標籤: 片語動詞

soften * up +
(進攻前用轟炸等) 削弱 (敵人的防禦措施)
The bombardment softened up their defenses; I think we can move in tomorrow.

soften * up +
瓦解…的反抗，化解…的反對，使軟化
I paid for everything to soften them up before they made the decision.

soldier on
(不畏困難地) 繼續幹下去
Life got hard for my dog when he went blind, but he just soldiered on and never complained.

sort * out +
處理，解決 (問題)
Has the firm sorted out its tax problems yet?

sound off (about)
大發議論；抒發不滿；高談闊論，誇誇其談
He sounded off about the quality of the food.

sound * out +
試探…的意見；探聽…的意圖；探詢
You should sound her out to get her opinion before you go ahead with the plan.

spark * off +
導致，引發 (激烈或不愉快的事)
The riot was sparked off by the police raid on the club.

spark * up +
點燃香菸或大麻菸
They sparked up in a no smoking area.

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go out
( 火、光、燈等) 熄滅
The fire went out after three days.
The candle went out and left us in darkness.

go out
外出；離開 (某地)
He went out last night.
The telephone rang just as I was going out (of the house).

go out
罷工
The workers went out for more money.

go out
過時，退流行
That sort of tie went out last year.

go out
退潮
The tide goes out in the evening.

go out
(比賽中) 被淘汰
China went out in the second round.

go out
被郵寄
The invitations haven’t gone out yet.

go out
(電視、電台等) 播出，播放
The show doesn’t go out until after most kids have gone to bed.

go out for +
參選：申請；全力以赴 (以贏得，以獲得)；極力爭取
She went out for a place on the team.

go out to +
同情 (某人)；對 (某人) 寄以 (某種情感)
Our condolences go out to all the families who have lost people in this tragic accident.

go out with +
與異性交往；戀愛
He’s been going out with his girlfriend for around six months now.

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cough up
(尤指不情願地) 掏出 (錢)，付 (錢)
Come on, cough up, it’s your turn to pay.
I had to cough up for the medical bills.

count * in
包括；把 (某人) 算在內
If you’re going on that skiing holiday, you can count me in; I’d love to go.

count on/upon +
依靠；指望；仰賴
You can really count on Sarah.
The whole team was counting on me, and I let them down.

count * out
不包括；不把 (某人) 算在內
You can count James out. He hates playing poker.
I don’t want to go – you can count me out.

count * up +
算出…的總數
Count up the number of tickets sold, please.

cozy up
使自己舒服、暖和
It was cold and I cozied up by the fire.

cozy up to +
討好，親近 (某人)
He’s been cozying up to our boss because he wants a pay rise.

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bump into +
邂逅；碰見；偶遇 (某人)
I bumped into Helen on the underground the other day.
I bumped into your mother at the supermarket.

bump into +
意外碰到、撞上 (某物)
As I turned round, I bumped into a filing cabinet.

bump * off +
謀殺；殺死 (某人)
The drug dealer was bumped off by a rival gang.

bump * up +
提高；增加
They bump up the prices in the high season.

bundle * off +
把 (某人) 送走或送到某地；匆匆打發走
He bundled the kids off to bed.
The children were bundled off to bed as soon as the guests arrived.

bundle * out +
匆匆攆走；趕走
The barman bundled the drunk out because he was annoying the other customers.

bundle up
穿上暖和衣服
We bundled up before going out as it was snowing.

bundle * up +
捆紮 (包裹等)
I bundled up my newspapers and dropped them in the recycling bin.

bunk off +
逃學；曠課；曠工
I used to bunk off school and go into town.

buoy * up +
鼓勵；使…振作；使…具有信心
After so much criticism, the positive review buoyed him up.

