pull away; pull back; pull down; pull for; pull in; pull off; pull on; pull out; pull over; pull through

pull away
(車輛或司機) 開走,駛出 (某地方)
Just as I was pulling away from the parking place, another car crashed into mine.

pull * back +
扳回 (在足球比賽中落後時進球)
They were two-nil down until five minutes before the end, when they pulled back a goal.

pull * back +
(軍隊) 撤退,撤回
They have pulled the troops back from the front line.

pull back
決定不做
They pulled back from the deal.

pull back
躲開;閃避
She pulled back when he tried to kiss her.

pull * down +
賺得
He pulls down about $300,000 a year.

pull * down +
拆除,拆掉
They pulled the old cinema down to build a new shopping mall.

pull * down +
使 (某人) 沮喪
Losing her job pulled her down.

pull for +
支持
Who will you be pulling for in the final?

pull in
(火車) 進站,到站
The train pulled in and we rushed to meet her as she got off.

pull in
(駛向路邊或建築物旁邊) 停車
Mark pulled in too quickly and crashed into the wall.
I pulled in to let the passengers out.

pull * in +
吸引
The program pulled in 3.6 million viewers.

pull * in +
逮捕 (某人) 或將 (某人) 帶回警局偵訊
The police pulled them in after the trouble.

pull * off +
成功做成 (某件困難或棘手的事)
No one thought that she would be able to do it, but she pulled it off in the end.

pull off
(車、船等) 駛離
When the lights turned green, the car pulled off.
The boat pulled off from the shore.

pull * on +
(尤指迅速地) 穿上,戴上
I pulled on a jumper when the sun went in.

pull out
(火車) 離站
Our train pulls out at 8:00, so don’t be late.
The train was pulling out when I got there.

pull out
(車輛或司機) 開出;(車輛) 超車開到或插在 (別車) 前面
The traffic was so bad that it took me ages to pull out.
She just pulled out in front of me without indicating.

pull out
退出;擺脫
The project was going badly and they decided to pull out.

pull * out +
(軍隊) 撤退,撤離
People want the government to pull the troops out.

pull * over +
(車輛或司機) 停靠 (在路邊)
The police pulled the car over.

pull * over +
(警察命令駕駛人把車) 開到路邊
The police pulled the car over and tested the driver for alcohol.

pull through
從 (疾病、負傷等) 康復;恢復健康
I didn’t think she was going to make it, but she pulled through in the end.
Don’t worry. Your dad’s going to pull through.

pull * through +
使度過難關
He said the support of his fans had pulled him through.
A gift of money from the government pulled the theater company through their money troubles.

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go against; go ahead; go ahead with; go along; go along with; go around/round; go at; go away; go back; go back on

go against +
對…不利;敗訴
If the decision goes against me, I’ll go bankrupt.

go ahead
開始;繼續進行
The construction of the bypass went ahead despite the protests from environmentalists.

go ahead with +
繼續進行 (某事)
We now intend to go ahead with the final stage of the project.

go along
繼續;進展
Everything was going along just fine until she turned up!

go along with +
贊同,同意,附和 (某人或某事)
I didn’t really agree, but I went along with the decision because I was in the minority.

go around/round
去某人家;走訪;參觀
I went around for dinner at their house.
I went round last night to see them.

go around/round
(疾病或消息) 流傳
A rumor is going around about the Attorney General.

go around/round
足夠分
There aren’t enough jobs to go around for the numbers of people graduating nowadays.

go at +
攻擊;撲向
She went at her dinner like she hadn’t eaten for days.

go at +
拼命幹;努力從事,致力於
The students are really going at their studies now that the exams are near.

go away
離開;消失
This drug should make the pain go away.

go back
回去,返回
When are you going back to your house?
We went back to work after the break.

go back
追溯 (到)
My interest in the subject goes back many years.

go back on +
違背 (諾言,協議等)
Don’t trust him. He always goes back on his promises.
He went back on his word and refused to lend us the money.

