；結束
That wraps things up, so we’ll end this meeting.

wriggle out of +
逃避 (做某事)
He always manages to wriggle out of any extra work we get.

write * down +
寫下，記下
Write down the directions so you don’t forget them.

write in
投書、寫信給 (電視台、報社等)；寫信索取
They asked viewers to write in with their opinions and suggestions.

write * off +
報廢 (車輛)
After the crash, the insurance company agreed to write off the car as a total loss.

write * out +
逐字地或詳細地寫下；寫出來
He wrote out the lyrics so I could understand what the singer was saying.

write * up +
(利用已有的筆記) 寫出報告；把…寫成文章等
He wrote up a business proposition in order to get a loan.

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