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sneak out
偷偷溜走；悄悄離開
Although the thieves tried to sneak out after dark, we were ready for them.

sneak up on +
偷偷地接近 (某人)；躡手躡腳地走近 (某人)
Harry tried to sneak up on the guard, but was seen anyway.

sniff around/round
四處查看 (看看是否有好的或更好的東西)
I sniffed around to see if I could find a better deal.

sniff at +
對…嗤之以鼻；輕蔑地批評
A job opportunity like that is not to be sniffed at. (not to be sniffed at：非常好；值得認真考慮；不可嗤之以鼻)

sniff * out +
聞出，嗅出 (通常指狗)
Customs use dogs to sniff out illegal drugs being smuggled in.

sniff * out +
察覺到或感覺到 (某壞事)；挖掘 (某人不想為人所知的事情、內幕等)
Our rivals are trying to sniff out our plans for expansion.

snitch on +
告發、檢舉 (某人)；告 (某人) 的狀；打 (某人) 的小報告
David was caught after someone snitched on him to the teacher.

snuff out +
(用手指或熄燭器) 熄滅 (燭火)；熄滅 (火焰等)
I snuffed out the candles before I went to bed.

snuff out +
殺死 (人)；(尤指用武力) 終結，扼殺，撲滅
He got snuffed out in a gang war.
It was the government’s most brutal attempt to snuff out the rebellion.

snuff out +
扼殺 (機會、不同意見等)，否定，禁止
I messed up the first question, which snuffed out my chances of getting a good grade.

sober up
酒醒；(酒醉後) 清醒
Keith sobered up a bit when we left the pub and walked home.

sober * up
使 (某人) 酒醒；使 (某人) 清醒
The news seemed to sober him up instantly.

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put * on +
體重增加，發胖，長肉
He’s put on a lot of weight since he gave up smoking.

put * on +
穿上；戴上
Make sure you put on a sweater before you go outside.
I put my coat on before we went out.

put * on
欺騙；愚弄；對…撒謊
I didn’t believe a thing he said. I think he was putting me on.
I am not putting you on.

put * out +
發表；播出；出版
Several charities put out an appeal on TV for money for the victims of the flooding in Pakistan.
The government has put out a statement denying these rumors.

put * out +
使 (火) 熄滅，使停止燃燒
Don’t use water to put out a grease fire.
He put out his cigarette before entering the building.

put * out
使某人感到不便；給某人添麻煩
I don’t want to put you out, but could you pick me up at the airport?
Would it be putting you out greatly if I asked to change to another day?

put * over +
成功地執行 (陰謀、騙局等)
They put over a clever practical joke on us.

put * through
為 (打電話者) 接通 (某人)
Could you put me through to extension 259 please?

put * towards
出 (錢)；捐獻
She put $250 towards the cost of the repairs and we had to pay the rest.

put * up
留客人在家小住 (並提供飲食)；為 (某人) 提供膳宿
Can you put me up while I’m in town?
She put me up for the night because I’d missed the last bus and there were no night buses running.

put * up +
提高，增加 (價格、學費、稅額等)
The government has put tuition fees for undergraduate students up again.

put up with +
忍受，忍耐
Sandy will not put up with smoking in her house.
I can’t put up with my neighbor’s noise any longer; it’s driving me mad.

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go off
(炸彈) 爆炸
The bomb could go off at any moment.

go off
(警報等) 響起來
The fire alarm went off because someone was smoking in the toilets.

go off
(食物等) 變壞，變質
The milk went off because I forgot to put it in the fridge.

go off +
不再喜歡；放棄
I went off her when she lied to me.

go off
離開 (某地方)
Please don’t go off until we have sorted this out.

go off
發生；進行，進展
The party went off well.

go off
生氣，發怒
Maria went off last night after I told her about losing her bike.

go off
(電器或電子設備) 被關掉；斷電
The lights go off automatically when the office is empty.

go off with + (someone)
私奔；(帶某人) 私自逃走
She went off with her friend’s husband.

go off with + (something)
私自拿走
He went off with my credit cards.

go on
繼續 (說下去，做下去)
Please, go on. Don’t let me interrupt you.
He went on and on talking and I was so bored.

go on
發生
This place is a mess! What went on here last night?
There are loads of people out in the street; what’s going on?

go on
進展，發展
They asked me how the project was going on.

go on
(電器或電子設備) 開動，運轉
The alarm goes on when you close the front door.

go on +
服用 (藥物)
He needs to go on stronger medication.