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come from; come in; come in for; come into; come into use; come off; come off it; come on; come out; come out in; come out with

come from +
來自;產自;源於
She comes from Russia
Eggs come from chickens.

come in
到達:抵達
The plane came in at two-thirty in the morning.

come in
(消息) 被收到;(消息) 傳來
Reports are just coming in of an assassination attempt on the President.

come in +
(競賽中) 取得名次
I did my best but came in last but one in the race.

come in for +
遭到 (批評等);接受 (讚揚等)
Jack’s come in for quite a lot of criticism of late.

come into +
繼承
She came into a lot of money when her grandmother died.

come into use
開始使用
The computerized system came into use at the end of last year.

come off
脫落;掉下來
I picked it up and the handle came off in my hand.

come off
成功
I was surprised when the plan came off so easily.

come off it
別胡說了;別瞎扯了;別開玩笑了
Come off it; tell me the truth for goodness’ sake.

come on
(疾病) 開始發作,襲來
I’ve got a bit of a headache. I hope it doesn’t mean I’ve got flu coming on.

come on
(電燈、機器等) 開,開啟,開動,開始運轉
The central heating comes on automatically an hour before I have to get up.

come on
(用於鼓勵) 振作起來
Come on; don’t give up now when you’re so close to finishing.

come out
(秘密等) 被揭露
The details of the scandal came out in the press and she had to resign.

come out
出現;顯露出來
I didn’t see the car at first. It came out of nowhere.

come out
(書籍、專輯、電影等) 出版;發行;問世
The band’s new CD is coming out in September.

come out
出櫃 (將自己的同性戀身份公開)
Sam finally came out last month.
She came out at university and has been living with her partner, Jane, for the last couple of years.

come out
(太陽、月亮、星星) 露出,出現
It started cloudy, but then the sun came out and we all went to the park.

come out
被洗掉;被擦掉
The red wine I spilt just will not come out of the carpet no matter what I try to clean it with.

come out in +
(因生病或食物、藥物過敏而) 起疹子或出現類似皮膚問題
She came out in a nasty rash after touching the poisonous plant by mistake.

come out with +
推出 (產品)
Microsoft is coming out with a new video game system next month.

come out with +
突然說出 (通常指令人驚訝的事情)
She came out with the answer when everyone was expecting it to remain unsolved.
You never know what the children are going to come out with.

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break off; break out; break out in; break out of; break through; break up; breeze along; breeze in; breeze into; breeze through

break * off +
(關係、協議等) 結束,中斷
Sally broke her engagement to John off.
She broke off their engagement when she found out that he’d been unfaithful.

break * off +
折斷
She broke off a square of chocolate and gave it to her dog.

break out
爆發,發生
Violent protests broke out in response to the military coup.

break out +
打開 (某物來慶祝)
He broke out the champagne to celebrate his promotion.

break out in +
(皮膚上) 開始出現
The skin on my arms was breaking out in a rash.
Mary broke out in spots this morning.

break out of +
脫逃;逃出
The murderer broke out of the prison.

break through +
衝破;突圍;突破
The crowd broke through the police barriers and attacked the hunters.

break up
(英) (學校) 放假;期終
Schools break up at the end of June for the summer holidays.

break up
(個人關係等) 破裂;斷絕
Sam and Diane broke up again. What a rocky relationship.
The marriage broke up just a few years later.

break up
(收音機或電話裡的聲音) 斷掉
You’re breaking up; I’ll call you back in a minute and see if we get a better connection.
I can’t hear you; you’re breaking up.

break up
碎裂;碎開
The plate broke up when he dropped it on the floor.
The plane broke up in mid-air.

break * up +
打碎;粉碎
I broke the cracker up into pieces and put it in the soup.

break * up +
驅散 (群眾);制止 (打鬥)
The police broke the demonstration up before it got out of control.

breeze along
輕易而快速地移動、前進等
The film breezes along for the first hour, then becomes rather dull and slow.

breeze in
快速地進來
He breezed in and started shouting at us.

breeze into +
快速地進入 (某場所)
He breezed into the room and switched the TV on.

breeze through +
輕易地通過 (測驗、考試等);輕而易舉地做
She breezed through her exams.

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tune in; tune in to; tune out; tune up; turn against; turn away; turn down; turn in; turn into

tune in
收看 (電視節目);收聽 (電台節目)
Be sure to tune in next week for the next episode.
Millions of people tuned in to watch the election results.

tune in to +
收看 (電視節目);收聽 (電台節目)
Make sure you tune in to next week’s show.

tune * out +
不再理睬;不再注意;不再過問
I tuned him out because he was talking such rubbish.

tune * up +
改善或提升機器或引擎的性能
He’s tuned his car up for the race.

tune * up +
(將樂器) 調音,定弦
The orchestra tuned up their instruments before the concert.

turn against +
與…為敵;與…反目;背棄
The public turned against the government when they became arrogant and ceased to listen.

