suck in; suck into; suck up; suck up to; sum up; summon up

suck * in +
捲入
Everyone around John was taking drugs and he got sucked in.

suck into +
捲入
The country got sucked into the war.

suck up
奉承;巴結;拍馬屁
He is always sucking up to try to get the boss’s approval.

suck up to +
奉承 (某人);巴結 (某人);拍 (某人) 馬屁
He’s always sucking up to our boss.

sum * up +
總結,歸納
At the end of the lecture, she summed up the main points again.

summon * up +
鼓起 (勇氣);振作 (精神)
Anna couldn’t summon up the enthusiasm to apply for the position.

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stub out; stuff up; stumble across/on/upon; stump up

stub * out +
捻熄 (香菸)
He stubbed his cigarette out in a saucer because he couldn’t find an ashtray.

stuff * up +
犯錯;搞砸;做得亂七八糟
I stuffed the exam up.

stumble across/on/upon +
偶然發現;邂逅
You’ll never guess what I stumbled across when I was packing my stuff.
I stumbled across him in the library.
I stumbled upon these photos when I was clearing my room up.

stump up
(常指不情願地) 付 (錢),給 (錢)
He didn’t want to pay me back, but I got him to stump up in the end.

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rock up

(片語動詞) 抵達;到達 (arrive) - 尤指出乎意料地到來或在料想不到的時間到來。

  • What time should I rock up? (我應該什麼時候到達呢?)
  • You can’t just rock up at midnight and expect me to come out with you. (你不能在午夜想來就來,並要我跟你外出)

string along; string out; string together; string up

string * along
矇騙 (某人)
They kept saying they were interested, but they were just stringing me along.

string along
跟隨 (某人)
Is it alright if I string along with you tonight?

string * out +
拖延;拖長
They had to string things out until the mayor arrived.

string * together +
把…串起來
I was so nervous in the interview that I could hardly string a sentence together.

string * up +
絞死;吊死
The rebels strung the soldiers up after they captured them.

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strike back; strike down; strike off; strike on/upon; strike out; strike up

strike back
反擊;回擊
At first, he ignored them, but when things got very serious, he struck back.

strike * down
使…死去;殺害 (通常用被動態)
A hitman struck him down as he entered the building. (He was struck down as he entered the building.)

strike * down
使 (某人) 生病;(疾病) 侵襲 (大多用被動態)
I was struck down with food poisoning.

strike * down +
廢除 (法規等);駁回、撤銷 (判決等)
The Appeal Court struck down the lower court’s ruling.

strike * off +
取消…專業資格;吊銷…執照
The Medical Council struck him off for malpractice.

strike on/upon +
突然想出/想到/發現
I struck on the solution when I was out with my dog.
It took us a long time to strike upon a solution.

strike out
開始從事新活動
After doing the same job for five years, I decided to strike out and change careers.

strike out
試圖打擊
When he pushed me, I struck out.

strike out
開始前往某地
We got up early and struck out for our final destination.

strike out
失敗
I tried to get the government to support us but I struck out.

strike * out +
刪去,劃掉
As they arrived, I struck their names out on the list I had.

strike up + (a conversation/relationship etc.) (with sb.)
開始 (和某人) (交談/建立關係等)
He struck up a conversation with me in the bar.

strike up
開始演奏/演唱
The band struck up and everyone turned to listen.

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storm off; storm out; stow away; straighten out; straighten up

storm off
氣沖沖地離去、走開 (與 storm out 同義)
They had a row and he stormed off.

storm out
氣沖沖地離去、走開 (與 storm off 同義)
He lost his temper and stormed out of the bar. (若未提到地方,則只要說 ‘He stormed out’ 就可以了)

stow away
偷乘 (車、船或飛機)
She stowed away on the plane but was caught when it landed.

stow * away
把…收好
We stowed it away in the garage to keep it dry.

straighten * out +
使…變直;把…弄直;(腿等) 伸直
I’m always having to straighten out the wires connected to my computer.

straighten * out
處理 (問題、混亂的情況等);清理
I had to straighten out things after the mess they had made.

straighten * out
使…變好;使…變規矩
John spent years to straighten out his brother with alcohol abuse.

straighten up
直起身子
She straightened up when her boss walked in.

straighten * up +
把…弄整潔
I straightened up the room before they arrived.

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stop around; stop back; stop behind; stop by; stop in; stop off; stop out; stop over; stop up

stop around
短暫造訪
Why don’t you stop around my place on your way back?

stop back
返回 (某地)
I’ll stop back this afternoon when you’re free.

stop behind
留下,留下來
I stopped behind at the end of the lecture to ask a couple of questions.

stop by +
順便造訪,順路停留一下,中途停留一下
I must stop by the supermarket and pick up some things for dinner.

stop in
待在家裡;留在家裡
I was feeling tired so I stopped in last night.

stop in
順便造訪,順路停留一下
I stopped in at my aunt’s after work.

stop off
中途停留 (與 stop over 同義),路過停留一下
We stopped off for lunch about halfway there, then carried on driving.

stop out
徹夜不歸;待在外面
Her parents were annoyed because she stopped out all night.

stop over
中途停留 (與 stop off 同義);在外過夜
I stopped over in Bangkok for a couple of days on my way back from Tokyo.
Because of the severe rainstorm, we couldn’t get home and had to stop over in a hotel.

stop up
熬夜
I stopped up last night watching the film.

stop * up +
堵住、塞住 (洞等)
I stopped up the bottle with a cork.

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stiffen up; stir up; stitch up

stiffen up
使…僵硬
My back stiffens up in cold weather.

stiffen * up +
使筆挺
They used starch to stiffen the collars up.

stir * up +
挑起、激起 (不安、憤怒等)
He stirred things up by complaining to senior management about his line manager.

stitch * up +
縫補 (衣物)
I stitched up the hole in my jeans.

stitch * up +
簽訂 (協議);達成 (交易)
We get the contract stitched up this week.

stitch * up +
陷害;誣陷;算計
The police stitched them up because they couldn’t find any evidence against them.

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stick out/stick it out; stick out for; stick to; stick together; stick up; stick up for; stick with

stick out
明顯;突出;醒目
He’s so much better than the others that he sticks out.

stick * out +
伸出;探出
He stuck his tongue out at me.

stick * out + / stick it out
繼續;堅持;撐下去
It was a tough course, but we stuck it out.

stick out for +
堅持要求
We’re sticking out for a 5% pay rise.

stick to +
信守;遵守;堅守
The Prime Minister decided to stick to the original plan despite the criticism in the media.
Even though English is a hard language to master, you must stick to it!

stick to +
堅持;不改變
I stuck to the path and didn’t take the shortcut.

stick together
團結一致;互相支持
If we don’t stick together, things will be much worse for all of us- we need some unity.

stick up
翹起;豎起;突起
The static electricity made my hair stick up.

stick * up +
持槍搶劫
They stuck the bank up and stole tens of thousands.

stick up for +
為…辯護;支持
You have to stick up for yourself here, because no one will back you.
Joseph joined the army because he believes he must stick up for his country.

stick with +
堅持;不改變
We’d better stick with our original idea.

stick with +
緊跟著
He told the children to stick with him in the station.

stick with +
(使…) 深深記住,不能忘卻
The details have stuck with me ever since.

stick with +
繼續;堅持;撐下去
I stuck with the job though I found it very stressful.

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