標籤: 片語動詞

stick around
待在附近；待一陣子
He’s late, but I’ll stick around for another few minutes before I leave.

stick at +
堅持不懈
She found the course very tough but she stuck at it and did well in the end.

stick by +
繼續支持
No one stuck by him when the scandal became public.

stick by +
信守 (承諾)
They are sticking by their claims.

stick * down +
匆匆寫下
I couldn’t answer the test so I just stuck anything down that I could remember.

stick * down +
用膠或膠水將表面黏上
I stuck the label down.

stick it to +
嚴厲斥責、責備、抨擊 (某人)
She stuck it to me for turning up half an hour late.
My boss really stuck it to me when I arrived late to work for the third time this week.

stick it to +
惡劣地或不公平地對待 (某人)
My boss always sticks it to me when she’s in a bad mood.

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step aside (or step down)
辭職；讓位
Everyone thinks that the prime minister should step aside so that someone new can lead the party into the election.
The CEO announced he is stepping aside.

step back
退一步想，退一步思考
We should step back and try to see how our customers will view the scheme.

step down (or step aside)
辭職；讓位
The CEO stepped down after the share price dropped.

step * down +
減少；縮小；降低
Production is being stepped down because demand has dropped.

step forward
上前幫忙
John stepped forward and offered to change the tire.

step in
介入；干涉
I had to step in when they started fighting.

step on it
叫某人把車開快一點
I told the taxi driver to step on it as I was late for the meeting.

step out
暫時離開
I’ve stepped out for a cigarette.

step to +
對抗
Don’t step to those guys; they’ll kill you.

step to +
與某人攀談；找某人談話
He tried to step to her in the bar.

step * up +
增加
The police have stepped up the pressure on beggars working the Underground.

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steal away
偷偷離開 (某地)
We didn’t want to wake them, so we stole away in the middle of the night.

steal out
偷偷離開
Not wanting to attract attention, she stole out early.

steal over +
逐漸有某種情緒或感覺
A feeling of pride stole over me as I watched.

steal up
偷偷接近，靠近
The lights were off and everything was quiet so we stole up as quietly as we could.

steal up on +
偷偷接近某人或某地
We stole up on them so that they couldn’t sound the alarm.

steer clear of +
避開
He’s trying to steer clear of his lecturer because he hasn’t finished his assignment yet.

stem from +
源自；肇因於，因…而起
The trouble stems from their refusal to discuss the matter.

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stay away
不要來；離遠點
He said he didn’t like them coming and wanted them to stay away.

stay away from +
避開；離…遠點
He told them to stay away from him.

stay in
待在家裡
I think I’d rather stay in tonight.

stay on
繼續留下來
She stayed on after she graduated to do a Master’s degree.

stay out
在外逗留；不回家
We stayed out all night.

stay over
留宿；過夜
It takes you so long to take the bus home, so why don’t you just stay over?
I stayed over at a friend’s house last night because of the train strike.

stay up
熬夜
The children stayed up until way past their bedtime.
Kevin could stay up all night without getting tired.

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start over
重新開始；重頭做起
It’s a mess – I think we should just start over.

start * up +
創辦，創立
He left the company last year to start up his own business.

start up
(聲音) 出現
There was a pause, and then the noise started up again.

start up
(引擎) 發動
The car started up first time.

start * up +
發動 (引擎)
I started the car up.

stash * away +
貯藏，存放，藏匿
I stashed some money away behind some books.

stave * in +
(由外向內) 打破，砸破，砸穿，撞破，撞凹
The side of the car was staved in from the accident.

stave * off +
防止；避開
We managed to stave off some of the more embarrassing questions.

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start * off +
開始
They started off the meeting with an attack on our performance.

start off
開始從事；開始於
She started off as a receptionist and ended up as the CEO.

start off
出發，動身，啟程
We started off early because we knew the journey would take all day.

start * off
使 (某人) 笑出來
I was trying to be serious, but their comment started me off.

start * off on
協助 (某人) 開始一項工作或活動
I started her off on the project then left her to finish it.

start on +
開始做、吃、喝等
It’s time to start on that bottle of wine.

start on +
開始批評；開始抱怨
The manager was furious and started on her staff for not trying hard enough.

start on at +
批評；嘮叨，碎碎唸；挑 (某人) 毛病
He started on at me for being late.

start out
出發，動身，啟程
We started out early in the morning.

start out as +
開始從事；開始於
He started out as a salesperson before turning to writing novels.

start out to (do sth)
打算；計畫
I didn’t start out to become the boss – it just happened.

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grow up on +
小時候擁有 (某物) 或做過 (某事)
We grew up on cartoons.

gun for +
傷害 (某人)；破壞 (某人) 的名譽
He’s gunning for his rivals at work.

gussy * up +
華麗地裝飾或修飾 (某物)
They spent a fortune gussying up the house.

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stand back
往後退；遠離 (尤指危險物)
We stood back while he lit the firework.

stand back
置身事外或採取不同的觀點以便清楚思考或瞭解 (某事)
We need to stand back and look at the problem differently.

stand by +
支持，挺 (某人)
He stood by her throughout the trial as he believed her to be innocent.

stand by
準備行動；待命
I need you to stand by and answer the phone when my broker calls.
The emergency services were standing by waiting for the plane to land.

stand down
(尤指從要職) 退下來，辭職
The minister announced her intention to stand down at the next election.

stand down
(在法庭作證後) 退席
The judge told the witness to stand down after the questioning.

stand for +
是…的縮寫；代表
SCUBA stands for “self contained underwater breathing apparatus.”
‘What do the letters BBC stand for? ‘ ‘British Broadcasting Corporation.’

stand for +
忍受；容忍 (通常用於否定句)
I won’t stand for people criticizing me.
I’m not going to stand for their rudeness any longer.

stand in for +
暫時代替 (某人)
She had to stand in for the editor while he was on holiday.
I’ll be standing in for David while he’s away.

stand out
顯著；突出；傑出；出色
Mary is so beautiful! She really stands out in a crowd.
She stood out from the crowd in selection and was offered the job.

stand up
起立；站立
Everybody stood up when the judge entered the court.

stand * up
爽約；放 (某人) 鴿子
I arranged to meet Joe at the library at 8:00, but he stood me up. I hope he has a good excuse.
Did she stand you up?

stand up for +
捍衛；保衛；支持；為…挺身而出
Every individual must stand up for what they believe in.
He’s the kind of manager who will always stand up for his staff.

stand up to +
抗 (酸)；耐 (熱、寒等)
This coat will stand up to the roughest weather conditions.

stand up to +
抵抗；頂回去；勇敢地對抗
I think you should stand up to your older brother and tell him to stop pushing you around.
She stood up to the police when they tried to corrupt her.

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