go on +
開始做 (某事)
I go on duty in half an hour.

go on +
以…為依據，根據…判斷
The investigators have no clues to go on.

go on +
(時間) 過去，流逝，持續
It’s going on ten years since we met.

go on +
(金錢、時間) 花在，用於
Most of my salary goes on my mortgage repayments.

go on
來呀，繼續吧! (用於鼓勵某人做某事)
Go on, try it – it’s really good.

go on about +
不斷地說著或談論著；說個沒完；喋喋不休
He’s always going on about his kids.

go on at +
糾纏，不斷地要求某人做某事；嘮叨
He went on at his parents until they bought him the game.

go on to +
繼續前進到 (某地)，繼續向 (某地) 前進
We had dinner and went on to a few bars.

go on with +
繼續做下去，繼續進行
I think we should go on with the meeting and stop wasting time.
Please go on with your work.

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contract in (to)
訂約參加 (合同、協定、協議等)；同意參與
Since it started, many companies have contracted in to lend their support.

contract * out +
訂約退出 (合同、協定、協議等)；同意退出；訂約把…承包出去或外包出去
They have contracted out their catering services to save money.
The firm contracts out most of the basic building work.

contract out of +
正式退出 (合同、協定、協議等)
I contracted out of the deal years ago.

cool * down +
(使) 冷卻；(使) 變涼
I left the tea for a minute until it cooled down enough to drink.

cool down
冷靜下來
It took me ages to cool down after the argument.

cool off
冷靜或平靜下來
We’ll talk to Harry once he cools off and can talk rationally.

coop * up +
禁錮 (人或動物)
They cooped the dog up in a tiny room.
He was cooped up in a tiny room.

cop it
受罰
They really copped it when they got caught shoplifting.

cop off
提早下班或放學
We copped off early on Friday because there was nothing to do.

cop off
親吻、愛撫並發生性關係
She copped off with Damian at the end-of-term party.

cop out
逃避 (責任)；迴避
She was going to take a Master’s degree but copped out and chose the Diploma course instead.
He has copped out of his responsibilities.

cotton on (to)
明白；理解；領會；懂得
It took me ages to cotton on to what they were planning.
It took him a while to cotton on to what I was saying.

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bucket down
下 (傾盆) 大雨
Take an umbrella; it’s bucketing down.

budge up
挪出空間；騰出地方
We had to budge up to let the fourth person in the back of the car.

buff * up +
擦亮；擦淨
The silver candlestick looked lovely after I buffed it up.

buff * up +
改善
After the scandal, the politician tried to buff up his public image.

buff up on +
快速增進知識
I buffed up on my grammar before the test.

bug off
走開，滾開
I told her to bug off because she was annoying me.

bug out
嚇得嘴巴張得大大的
He bugged out when she turned up.

bug out
倉促離去；逃竄
They bugged out when the police arrived.

build * up +
發展；擴展
She built the business up from nothing into a market leader in less than a decade.

build * up +
增加
Tension has been building up ever since the government passed the unpopular law.

bulk * out
使變大、變厚；使膨脹；使變得更厚實、更豐滿
I bulked the essay out with a few quotes to reach the number of word required.

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slug it out
激烈地戰鬥到底
They slugged it out for hours but never came to an agreement.

smack of +
帶有…味道，含有…意味 (通常指負面的意味)
The government’s decision smacks of hypocrisy.

smash * down +
打破，打碎；(使) 粉碎
The police smashed the door down to get into the house.

smash * in +
連續猛擊某物使之粉碎
He smashed the windscreen in.

smash * up +
(使) 粉碎
The burglars smashed up the office as there was no money to steal.

snap * off +
折斷
He snapped off a bit of chocolate from the bar and gave it to me.

snap out of it
打起精神來；重新振作起來
I was feeling depressed and knew I had to snap out of it.

snap to it
趕快，快點
He had taken ages so I told him to snap to it and get it finished.

snap * up +
把…搶先弄到手；搶購
Collectors snapped up every copy the day it was released.

snarl * up +
糾纏在一起
My line was all snarled up after I caught that last fish.

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