prattle on
不斷地快速而無意義地說話
George just prattled on instead of giving a straight answer.
press ahead (with something)
奮力前進；勇往直前；把 (某事) 堅持下去
They pressed ahead with the elections despite the violence.
press on
奮力前進；勇往直前；把 (某事) 堅持下去
We pressed on to get to our destination before night fell.
price * up +
定價過高，索價過高；漫天要價
Don't buy your camera at that shop, because they price them up terribly.
print * out +
(電腦文件) 印出
He printed out the letter and checked through it carefully.
prop * up +
支撐，頂住；(提供政治、財政或軍事援助以) 扶持，維持
The council have propped up the museum for years with grants.
psych * out +
想出或預先猜出 (某人的意圖)
We have to try to psych out our rivals.
psych * out +
使 (某人) 膽怯；使 (某人) 喪失信心
Boxers try to psych their opponents out before the fight to gain an advantage.
psych * up +
使 (某人) 做好心理準備
I psyched myself up for the exam.
pull ahead
加速超過；超前，領先，追過
Let that fast car pull ahead; I'd rather have such a driver in front of me than behind me.
pull * apart
把 (某人的作品、文章、論據、理論等) 批評得一無是處
My tutor pulled my essay apart.
pull * apart
把 (兩個正在打架的人或動物) 拉開
A fight broke out in the pub and it was hard to pull the people involved apart.
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