片語動詞寶典
Phrasal Verb Thesaurus
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| 片語動詞 | 定義 | 例句 |
| pack * away + | 收拾，收藏 (某物) | I packed away the suitcases in the loft after we had emptied them. |
| pack * in + | 停止；放棄；拋棄 (工作等) | I'm trying to pack in smoking. |
| pack * in + | 分手；離婚 | She packed her boyfriend in. |
| pack * in | 擠進，塞進 | They really pack them in at the club- it was so crowded it was impossible to move. |
| pack in | (機器) 故障，壞掉，停止運轉 | The photocopier has packed in again. |
| pack it in | 停下來 (用作祈使句) | The kids were making a fuss, so I told them to pack it in. |
| pack * off + | 匆忙送走 (某人)，匆忙打發走 (某人)；把 (某人) 調走 | His boss packed him off to a regional office. |
| pack * out + | 讓 (某空間、房間或場地) 擠滿人 | The stadium was packed out. |
| pack * up + | 停止 (做某事) | You should pack up smoking. |
| pack up | 停止工作，收工，停止活動；不再嘗試 | We had nothing left to do, so we packed up early. |
| pack up | (機器) 故障，壞掉，停止運轉 | My printer packed up last night- I'll have to get a new one. |
| pack * up + | 收拾 (某物) 並放好 | At the end of the presentation, I packed up my laptop. |
| pad down | 晚上睡在某處 | I'm too tired to come home; can I pad down here tonight? |
| pad * out + | 加入額外的內容 (通常是不相關的內容) 來使 (文章、作品等) 變得冗長 | I couldn't think of much to write, so I padded the essay out with a few lengthy quotes. |
| pair off | 使成配偶；結婚 | They paired off shortly after starting university. |
| pair * off | 介紹男女雙方認識，希望它們開始交往 | I tried to pair him off with my sister. |
| pair off | 配對；使分成或組成一對對 | The class paired off to practice the exam interviews. |
| pair off with + | 和某人配對 | I paired off with Eugene for the test. |
| pair up | 組成一對；成為搭檔 (通常為了工作或比賽的目的) | We paired up for the last activity |
| palm * off | 以欺騙手段賣出 (假貨、劣貨) | He tried to palm me off with a pathetic excuse. |
| palm * off + as | 以 (假貨、劣貨) 充 (真貨、好貨) 騙人購買 | He tried to palm his computer off as the latest model. |
| pan out | 結果成功；有成果；行得通 ；(事情的) 發展 (一般用於疑問或否定句) |
The trip to Vegas
didn't pan out. I don't know how things will pan out now the company's been taken over. |
| paper over + | 掩蓋，掩飾 (過失、缺陷、問題等) | The government tried to paper over the problems in the proposal, but the press were very critical. |
| pare * back + | 縮減尺寸、大小、規模；減少數量 | They have had to pare back the services they offer as their funding was reduced. |
| pare * down + | 削減，減少，降低 | They have pared down the number of employees as they haven't been doing well. |
| pass * around + | 發給在場的每個人 | The teacher passed the handout around. |
| pass as + | 被看做或被認為是 (某人或某物)；冒充 | Although not qualified, he managed to pass as a doctor for years. |
| pass away | 去世；過世；死亡 | After battling cancer for several years, he finally passed away at the age of 87. |
| pass by | 從 (某人、某物) 旁經過 | I was just passing by when I saw the accident. |
| pass * by | 不注意，對...不予理會，無視，忽視 | The chance for promotion passed me by. (我未受到升遷機會的眷顧 -- 升遷機會輪不到我) |
| pass for + | 冒充為；充當；被看做，被接受為 | You'd be surprised at what passes for good cooking in many restaurants. |
| pass * off + | 以 (假貨、劣貨) 騙人 | I managed to pass off the fake money in the market. |
| pass off | 舉行，發生；進行 | The demonstration passed off peacefully. |
| pass * on + | 傳給；傳閱 | Please pass this message on to your co-workers. |
| pass on + | 不接受或婉拒 (吃飯或活動的邀請) | Jennifer passed on the invitation to join us for dinner. |
| pass on | 去世；過世；死亡 | I am afraid Professor Johnson has passed on. |
| pass * out + | 大量分發、發給 | We need to pass out these flyers for the concert tomorrow. |
| pass out | 昏過去；失去知覺 | He passed out because the room was too hot. |
| pass * over | 忽視資深者而晉升、獎勵比較資淺者 | They passed him over and made his assistant the new director. |
