tip * off +
給 (某人) 通風報信；向 (警察或當局) 告密
The police arrested the drug dealer after someone tipped them off.
tip * over +
(使) 翻倒
I tipped my coffee over and ruined my keyboard.
tire of +
對…感到厭煩；對…失去興趣
She soon tired of the course and dropped out.
tire * out +
使 (某人) 疲憊不堪，精疲力竭；把 (某人) 累垮
Speaking English all day tires me out.
Working so much tires me out.
toddle off
離開，離去；回家
It’s getting late, so I’m going to toddle off home.
tone * down +
降低…的嚴重性 (或冒犯性)；緩和
The Minister tried to tone down what she had said when the press started attacking her.
tool * up +
提供所需的工具或設備
The company spent a lot on tooling the factory up.
tool * up +
提供武器；武裝 (自己或某人)
The gangsters got tooled up before they went into the club.
top * off +
(以某種方式) 結束，完成
Let’s top off this delightful evening with a drink.
top out
(數量、價格等) 上升到頂點，達到最高點
The temperature topped out at forty degrees yesterday.
top * up +
加滿，斟滿，添滿
Let me top up your drink, it’s half gone.
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