片語動詞寶典-S

片語動詞	定義	例句
sag off +	未去上班或上學或提早下班或放學 (學生提前離開學校) -- 英式英語	I was bored so I sagged off work early and went home.
sail into +	斥責 (某人)，抨擊 (某人)	He sailed into me for turning up an hour late.
sail through +	輕而易舉地通過 (考試等)	He sailed through the final test.
sally forth/out	出發，外出，出門；出擊	The townspeople sallied forth to fight the invading army. Though it was pouring with rain, we sallied out to meet her.
salt * away +	存 (錢)，儲蓄(錢等)	She's making a lot of money, but salts it away rather than spending it.
save on +	(減少或避免消費來) 降低支出	I use Skype to save on my phone bills.
save * up +	存 (錢)，儲蓄	I hope I will be able to save up enough money to go to school.
save * up +	收集或儲存 (某物以為將來之用)	I'm saving up the receipts to claim on them all at once.
scare * away/off +	把...嚇跑，把...嚇得喪失勇氣	The cat scared the birds away.
scout about/around/round	到處尋找，查尋	The company is scouting about for new staff. We scouted around to find the best price.
scout * out +	搜索；(經過四處尋找) 發現，找到 (某人或某物)	The researcher spent months scouting out the answer.
scout * up +	尋找某人來做某項工作	We'd better scout up a replacement for her.
scrape along	勉強過日子，勉強餬口	I've been scraping along on temporary work since I lost my job.
scrape by	勉強過關	I thought I was going to fail, but scraped by with 51%.
scrape in	勉強進入，擠進去；勉強被接受，勉強被錄取，勉強取得進入的資格	The government scraped in with 51% of the votes cast.
scrape into +	勉強取得進入的資格	She got mediocre grades and just scraped into university.
scrape through +	勉強通過 (考試)，勉強及格	I did no revision and only just scraped through the final exams.
scrape * together +	勉強籌措 (金錢)	I had to search my flat for money to scrape together what I needed.
scrape * up +	勉強湊集 (金錢)	It took me ages to scrape up the money for the tickets.
screen * off +	(以活動牆或屏風等) 將 (房間某部分) 隔開	We screened off the area where we had the discussion from the rest of the meeting.
screen * out +	篩選，淘汰	Applicants without the right qualifications were screened out.
screen * out +	遮住，擋住 (光線)	The sun cream screens out UV light.
screen * out +	不理會 (某事)	There are so many notices and signs that I have started screening them out.
screw around	浪費時間	He spent all day long screwing around and got nothing done.
screw around	(男女) 性雜交	He screwed around a lot at university.
screw * up +	搞砸，弄亂，弄壞，使一塌糊塗；考試不及格	Mary screwed up his oral exam but still managed to scrape a pass.
see about +	安排；處理，料理；考慮，細想	My dad said he was going to see about buying me a car.
see * into	帶 (某人) 進入 (辦公室等)	Her secretary saw me into her office.
see * off +	把 (某人) 趕走，把 (某人) 驅逐出...	A cat came into the back garden but the dog soon saw it off.
see * off	到 (機場、車站等) 給 (某人) 送行	Did you see your sister off at the train station?
see * out	送 (某人) 到門口	Are you sure you're going? I'll get your coats and see you out.
see * through	(儘管困難，但仍) 堅持到底，貫徹始終地完成 (某事)，把...進行到底，有始有終	Are you going to be able to see your studies through now that you have a baby?
see through +	看穿，識破 (某人、伎倆、說謊、欺騙等)	The police quickly saw through her disguise and arrested her.
see to +	確保某事會發生；處理；關照，照料；負責，著手辦理	I'll see to it that Mr. Ramirez gets your message. He saw to the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently.
sell * off +	出售事業或事業的一部份	They sold off their research subsidiary.
sell * off +	廉價出售，廉價處理掉 (因為你需要錢或不需要那些東西)	She sold off her furniture before she emigrated.
sell out	售罄，賣完	I went to get some bread, but the shop had sold out.
sell * out + /sell out	出賣，背叛；叛變，變節；屈服，放棄或背叛原則	My partner in crime sold me out for a reduced jail sentence. Most bands sell out when they sign to a major record label, and forget all their principles when pursuing chart success.
sell up	賣掉房子、商店或公司 ( 以便搬到別的地方或做別的工作)	We want to sell up and move to the country.
send * back +	退還，歸還，送還	If you're not satisfied with the meal in this restaurant, you should send it back.