| pass through + | 經過或通過某地時不停下來或做短暫停留 | I didn't see much as I was only passing through the town. |
| pass * up + | 錯過 (機會) | I can't believe she passed up the opportunity to study in Rome. |
| patch * up + | 平息，解決 (糾紛) | I tried to patch things up after the argument, but they wouldn't speak to me. |
| pay * back + | 償還 | I paid back the twenty pounds I'd borrowed. |
| pay * back | 報復 | I'm going to pay him back for that insult. |
| pay * for | 購買 | I paid twenty dollars for the book. |
| pay * into | 把 (錢、支票等) 存入 (銀行或其他帳戶) | I paid the cash into my account. |
| pay * off + | 還清 (債務、債款) | It took me ten years to pay off my credit card debt. |
| pay * off + | 行賄 | Don't try to pay the police officer off if you get pulled over for speeding. |
| pay off | 取得成功，獲得收益；有收益，有賺頭 | Their patience paid off when he finally showed up and signed the contract. |
| peck at + | 一點一點地吃 (食物) | The food wasn't very nice, so I pecked at it to look polite. |
| peg away | 堅持不懈地做 (工作、某事) | I pegged away for weeks before my exams. |
| peg * down + | 將 (某物) 固定在地上 | We pegged the tent down to stop the wind blowing it about. |
| peg it | 死亡，過世 | After a long illness, she finally pegged it yesterday. |
| peg * out + | 把 (洗好的衣物) 掛曬到外面 | I pegged the washing out after it stopped raining. |
| peg out | 死亡，過世 | He pegged out last night from a heart attack. |
| pencil * in + | 暫時安排；暫定 | I'll pencil Thursday night in, but if anything comes up, give me a ring. |
| perk * up + | 使快活、愉快起來；使振作、精神振奮起來 | She was ill in bed with flu, but she perked up a bit when some friends dropped by. |
| peter out | 漸漸枯竭；逐漸消失 | Everyone was keen at first, but the enthusiasm petered out when they saw how long it would take. |
| phase * in + | 逐步採用 (或實施) | They are phasing in the reforms over the next two years. |
| phase * out + | 逐步結束 (或淘汰) | They have introduced a compact edition of the newspaper and are phasing out the broadsheet edition over the next few months. |
| pick at + | (像無食慾一樣) 挑挑揀揀地吃，一點一點地吃 | I wasn't very hungry so I just picked at my food. |
| pick at + | 批評，抨擊 | There were a few problems that could be picked at, but it was generally good. |
| pick * off + | 個個擊破 | There were many rebels against the policy, but the government picked off the leaders. |
| pick on + | 欺負；過不去；選擇 (某人或某物) 做為受罰或挨罵的對象 | She keeps picking on me! Make her stop. |
| pick * out + | 精心挑選 | Diane picked out a lovely dress for the dance. |
| pick * out + | 從照片中指認 | The victim couldn't pick out her attacker from the photos the police showed her. |
| pick through + | 在雜亂無章的東西中搜尋某事物 | The police have been picking through the wreckage for clues. |
| pick * up + | (用手) 舉起 (物品) | Keep your back straight when you pick the TV up. |
| pick * up + | (用車子) 接載 (某人) | What time are you going to pick me up. |
| pick * up + | 輕鬆地學會，學得 | It's possible to pick up enough English in two weeks to get by on your trip to Los Angeles. |
| pick * up + | 勾搭 (某人) (通常在酒吧裡) | Some weird guy tried to pick Patricia up at the bar. |
| pick up | 成長；起色；增加；改善 | Business is really picking up this quarter. |
| pick up after + | 整理、收拾某人所製造的髒亂或凌亂 | I always have to pick up after him because he leaves things all over the office. |
| pick up on + | 糾正某人所說的錯誤 | My teacher picks up on any mistake I make and corrects me. |
| pick up on + | 注意到大多數人未注意的事物 | He's very quick to pick up on new trends. |
| pick up on + | 對某事做出回應、反應 | The government has picked up on the reports in the media. |
| pick up on + | 對稍早或先前在談話中所說的某事發表評論 | I'd like to pick up on the point that John made. |
| pick yourself up | 從失敗、沮喪、挫折、陰霾等中恢復過來或站起來 |
It took him a
long time to pick himself up after his wife left him.
