標籤: 片語動詞

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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square * away +
使…準備就緒
There are few things I have to square away before I can leave.
The project should be squared away in the summer.

square off
擺好打鬥姿勢
The two drunks squared off and the barman had to intervene before a fight broke out.

square off against +
擺好打鬥姿勢
They squared off against the police when they arrived.

square up
結清 (債務)；誰也不欠誰
Can I square up with you for last night?

square up
擺好打鬥姿勢
The companies are squared up for a fight.

square up to +
勇敢地面對；正視
They need to square up to what they did wrong if we are to make any progress.

square with +
與…相符；與…一致
What he said doesn’t square with what the others said.

square * with (square sth with sb)
(做某事之前) 先得到 (某人的) 允許
I’ll have to square that with my boss before I can confirm it.
I’ll have to square it with the manager first.

squeeze up
硬擠 (在一小空間)
Four of us had to squeeze up in the back of the car.

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grasp at +
試圖抓住 (某物)
He grasped at the rail when he fell.

grasp at +
毫不猶豫地抓住 (機會)
They grasped at the chance to speak to her.

grass on +
(向當局、警方) 告發，揭發
He grassed on us and got us into a lot of trouble.

grass * up +
(向當局、警方) 告發，揭發
She didn’t grass them up, even though they’d been bullying her badly.

grey * out +
取消電腦程式的某項功能 (使該按鈕變成灰色、沒有作用)
They greyed out the print button to stop people using it. (在美式英語中，grey 拼成 gray)

grind away
不停地做 (某事)
Although I hated it, I ground away until I finished.

grind * down +
折磨；壓迫；澆 (某人) 冷水
Their negativity grinds me down.

grind * into +
用力壓、扭、搓等
She ground her cigarette into the ashtray.

grind on
令人厭煩地長時間持續著
The war ground on for years.

grind on
說、講或談個不停
He was still grinding on about football when we left.

grind * out +
吃力地寫出 (文章、樂曲等) 或做出 (某樣東西)
I find it very hard to grind out an original essay every week.

grind * up +
磨碎
She ground the beans up and made some coffee.

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cross * off +
劃掉，刪去 (名單上的項目)
She crossed him off her Christmas card list after they argued.
The children say their names, and you cross them off.

cross * out +
(在書寫中) 給…打叉，給…劃道線；劃掉
She crossed out her mistakes and wrote the correct answers above them.
Just cross out the old address.

cross * up
使混淆；蒙蔽
The treasure map was deliberately drawn to cross us up.

cruise through +
輕易通過 (考試等)；(在比賽中) 輕鬆獲勝
He cruised through the exam.

crumb down
(餐廳、咖啡店等) 清理餐桌
The waiter crumbed down before the coffee was served.

cry off +
取消承諾；打退堂鼓
I’ve got to work tonight; can I cry off going out for dinner?

cry out
(疼痛時或在吃驚或擔心時) 大叫，大聲喊叫
He cried out when he dropped the box on his toes.

cut across +
抄近路穿過 (某個地方)
It’ll be quicker if we cut across the park.
We cut across the field to save time.

cut across +
影響到 (兩個或多個不同的群體、階層等)
The issue cuts across social backgrounds as it affects us all equally. (這問題的影響跨越了社會背景；它對每個人都有影響)
These problems cut across class boundaries. (這些問題是跨界影響的)

cut * back +
削減，縮減
The firm cut back production because sales were sluggish.

cut back on +
削減 (開銷、開支、支出)
The government has decided to cut back on spending on the armed forces.

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