send for +	派人去叫 (某人)，去請 (某人來幫忙)	I had to send for a plumber because the radiator was leaking.
send * in +	派人去解決某問題	The police were send in to quell the riot as the protesters had started burning cars and wrecking shops.
send in	寄送或呈交 (信件或文件來獲得某資料)	If you want to enter the competition, you have to send in for an entry form.
send * off +	罰 (球員) 出場	The football striker was sent off for arguing with the referee's decision.
send * off +	寄出，郵寄，發送	I must send this letter off today otherwise it won't get there in time.
send off for +	郵購	I send off for some jeans that I liked in the catalogue.
send * out +	發出，寄出 (信件等給許多人)	They sent out a mailshot (郵寄廣告；慈善募款信) to all their existing customers.
send out for +	以電話訂購外帶食物	We couldn't be bothered to cook, so we sent out for a pizza.
send * up +	模仿某人或某事 (來進行嘲弄、諷刺、挖苦或獲致喜劇效果)	The mischievous schoolboy was standing at the front of the class, sending the teacher up, when the teacher opened the door behind him.
set about +	開始，著手 (某事或做某事)	We set about the cleaning and got it done before lunchtime.
set * aside +	撤銷法院判決；宣布 (協議、決定、判決) 無效	The Appeal Court set aside the guilty verdict because the evidence was unsatisfactory and declared her not guilty.
set * back	使 (某人) 花費 (金錢)	The car repairs set me back NT$8,000.
set * forth +	充分解釋；詳細列舉	He set forth his ideas in his autobiography.
set forth	動身，啟程，出發	We set forth at daybreak for the summit of the mountain.
set in	(壞天氣或不好的季節) 開始，來臨	Winter has set in; it's started snowing.
set * off +	使爆炸，點燃	Terrorists set off a car bomb in the city centre last night. Fortunately, no one was hurt or killed.
set * off +	觸發 (警報)；引起 (機械反應)	The smoke set the fire alarm off.
set off	出發，啟程，動身	We set off for work at seven-thirty.
set * off +	抵銷 (債務)，使平衡	The company set off its overseas debts against its profits at home.
set * out +	陳列，呈現，展示	The figures are set out in the council's annual report.
set out	動身，啟程，出發	The explorers set out for the South Pole yesterday morning.
set * up	安排男女見面認識	My mom set me up with her friend's son.
set * up	陷害	I don't think he killed those men. Somebody set him up.
set up +	安排 (約會，會議，會面等)	I set up an appointment with my doctor at 3:30 this afternoon.
set * up +	安裝 (軟體、設備等)	The technician set up the computer network perfectly.
set * up +	設立，開辦，創辦，創立 (公司，組織，機構等)	They set up a dot com company, floated it a couple of years later on the Stock Exchange and made an absolute fortune.
settle down	定居，成家，安定下來，安下心來	After years of partying and drinking, she finally got married and settled down.
settle for +	勉強接受...，勉強做...，將就著同意...	We were upset not to win and had to settle for the second prize.
settle in	(使) 習慣於...；(使) 適應於...	It took him a while to settle in when he moved to Japan.
settle on +	決定，選定；同意	I settled on the job at the oil company.
settle up	付清 (欠債)；結清 (帳單)	We need to settle up before you move.
sex * up +	使更有吸引力；美化資料或數據來使其更吸引讀者或聽眾	The government denied that they had sexed up the report to make the front page.
shack up	(未婚者與異性) 同居	They shacked up a few months after they started going out.
shack up	暫住	We had to shack up with friends while our house was being decorated.
shake * down +	搜查，搜索 (某人或某處)	The police shook the house down looking for drugs.
shake * down	敲詐；勒索	He shook the guy down with some story about needing the money for an operation.
shake * off +	痊癒	It took me ages to shake off the cough.
shape up	(正面地) 發展；好轉	Things are shaping up at work- everything's going well again.
shape up	開始學好，規矩起來，進步；好好幹	If they don't start shaping up, they're going to lose their jobs.
shave * off +	刮掉 (毛髮)；剃掉 (毛髮)	He has shaved off his moustache and looks much younger.
shave * off +	(少量，小額) 削減	He shaved a few thousand off the budget for the year.
shell * out +	(在...上) 花 (一大筆錢) -- 尤其是當花錢者認為太貴時。	I had to shell out a hundred dollars on the dinner.
ship * off +	把 (某人) 送走 (通常是因為某人常出問題，而被送者通常不情願)	He was causing a lot of trouble, so they shipped him off to another branch.