|
| pig out | 大吃大喝；狼吞虎嚥 | The food was great, so I really pigged out. |
| pile * up + | (使) 堆積，(使) 積壓 | The child piled up the bricks until they fell over. |
| pin * down + | 要 (某人) 做出決定，要 (某人) 表態，要 (某人) 採取行動，要 (某人) 遵守 (諾言) | I've asked him to set a date, but he's a hard man to pin down and won't give a definite answer. |
| pin * down + | 確切說明 (某事物) 的性質，明確說明 (某事物)；查明，認出 (某人或某事物) | The government can't pin down where the leak came from. |
| pin * on | 把 (罪責、責任等) 加在 (某人) 身上 | The police tried to pin the crime on him. |
| pin * up + | 把 (某物) (用針、別針等) 固定在牆壁或其他垂直表面上 | I pinned the notice up on the board. |
| pine away | 因悲傷、壓力、擔心而憔悴；因疾病而衰弱 | He's been pining away since his wife died and is a shadow of his former self. |
| pipe down | 安靜下來 | The lecturer asked the students to pipe down and pay attention. |
| pipe up | 開始說話；開始高聲說話 | At first, no one answered, then finally someone piped up. |
| pit * against | 較量，對抗；使較量，使對抗 | The war pitted neighbor against neighbor. |
| pitch for + | 爭取 (工作，交易，生意等) | He pitched for the job, but they gave it to someone else. |
| pitch in | 一起做起來；參與、投入某活動 | We were behind schedule, but the others pitched in and we got it done in time. |
| pitch into + | 嚴厲批評 (某人)；攻擊 (某人) | The shareholders pitched into the management about their pay rises at the meeting. |
| play along | (為了使某人高興或得到自己想要的東西而) 假裝同意或接受 (某人，某觀點等) | I disagreed with the idea but I had to play along because everyone else liked it. |
| play about/around | (尤指本該做其他事情時) 胡鬧，瞎搞 | The children were play around and being annoying. |
| play at + | 把...不當一回事；對 (某事) 敷衍了事 | He just plays at being a lawyer- he never wins a case. |
| play * down + | 淡化；貶低；減低...的重要性 | The President played down his affair with the intern. |
| play off | 加賽以決定勝負 | As both teams had the same points, they played off to decide the winner. |
| play * off against | 挑撥離間，使相互爭鬥、對抗 (以坐收漁利) | He played them off against each other to get the best deal. |
| play on | 繼續比賽 | It looked like a foul, but the referee told them to play on. |
| play on | 繼續演奏 | The band played on for another hour. |
| play on/upon + | 利用 (某人的弱點)；玩弄 (某人的情感或特質) (以獲取自己想要的東西) | They are just playing on our fears to get us to do what they want. |
| play on + | 一語雙關 | The advert plays on the slogan. |
| play out | 以...方式發展；以...作結局 | Let's see how things play out. |
| play * out + | 裝出...真的發生的樣子 | Computer games allow people to play out their violent urges. |
| play * out + | 把...表演完；把 (比賽) 進行到底 | Rain stopped them playing the game out. |
| play up + | 誇大...的重要性；大肆喧染；凸顯 | She played up her part in the new movie, but it was actually a very small role. |
| play up | 調皮搗蛋；製造麻煩 | The children played up all evening and drove the babysitter mad. |
| play up to + | 逢迎，討好，巴結 ，取悅，奉承，向 (某人) 獻殷勤 | She has been playing up to the boss because she wants a promotion. |
| play with + | 擺弄，玩弄 (某物) | He can't stop playing with his beard. |
| play with + | 沒有吃很多；吃了一點而已 | I wasn't hungry, so I just played with the food. |
| play with + | 稍作考慮 | We played with the idea, but decided against it. |
| plead out | 認罪 (以減輕刑期或罰款) | The CEO pleaded out and blamed the CFO for the fraud. |
| plough/plow * back + (plough 和 plow 分別為英式和美式拼法) | 把 (利潤) 再投資 | We ploughed/plowed back all the profits to grow the company. |
