jabber away
急促且含糊不清地說
They started jabbering away about file systems and lost me completely.
jerk * around
唬弄、刁難 (某人)
He was jerking us around and wouldn’t give us the facts.
jerk around
犯傻 (明明不需要或不適合這麼做，偏偏就要這麼做)
They were jerking around during the lecture.
jerk off
浪費時間做瑣碎的事
You should get your work done and stop jerking off.
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hive * off +
(將部分機構、部門或業務) 分離出去並出售
They hived off the retail operations.
hole up
躲藏；隱藏
They holed up in a remote cottage while the police were searching for them.
hover around +
(在…上下) 徘徊
Their total world sales hover around the five million dollars.
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gear to +
(為特定目的、觀眾等) 安排 (某事物) (通常用被動態)
It’s not geared to non-specialists.
gear towards +
(為特定目的、觀眾等) 安排 (某事物)；(使) 適合 (通常用被動態)
The project is geared towards older people.
The museum is geared towards children.
gin * up +
提高，提升，增加，增大，擴大
The candidates tried to gin up support at the straw poll by transporting their supporters for free.
ginger * up +
使有趣；使有活力
They tried to ginger up the party to stop people leaving.
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fence * in +
用柵欄圍起；用籬笆圍起
They fenced the whole garden in.
fence * off +
用柵欄隔開；用籬笆隔開
They fenced off one side of the park to keep dogs out.
file for +
向法院申請 (離婚、宣布破產等)
They filed for divorce after two years of marriage.
filter into +
慢慢走入
The students filtered into the exam room.
filter out of +
慢慢走出
People began to filter out of the theater.
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damp * down +
冷靜下來；使 (興趣、熱情等) 降低，抑制 (強烈的情緒等)
They tried to damp down the anger over the announcement.
damp * down +
使 (火勢) 減弱
They tried to damp down the flames before the fire spread.
decide on/upon +
選定；決定
Peter spent a long time looking at flats before he bought one, but eventually decided on one near his work.
die back
(植物) 枝葉枯萎 (但根部仍活著)
The plant dies back in the winter.
dig * out +
找出，翻出 (長時間未用或未見之物)
I dug out my old university essays.
dig * out +
挖出
They had to dig the survivors of the earthquake out from the ruins.
dig * up +
挖掘 (新聞、秘密或真相)；發現
The reporters eventually dug up the truth about the affair.
dig * up +
挖出；挖掉
The police dug up a body.
dig * up +
挖 (路)；挖 (洞)
They’ve been digging up the road outside my house.
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carve * out +
開拓 (事業)；提高 (地位)
She’s carved out a career in photojournalism.
carve * up +
分割，劃分，瓜分
They carved the company up and sold a lot off.
carve * up
快速超車切入
The idiot carved us up and forced me to brake hard.
cash * in +
將股票、債券或賭場籌碼變現
They cashed in their bonds and spent the money on a holiday.
cash in on +
(利用…) 牟利
The opposition party are cashing in on the government’s unpopularity.
cash * out +
非法侵入銀行帳戶或信用卡來竊取金錢
A hacker got my credit card details from my computer and cashed out a lot of money.
cash * out +
將某物兌換成現金
After winning, she cashed out her chips.
cash up
結算 (商店或公司當天的營業額)
After the shop closed, they have to cash up before they can go home.
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ball * up +
把…弄糊塗，使困惑；使事情變得複雜
The new project has balled me up– I have no idea what to do.
ball * up +
使…成球狀；使…成團塊
He balled up his napkin when he had finished eating.
balls * up +
把…搞砸；把…搞得一團糟
He ballsed the presentation up.
bolster up +
增強；加強；強化；提高
We were all scared but she bolstered up our courage.
bust up
(關係) 破裂；分手
They bust up after a row last night.
John and Mary bust up six months ago.
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sweep through +
輕易地通過 (測驗、考試等)
She swept through all the exams.
sweep through +
快速地席捲、橫掃
The disease swept through the population.
swing around/round
很快就改變心意、想法等
They swung around to our idea after reading the press reports.
swing around/round
(人等) 轉向，轉身
He swung round to see what had made the noise.
swing at +
打；揮打
He swung at me but missed.
swing by
順路拜訪某人或造訪某地
I will swing by this afternoon and pick you up.
syphon * off +
非法挪用或轉移資金 (syphon 亦拼成 siphon)
The minister had been syphoning off funds from his department for years.
syphon * off +
吸取或吸納 (某人的事業、支持、選票等)
The candidate syphoned off a lot of votes because of his anti-war stance.
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suss * out +
明瞭，知悉
It took her ages to suss out what was going on.
swan about/around
閒晃，閒逛
He swanned about at the party.
She swanned around trying to impress people.
swan in
閒晃地進來
She swans in and out of the office as she pleases.
swan off
閒晃地離去
He just swanned off to the cinema when he should have been working.
swear by +
深信
I swear by their products- they’re the best on the market.
swear * in
使 (某人) 宣誓就職 (通常用被動態)
He was sworn in as prime minister.
The new president was sworn in.
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(片語動詞) 向某人要某物；向某人借某物。