turn * away +
不准…入內;把…拒之門外
They turned us away at the border because we didn’t have visas.
The doorman turned him away from the nightclub because he was wearing trainers.

turn * down +
拒絕 (提議、要求、邀請等)
She turned down the new job in New York, because she didn’t want to move.
They offered her the job, but she turned it down.

turn * down +
調低,關小 (音量 、溫度、亮度等)
I’m studying! Please turn down the TV.
Can you turn down the music a little bit?
The room was too hot, so she turned the heating down.

turn in
(晚上) 上床睡覺;就寢
It’s getting late. I think it is about time to turn in.
I turned in at half past eleven because I had an early start the next morning.

turn in +
繳交;遞交;上繳;交還
You need to turn in your essays next week.
Don’t forget to turn in your gun when you leave the police force.

turn into +
變成 (不同的事物)
When she kissed the frog, it turned into a handsome prince.

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simmer down; sink in; sit about/around; sit back; sit by; sit down; sit for; sit in; sit in for; sit in on

simmer down
鎮靜下來,冷靜下來,安靜下來
He told them to simmer down because they were disturbing the class next door.

sink in
逐漸被瞭解
The truth finally sank in about her death when it was broadcast on TV.

sit about/around
(尤指應該工作卻) 閒坐著,無所事事地坐著
We spent the afternoon sitting about chatting instead of doing any work.

sit back
不採取行動,袖手旁觀
We sat back and waited for them to make the first mistake.

sit back
舒服地坐著
I sat back and enjoyed the show.

sit by
坐視不管,袖手旁觀,無動於衷
I can’t sit by while they are punished wrongly.

sit * down
協助 (某人) 就座
The nurse sat me down in a chair.

sit for +
(指當模特兒或拍照時) 為…擺姿勢
The Queen sat for another official portrait.

sit for +
替人家照顧小孩 (尤指小孩的父母不在家時)
She sits for her neighbors when they go out.

sit in +
靜坐示威,靜坐抗議
The students sat in the Library as a protest against the increase in tuition fees.

sit in for +
臨時代替 (某人)
I’ll be sitting in for the secretary at the meeting tonight.

sit in on +
列席旁聽
She sat in on the meeting and took notes but said nothing.
Do you mind if I sit in on your class this afternoon?

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prattle on; press ahead; press on; price up; print out; prop up; psych out; psych up; pull ahead; pull apart

prattle on
不斷地快速而無意義地說話
George just prattled on instead of giving a straight answer.

press ahead (with something)
奮力前進;勇往直前;把 (某事) 堅持下去
They pressed ahead with the elections despite the violence.

press on
奮力前進;勇往直前;把 (某事) 堅持下去
We pressed on to get to our destination before night fell.

price * up +
定價過高,索價過高;漫天要價
Don’t buy your camera at that shop, because they price them up terribly.

print * out +
(電腦文件) 印出
He printed out the letter and checked through it carefully.

prop * up +
支撐,頂住;(提供政治、財政或軍事援助以) 扶持,維持
The council have propped up the museum for years with grants.

psych * out +
想出或預先猜出 (某人的意圖)
We have to try to psych out our rivals.

psych * out +
使 (某人) 膽怯;使 (某人) 喪失信心
Boxers try to psych their opponents out before the fight to gain an advantage.

psych * up +
使 (某人) 做好心理準備
I psyched myself up for the exam.

pull ahead
加速超過;超前,領先,追過
Let that fast car pull ahead; I’d rather have such a driver in front of me than behind me.

pull * apart
把 (某人的作品、文章、論據、理論等) 批評得一無是處
My tutor pulled my essay apart.

pull * apart
把 (兩個正在打架的人或動物) 拉開
A fight broke out in the pub and it was hard to pull the people involved apart.

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give up; give up on; give yourself up to; gloss over; gnaw at; gnaw away at; go about; go across; go across to; go after

give * up +
戒除;放棄,停止做 (經常做的事)
I gave up taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight.

give * up +
與 (某人) 斷絕關係;停止與 (某人) 交往
She gave up all her school friends when she went to university.

give up +
停止做 (某事)
I have given up trying to help them.

give up
不再嘗試;停止 (某嘗試);放棄 (努力)
I can’t think of the answer; I give up.
Decide what you want and then don’t give up until you’ve achieved it.

give * up +
把 (時間、精力等) 用於
I gave up all my free time to the project.

give * up +
讓出,讓與,讓給
I gave up my seat to a pregnant woman.

give * up +
交出 (某人,某物);自首
The police told the thief to give his gun up.