| plough/plow into + | 猛然撞上 (某人或某物) | The bus skidded and ploughed/plowed into the bus stop. |
| plough/plow on | 不畏艱難地繼續 (做某事)；勉為其難地繼續堅持下去 | It was really boring, but we ploughed/plowed on. |
| plough/plow through + | 大吃一頓 | We ploughed/plowed through all seven courses. |
| plough/plow through + | 閱讀 (困難或須耗費許多時間的東西) | It took me ages to plough/plow through 'Ulysses'. |
| plough/plow through + | 艱難地、緩慢地或費力地通過 (人群、水域、雪地等) | The boat had to plough/plow through the ice. |
| plough/plow * up + | 犁 (地)；翻 (土) | The tractor ploughed/plowed up the field so they could sow the seed. |
| plug * in + | 將 (設備等) 接通電源 | He plugged the TV in and turned it at full blast. |
| plump for + | 選定，挑選 | I plumped for the steak frites. |
| point * out + | 指出 | I'd like to point out that figures in column two might be outdated. |
| polish * off + | 吃光；喝完；完成；結束 | She polishes off half a bottle of gin every night. |
| polish * up + | (透過練習) 改善、改進或提高 (某事物) | I need to polish up my French before I go to Paris. |
| pony * up + | 還 (帳)，付 (錢) | I had to pony fifty dollars up for the meal. |
| poop out | 疲憊不堪；(因精疲力竭而) 決定停止做 (某事) | I was going to write my essay, but I pooped out and went to bed instead. |
| poop out on + | (對某人) 爽約 | We were supposed to meet yesterday, but she pooped out on me at the last minute. |
| pop in | 作短暫訪問；短暫停留 | He popped in for a coffee on his way home. |
| pop off | 大聲地說；大聲地抱怨 | He's always popping off when things don't suit him. |
| pop off | 短暫外出；出去一下 | He's just popped off for a break but should be back in a few minutes. |
| pop out | 短暫外出；出去一下 | I'm just popping out to the shops. Do you need anything while I'm out? |
| pop up | (電腦視窗或對話方塊) 彈出 | The dialogue box popped up when I pressed Enter. |
| pop up | 突然出現；突然發生；突然來到 | I'm going to have to work late tonight because something has popped up. |
| potter about/around (+) | 慢條斯理地做事；悠哉悠哉地做事 |
On Saturday mornings, I
potter about the garden if the weather's fine. I pottered around, sorting out my CDs and a few other things. |
| pour down | 下大雨 | It poured down all day so we had to remain indoors. |
| pour forth | 大量出現；大量湧出 | Useless statistics pour forth from him. |
| pull down | 賺得 | He pulls down about $300,000 a year. |
| pull in | (駛向路邊或建築物旁邊) 停車；(火車) 進站，到站 | Mark pulled in too quickly and crashed into the wall. |
| pull out | (將停在路邊或建築物旁邊的車輛) 開走，駛離；(火車) 離站 | Our train pulls out at 8:00, so don't be late. |
| pull through | 從 (疾病、負傷等) 中活了下來 | I didn't think she was going to make it, but she pulled through in the end. |
| put * across + | 使 (自己的想法、建議等) 被瞭解；表達；溝通 | I thought Ms. Smith put her ideas across rather clearly in the meeting. |
| put * away + | 儲存 | I told your kids to put your toys away. |
| put * off + | 延宕；推遲；使延期 | Don't put off your homework - do it now! |
| put * on + | 穿上；戴上 | Make sure you put on a sweater before you go outside. |
| put * on + | 欺騙；愚弄 | I didn't believe a thing he said. I think he was putting me on. |
| put * out + | 使 (火) 熄滅 | Don't use water to put out a grease fire. |
| put * out + | 使某人感到不便；給某人添麻煩 | I don't want to put you out, but could you pick me up at the airport. |
| put * up | 留客人在家小住 (並提供飲食) | Can you put me up while I'm in town. |
| put up with + | 忍受，忍耐 | Sandy will not put up with smoking in her house. |