narrow * down +
使 (可能性或選擇範圍) 減少
I am not sure which university to apply to, but I have narrowed my list down to three.
nod * through +
(法律、法案、規定等) 未經認真考慮或辯論就通過；(法律、法案、規定等) 輕易地通過
Parliament nodded the bill through.
nose * out +
發現 (資訊、秘密等)
He nosed out their plans.
nose * out +
險勝 (某人)
The other candidate nosed him out by a few votes.
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muddle along
打混；混日子；得過且過
If you’re ambitious, you cannot muddle along.
muddle through
混過去；隨便應付過去
We didn’t know what to expect and just muddled through.
muddle * up +
把…弄亂；把…混在一起
My cleaner muddled up my books and I can’t find anything.
muddle * up
(因為看起來太相似而把人或物) 搞混；弄混；混淆
I muddle her and her sister up.
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move * down +
將學生降級
He was finding the course too difficult so they moved him down.
move in
搬進來；搬來 (和某人一塊住)
The house was empty for ages, but some new tenants moved in a few weeks ago.
He’s moving in with his friends from college.
move in on +
向 (某人或某物) 逼近
The police are beginning to move in on their principal suspects.
move into +
搬進；遷入
They moved into the house as soon as it was ready.
move on
變換 (話題或工作)
She moved on to another company where the salary was considerably better.
move * on +
(使) 走開，(使) 離開，(使) 不要逗留
The police moved the crowd on because they were holding up the traffic.
move out
搬出；遷出
She’s tired of living there and is moving out.
move * out +
調動
The president said they would move the troops out next year.
move out
變換車道來超車
I moved out to overtake the bus.
move towards
為 (某事) 做準備；準備做 (某事)
The government are moving towards free elections.
move up
(為騰出空間而) 挪動、靠攏
Could you move up and let me sit down?
move * up
晉升；升級
They moved her up to senior management.
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mete * out +
給予 (某人) (嚴厲的懲罰)
They meted out savage penalties to anyone who broke the law.
move ahead
(停頓或延宕後) 繼續進行、推動
The construction can move ahead now that permission has been granted.
move along
(叫某人) 走開
The police told the people watching to move along.
move along
取得進展；發展
The project’s moving along and everything should be ready on time.
move away
搬家；搬走
I moved away when the factory shut down.
move away from +
捨棄或停用某物而改用他物
They’re moving away from Windows and are using Linux.
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magic * away +
使…快速消失
He magicked the bill away and paid for us all before I could get my wallet out.
magic * up +
使…快速出現
Cindy can magic up a delicious meal in five minutes.
make after +
追逐；追蹤
Gary made after him.
The cat made after the mouse.
The police made after the stolen car.
make away with +
偷走
The thieves made away with the painting.
make of +
瞭解；理解；(對某人或某事) 有特定看法，評價 － 通常用於疑問句或否定句
What do you make of your new boss?
I don’t know what to make of our new teacher.
What do you make of this news?
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leap at +
趕緊把握 (機會)；趕緊接受 (建議)
Tom leaped at the chance to appear in the show.
leap out at +
特別引人注目，立刻引起注意
Her face leapt out at me the second I saw the photo.
level off/out
使平坦
The ground will have to be leveled off before we can start building.
level off/out
(道路) 趨於平坦；(使) (飛機高度) 穩定，(飛機穩定在某一高度後) 做水平飛行
The road levels out as you get close to the village.
The pilot leveled off at around 5,000 meters.
The plane leveled off at around 5,000 meters.
level off/out
達到平衡；保持穩定
Now that the war is over, oil prices should level out.
lie around
閒著；無所事事
Most days he would usually just lie around the house.
listen up
(用來引起鬧哄哄人群的注意) 注意聽 (通常用作命令)
Listen up, men! Here are your new assignments.
Hey, listen up everybody!
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(片語動詞) 昏倒 (faint)；失去知覺 (lose consciousness)。
(片語動詞) 睡著了 (fall asleep) － 通常睡在自己床鋪以外的地方。
(片語動詞) 喝酒後睡著了。
latch on
頓悟；忽然理解
They were lying, but it took her ages to latch on.
latch on to +
頓悟某事；忽然理解某事
The police didn’t latch on to what the crooks were doing for years.
latch onto +
纏住 (某人) 不放；連結住 (某物) 不放
Two girls tried to latch onto them as they were leaving.
The gecko latched onto the ceiling.
latch onto +
瞭解某事確是有用、有益或有利可圖
Oil companies have latched onto environmental ideas.
laugh * off +
一笑置之
He laughed off the sprained finger but it obviously affected his golf game.
lead * on +
哄騙，誘騙 (某人)
She led him on about her desire to get married.
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key down
(使) 心情輕鬆；放鬆心情
I need to key down before I go to bed.
key * in +
鍵入，輸入 (數字、資料等)
It took me ages to key in all the information into the database.
key in on +
把注意力集中在；挑出，選出
They keyed in on the person they believed had done it.
key on +
(運動用語) 鎖定，對準…下手
We will key on the opposing team’s lack of skills on defense.
key to +
改變…以適應 (某種需要) － 通常用被動態
Promotions are keyed to people’s abilities.
key * up +
使激動、興奮或緊張
The noise got us keyed up.
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(片語動詞) 依賴 (某人) 生活。