ship * out +	運走	We shipped the order out two days ago.
ship out	離開 (某地)	If you've finished your work, I'm ready to ship out.
show * around/round	帶 (某人) 參觀 (某地)；給 (某人) 做嚮導	The estate agent showed us around the house but we didn't like it much.
show * in +	帶 (某人) 進來；帶 (某人) 進去	The secretary showed me in to speak to the manager.
show * off +	炫耀；賣弄	He always shows off his new things.
show off	表現自己；炫耀自己；賣弄自己	Young boys show off in order to impress girls.
show * off +	使醒目；使顯眼	The shirt really showed off his new tie.
show * out	送 (某人) 到門口；送 (某人) 出去	Her secretary showed me out after the interview.
show * over	帶 (某人) 參觀或遊覽 (某處)	He showed us over the scene of the accident.
show through	(感情、情緒或氣質等) 表現出來，表露出來	His anger showed through despite his smile.
show * up	使 (某人) 難堪；使 (某人) 蒙羞、丟臉	He showed us up when he arrived drunk and started arguing.
show up	到來，出現，露面，出席	I hadn't seen my cousin for years, and all of a sudden, he showed up at my workplace yesterday!
show up	顯現出來，顯露出來	The downturn in sales showed up in the company's accounts.
shrug * off +	對...不予理會；對...不屑一顧	He shrugged off the criticism and carried on the same way.
shut * away	把 (某人) 關起來；隔離	Many people have been shut away in psychiatric hospitals for disagreeing with the government.
shut * down +	(使) 關閉；(使) 停業	The shop shut down when the out-of-town supermarket opened.
shut * down +	(使) (電腦) 關機；(使) 停止運轉	You should close all programs before you shut a computer down.
shut * in	把 (人或動物) 關在 (某處)	Is it kind to shut the cat in the house all day?
shut * off +	關掉 (機器、開關等)；切斷 (水或電)；使...不接觸，將...隔離	If you don't pay your electric bill, your power is going to get shut off. They shut the water off while they did the repairs.
shut * out +	把 (某物) 擋在外面；把 (某人) 關在外面	You have to shut your feelings out to deal with it.
shut out of +	(通常用被動態) 不允許做；無法參加	He's been shut out of the discussions.
shut * up	使住嘴；使閉嘴	Would someone shut him up! He's talking so loudly that we're going to get in trouble.
shut * up +	把 (房屋) 鎖起來 (封起來)；把 (商店或其他營業場所) 關閉 (一段時間)	They shut the shop up for a fortnight while they were on holiday.
shy away from +	(因緊張、害怕或沒自信而) 迴避...，避開...，避免做...	Many learners shy away from using phrasal verbs.
side with +	支持 (某人)；袒護 (某人)；站在 (某人) 一邊	She always sided with my brother.
sift through +	仔細檢查 (資料、文件等)；翻遍...查找	We had to sift through thousands of files before we found what we were looking for.
sign * away +	簽字放棄或讓與 (合法權利或財產權)	He signed away his rights to compensation when he signed the contract.
sign * for	代替 (某人) 簽收 (包裹或信件)	My boss was out for the day, so I signed her letters for her.
sign * in +	登記	We signed in and went straight to bed.
sign in	簽入、登入 (需要帳號和密碼的網站、電腦程式等)	I signed in and started chatting online.
sign * in +	簽到	You have to sign in before you can enter the club.
sign into +	簽入、登入 (需要帳號和密碼的網站、電腦程式等)	I sign into MSN Messenger automatically when I boot up.
sign off	寫到此為止；停筆	I'll sign off now, but will write again next week.
sign off	(電視或電台) 停止播出	It's time to sign off for the day; listen again tomorrow.
sign off	辭職	After ten years, I at last decided to sign off and go into business by myself.
sign off	停止請領失業給付 (或救濟金)	I signed off when I got my new job.
sign off	停止做某事並離開	I'm signing off now and going home- I'm shattered.
sign on	請領失業給付 (或救濟金)	I had to sign on when I lost my job.
sign on	同意；參加	I've signed on to help at the village fete.
sign on	開始播出	Let's use a nice cheerful tune to sign on in the morning.
sign * on +	雇用	We've signed on two new teachers.
sign on with +	簽約加入；簽約受雇於	He's signed on with Washington Nationals for the next three years.
sign out	簽出、登出 (需要帳號和密碼的網站、電腦程式等)	I signed out and then shut the computer down.