give up on +
失去對 (某人或某事) 的信心;不再相信或信任 (某人或某事)
I gave up on them when I heard what they were saying about me behind my back.

give up on +
放棄對 (某人) 的希望
I have given up on them; they never do what they promise.

give yourself up to +
獻身於;把…獻給;專心致志於
The scientist gave himself up to a study of the life history of flies.

gloss over +
掩蓋,掩飾,粉飾
The Minister tried to gloss over the report that was critical of her department.

gnaw at +
折磨或困擾 (某人)
I know it was wrong and guilt has gnawed at me ever since I did it.

gnaw at +
逐漸損害、傷害
The government’s dishonesty has gnawed at people’s trust in politicians.

gnaw away at +
逐漸損害、傷害
Their behavior gnawed away at our trust in them.

go about +
著手做
How should I go about telling her the bad news?

go about/around/round
(疾病或消息) 流傳
A rumor is going about involving the Attorney General.

go across
越過 (馬路、水域、空間等)
I’ll just go across and get a loaf of bread.

go across to +
越過 (馬路、水域、空間等) 到 (另一地);轉投到另一邊;改信 (另一宗教、信仰、論點等)
I’ll just go across to the shop and get a loaf of bread.
He went across to the opposition.

go after +
追捕,追趕
The cat went after the pigeon, but it flew away.

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freeze out; freeze over; freeze up; freshen up; front for; front off; front onto; front out; front up; frown on/upon

freeze * out +
不讓…參加,排擠,排斥
They tried to freeze me out of the conversation.

freeze * out +
迫使退出、離職;逼走
After John was frozen out of the case, they hired a new lawyer.

freeze over
(湖泊、河流等水域) 結冰;冰封
The winter was very severe and the lake froze over.

freeze up
凍結;凍住了
The pipes all froze up so no water came through.

freeze up
(機器零件) 故障沒有作用了,不能運轉了
The gears had frozen up.

freeze up
(電腦) 當機
The computer froze up; it showed me the blue screen of death and I couldn’t reboot.

freeze up
(因緊張而) 呆住,發楞;(因怯場或害怕而) 講不出話來
We froze up when we heard the window break.

freshen up
梳洗 (一下)
I’m going to the bathroom to freshen up before they arrive.

freshen * up +
添 (酒)
Here, let me freshen up your drink.

freshen * up +
使清新;使潔淨;使煥然一新
The magazine gives you tips on how to freshen up your home cheaply.

front for +
為…作掩護;為…作幌子;代表某人以掩護其非法活動
The solicitor fronts for a number of criminal gangs.

front * off +
對峙;對抗
The two guys fronted each other off, but someone managed to calm them down before it got out of hand.

front onto +
(建築物) 面向,朝向
My house fronts onto the main square.

front * out +
面對 (某人) 來迎戰批評或攻擊
He accused her of lying, but she fronted him out.

front * up +
(購買某物前) 預付 (款項)
She fronted up the money we needed.

frown on/upon +
對…表示不悅/不滿;不贊成;反對
He frowns on people making personal calls at work.
My mother has always frowned upon spending money needlessly.

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come along; come along with; come apart; come around/round; come around/round to; come before; come by; come down; come down on; come down with

come along
一起去,一塊走
If you want, you can come along.

come along
(通常用進行式) 取得進步,有所進展
How’s the research paper coming along?

come along with +
(跟某人) 一起去,一塊走
Sam came along with us to the beach.

come along with +
(通常用進行式) (某事) 取得進步,有所進展
How are you coming along with the research paper?

come apart
破裂,碎裂,裂開,碎開
It came apart when I tried to lift it off the floor and I had to glue it back together.

come around/round
甦醒,恢復知覺
It took several hours after the operation before he came around.

come around/round to +
同意或接受先前不同意或不喜歡的事物
They have started coming around to our way of thinking and are less hostile.

come before +
出庭;被提交給…考慮/討論/審判
He came before the court on charges of speeding.

come by +
得到,獲得
How did you come by that new Mercedes?

come by
(到某人家裡) 拜訪,串門子
I’ll come by later this afternoon.
I’ll come by after work and see if you need any help.

come down
下雨
Just look at the rain coming down! I’m not going out in that.

come down
南下;(從大城市) 來到 (較小的地方)
When you’re next in Taichung, come down and see us.

come down on +
斥責,訓斥
The management really came down on him for losing the contract.

come down with +
患/得…病,染上…病
He came down with the flu.
She came down with a virus.

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