片語動詞寶典
Phrasal Verb Thesaurus
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| 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. |
| slow * down + | 使慢了下來；使減緩 | Because Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class down. |
| slow * up + | 使慢了下來；使減緩 | Because Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class up. |
| spell * out + | 清楚地說明；詳細地解釋 | He's so stupid that you have to spell everything our for him. |
| stand by | 等待 | I need you to stand by and answer the phone when my broker calls. |
| stand for + | 代表 | SCUBA stands for "self contained underwater breathing apparatus." |
| stand for + | 忍受；容忍 (一般都用於否定和疑問句) | I won't stand for people criticizing me. |
| stand out | 顯著；突出 | Soledad is so beautiful! She really stands out in a crowd. |
| stand * up | 失約；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. |
| stand up for + | 保衛；維護 | Every individual must stand up for what they believe in. |
| stand up to + | 抵抗；頂回去 | I think you should stand up to your older brother and tell him to stop pushing you around. |
| stay over | 在 (某人家裡) 過夜 | It takes you so long to take the bus home, so why don't you just stay over? |
| 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. |