sign * out +	簽名登記後領走或借走 (某物)	Could you sign those books out, please?
sign out of +	簽出、登出 (需要帳號和密碼的網站、電腦程式等)	I signed out of MSN Messenger and shut the computer down.
sign up	報名參加 (組織、團體、課程等)	I've signed up as a volunteer. She's decided to sign up for the music school.
sign up	訂閱	I signed up for their newsletter.
sign with +	與...簽約	She's signed with EMI (百代唱片) for the next few years.
simmer down	鎮靜下來，冷靜下來，安靜下來	He told them to simmer down because they were disturbing the class next door.
sink in	逐漸被瞭解	The truth finally sank in about her death when it was broadcast on TV.
sit about/around	(尤指應該工作卻) 閒坐著，無所事事地坐著	We spent the afternoon sitting about chatting instead of doing any work.
sit back	不採取行動，袖手旁觀	We sat back and waited for them to make the first mistake.
sit back	舒服地坐著	I sat back and enjoyed the show.
sit by	坐視不管，袖手旁觀，無動於衷	I can't sit by while they are punished wrongly.
sit * down	協助 (某人) 就座	The nurse sat me down in a chair.
sit for +	(指當模特兒或拍照時) 為...擺姿勢	The Queen sat for another official portrait.
sit for +	替人家照顧小孩 (尤指小孩的父母不在家時)	She sits for her neighbors when they go out.
sit in +	靜坐示威，靜坐抗議	The students sat in the Library as a protest against the increase in tuition fees.
sit in for +	臨時代替 (某人)	I'll be sitting in for the secretary at the meeting tonight.
sit in on +	列席旁聽	She sat in on the meeting and took notes but said nothing. Do you mind if I sit in on your class this afternoon?
sit on +	成為...的一員	She's sat on the finance committee from the beginning.
sit on +	嚴加管教 (某人)，嚴厲管束 (某人)；壓制 (某人)；訓斥 (某人) 使其閉嘴或不鬧事	If his girlfriend finds out, she'll get mad and sit on him.
sit on +	將...擱置不理；拖延	The government have been sitting on the report because it was so critical.
sit * out +	坐在一旁，不參加	I had to sit the game out because I was ill.
sit over +	慢慢地吃或喝	We sat over dinner discussing the plans.
sit through +	一直挨到 (不愉快之事) 結束；耐著性子聽完或看完	I was bored and wanted to leave halfway through, but we sat through the film.
sit with +	與...一致，與...相符	It's hard to see how their new plan sits with the promises they made.
size * up +	評估；判斷	The doorstaff sized up everyone entering the club.
size * up +	使某物變大；製造尺寸較大的產品	Soft drinks manufacturers have sized up their products in recent years.
skive off	逃 (學)；逃 (課)；逃避 (工作)	I pretended I was ill and skived off on Monday.
slack off	減緩；減弱；減少；放鬆；鬆弛	Students usually begin the term well, then slack off near the end of the semester.
slag * off +	(嚴厲) 批評；詆毀；責難	The concert was terrible and all the papers slagged the band off.
sleep * off +	(尤指吃多或喝多後) 以睡眠來消除 (不適)；以睡眠來消除 (藥物的作用、生氣等)	She went to bed to sleep off the effects of the tequila. He should be able to sleep off the effects of the drug within a few hours.
sleep on +	(徹夜) 思考 (某事)	My boss said she'd have to sleep on it when I asked her for a raise.
sleep over	在別人家過夜	The au pair made tea for the friends who were sleeping over.
sleep through +	在...期間未能醒來；因睡著而沒有聽見或看見	I sleep through the storm even though the wind blew some slates off the roof.
slip out	溜走；悄悄地離開	The party was really dull so we slipped out and went to the pub instead.
slip up	犯小錯，失誤	The waitress slipped up and didn't bring us what we had ordered.
slob about/around	懶散；無所事事	I slobbed about all day as I couldn't be bothered to do any work. I spent the day slobbing around at home.
slope off	溜走；開小差	The lecture sounded really boring, so I sloped off and went to the pub.
slough * off +	拋棄，丟棄	The government is increasing its powers but is sloughing off responsibility for its failures.
slough * off +	(尤指蛇) 脫 (皮)，蛻 (皮)	Snakes slough off their old skin.
slough * off +	(對傷害或侮辱) 置之不理或等閒視之	He sloughed off the pain and continued running.
slow * down +	(使) 慢了下來；(使) 減緩；(使) 減速	Because Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class down.
slow down	(活動的) 減少	It is important to slow down, rest, and eat sensibly.
slow * up +	(使) 慢了下來；(使) 減緩；(使) 減速	Because Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class up.
slug it out	激烈地戰鬥到底	They slugged it out for hours but never came to an agreement.
smack of +	帶有...味道，含有...意味 (通常指負面的意味)	The government's decision smacks of hypocrisy.
smash * down +	打破，打碎；(使) 粉碎	The police smashed the door down to get into the house.
smash * in +	連續猛擊某物使之粉碎	He smashed the windscreen in.
smash * up +	(使) 粉碎	The burglars smashed up the office as there was no money to steal.
snap * off +	折斷	He snapped off a bit of chocolate from the bar and gave it to me.
snap out of it	打起精神來；重新振作起來	I was feeling depressed and knew I had to snap out of it.
snap to it	趕快，快點	He had taken ages so I told him to snap to it and get it finished.
snap * up +	把...搶先弄到手；搶購	Collectors snapped up every copy the day it was released.
snarl * up +	糾纏在一起	My line was all snarled up after I caught that last fish.
sneak out	偷偷溜走；悄悄離開	Although the thieves tried to sneak out after dark, we were ready for them.
sneak up on +	偷偷地接近 (某人)；躡手躡腳地走近 (某人)	Harry tried to sneak up on the guard, but was seen anyway.
sniff around/round	四處查看 (看看是否有好的或更好的東西)	I sniffed around to see if I could find a better deal.
sniff at +	對...嗤之以鼻；輕蔑地批評	A job opportunity like that is not to be sniffed at. (not to be sniffed at：非常好；值得認真考慮；不可嗤之以鼻)
sniff * out +	聞出，嗅出 (通常指狗)	Customs use dogs to sniff out illegal drugs being smuggled in.
sniff * out +	察覺到或感覺到 (某壞事)；挖掘 (某人不想為人所知的事情、內幕等)	Our rivals are trying to sniff out our plans for expansion.
snitch on +	告發、檢舉 (某人)；告 (某人) 的狀；打 (某人) 的小報告	David was caught after someone snitched on him to the teacher.
snuff out +	(用手指或熄燭器) 熄滅 (燭火)；熄滅 (火焰等)	I snuffed out the candles before I went to bed.
snuff out +	殺死 (人)；(尤指用武力) 終結，扼殺，撲滅	He got snuffed out in a gang war. It was the government's most brutal attempt to snuff out the rebellion.
snuff out +	扼殺 (機會、不同意見等)，否定，禁止	I messed up the first question, which snuffed out my chances of getting a good grade.
sober up	酒醒；(酒醉後) 清醒	Keith sobered up a bit when we left the pub and walked home.
sober * up	使 (某人) 酒醒；使 (某人) 清醒	The news seemed to sober him up instantly.
soften * up +	(進攻前用轟炸等) 削弱 (敵人的防禦措施)	The bombardment softened up their defenses; I think we can move in tomorrow.
soften * up +	瓦解...的反抗，化解...的反對，使軟化	I paid for everything to soften them up before they made the decision.
soldier on	(不畏困難地) 繼續幹下去	Life got hard for my dog when he went blind, but he just soldiered on and never complained.
sort * out +	處理，解決 (問題)	Has the firm sorted out its tax problems yet?
sound off (about)	大發議論；抒發不滿；高談闊論，誇誇其談	He sounded off about the quality of the food.
sound * out +	試探...的意見；探聽...的意圖；探詢	You should sound her out to get her opinion before you go ahead with the plan.
spark * off +	導致，引發 (激烈或不愉快的事)	The riot was sparked off by the police raid on the club.
spark * up +	點燃香菸或大麻菸	They sparked up in a no smoking area.
spell * out +	清楚地說明；詳細地解釋	He's so stupid that you have to spell everything out for him. He won't understand you unless you spell everything out for him.
spew * out +	(使) 噴出，(使) 湧出	The volcano is spewing out lava and hot gases.
spew up	嘔吐	He spewed up when he was drunk.
spin * off +	產生意想不到的額外利益；作為副產品來生產	The research spun off a number of new products as well as solving the problem.
spin * off +	(從現有公司脫離出來) 組成 (一家單獨或部分獨立的子公司)	They spun off the retail division last year.
spin * off +	(利用走紅節目的演員來) 拍攝 (另一電視節目)	They spun it off from the main show, but it didn't really attract many viewers.
spin out	(車輛) 失控	The car hit the water and spun out.
spin * out +	使盡可能持久、經久	I spun the work out to make as much money from the job as I could.
spit it out	(叫某人把不想說的事情) 爽爽快快地說出來	Hurry up, spit it out! I can't wait all day for the truth.
spit * out +	憤怒地表示；憤怒地說出	He spat her name out when he saw her arrive.
splash down	(太空梭) 降落在海中	Apollo 13 splashed down after a harrowing flight.
splash out	大手筆花錢	We went to an expensive restaurant and splashed out to celebrate.
splash out on +	花大錢 (購買)	I splashed out on a new camera.
split * up +	分組	The teacher split the class up into groups of four.
split up	離婚；分手	They are always splitting up and then getting back together again.
spoil for +	一心想 (打架、吵架、衝突等) -- 通常用於進行式或完成進行式	He's been spoiling for an argument all day.
sponge * down +	用海綿擦拭乾淨	I'll sponge it down before putting it away.
sponge off +	依賴 (某人) 生活；寄居在 (某人) 家裡	Let’s go to Taipei, we can always sponge off my brother there.
sponge on +	不勞而獲得金錢或接受金錢	A lot of people are sponging on the state by claiming benefits they're not entitled to.
spring back	彈回	The lock springs back when the key is turned.
spring for +	替他人付...的錢；請客	She is going to spring for all their medical bills.
spring from +	突然出現；突然從...冒出來	He sprang from the bushes when I walked past.
spring from +	來自於；起源於；出身於	His anger springs from his feelings of insecurity.
spring * on (spring sth on sb)	突然或出其不意地向某人宣布或提出某事	They sprang a birthday party on me at work.
spring up	(如雨後春筍般) 湧現；突然而迅速地出現；迅速增長	Charity shops are springing up in the recession. In southern California new Internet companies were springing up every day.
spruce * up +	把...弄整潔；把...打扮漂亮	We spruced the flat up before we put it on the market.
spur * on +	鞭策、激勵或鼓舞某人做某事	The thought of the bonus spurred her on to complete the work on time.
square * away +	使...準備就緒	There are few things I have to square away before I can leave. The project should be squared away in the summer.
square off	擺好打鬥姿勢	The two drunks squared off and the barman had to intervene before a fight broke out.
square off against +	擺好打鬥姿勢	They squared off against the police when they arrived.
square up	結清 (債務)；誰也不欠誰	Can I square up with you for last night?
square up	擺好打鬥姿勢	The companies are squared up for a fight.
square up to +	勇敢地面對；正視	They need to square up to what they did wrong if we are to make any progress.
square with +	與...相符；與...一致	What he said doesn't square with what the others said.
square * with (square sth with sb)	(做某事之前) 先得到 (某人的) 允許	I'll have to square that with my boss before I can confirm it. I'll have to square it with the manager first.
squeeze up	硬擠 (在一小空間)	Four of us had to squeeze up in the back of the car.
stack * up +	堆起，疊起	I stacked up the boxes.
stack * up +	累積	I've been stacking up a lot of air miles.
stack up	積壓	Work stacked up while I was away on holiday.
stack up	(飛機) 待命盤旋準備降落	Planes were stacking up while the airport was closed after the bomb threat.
stack up against +	相比；比得上	The new model doesn't stack up against the old one. Our product stacks up against those of our competitors.
staff * up +	為 (某特定計畫、專案或工作) 雇用人員	They haven't staffed the project up yet.
stamp * out +	消除；消滅；杜絕	The government has started a campaign to stamp out drugs in schools.
stand about/around	(通常指該做事時) 閒站著不做事，呆呆地站著；懶散地站著，懶散地站在...附近	Don't let the boss see you standing about doing nothing. We stood around drinking coffee before the lecture. We stood around for an hour waiting for them to turn up.
stand aside	閃開，讓開 (路)，站到一邊	Stand aside, please, the firemen can't get through. They quickly stood aside to let me pass.
stand aside	(尤指應該努力防止時) 袖手旁觀	You can't just stand aside and see the child badly treated.
stand aside	讓位；(在競爭中) 退出	The prime minister should stand aside and let a new leader head the party.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
stick it to +	嚴厲斥責、責備、抨擊 (某人)	My boss really stuck it to me when I arrived late to work for the third time this week.
stick to +	堅持，堅守；繼續嘗試，不放棄	Even though English is a hard language to master, you must stick to it!
stick up for +	維護；為 ... 辯護	Joseph joined the army because he believes he must stick up for his country.